19 Attorneys from Downey Brand named as The Best Lawyers in America© 2020

August 15, 2019

Two Named 2020 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year”


Downey Brand is pleased to announce that 19 attorneys from the firm were selected to The Best Lawyers in America© 2020, including two who were also named 2020 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year.”

Here are Downey Brand’s Best Lawyers in America© honorees:

  • Dan L. Carroll – Energy Law
  • Andrew Collier – Commercial Litigation
  • Joseph G. De Angelis – Corporate Law; Tax Law
  • James L. Deeringer – Trusts and Estates
  • Jamie P. Dreher – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Jay-Allen Eisen – Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • R. Dale Ginter – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Nicole E. Granquist – Environmental Law
  • Mary J. Martinelli – Family Law
  • Christian Marsh – Natural Resources Law
  • Daniel J. McVeigh – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Stephen J. Meyer – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Environmental
  • Kevin M. O’Brien – Environmental Law; Water Law
  • Silvio Reggiardo III –Tax Law
  • Scott L. Shapiro – Water Law
  • Donald E. Sobelman – Litigation – Environmental
  • Michael Thomas – Commercial Finance Law
  • Melissa A. Thorme – Water Law
  • William R. Warne – Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Best Lawyers in America© recognizes attorneys for outstanding achievement in their respective practice areas. Best Lawyers in America© are selected via confidential, peer-review surveys completed by thousands of other leading attorneys.

Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” recognizes a single attorney in each practice within a designated metropolitan area that is highly regarded among voting attorneys. Two Downey Brand attorneys were named 2020 Best Lawyers® “Lawyers of the Year” for the Sacramento region: partner Jim Deeringer for Trusts and Estates and outside counsel Jay-Allen Eisen for Bet-the-Company Litigation.