Western Growers Member Directory of Attorneys and Law Firms

Barsamian & Moody

Ronald H Barsamian

1141 West Shaw Avenue, Suite 104

Fresno, CA  93711-3713

Phone: 559-248-2360

Email: rbarsamian@theemployerslawfirm.com

www.theemployerslawfirm.com

Specialties: Employment & Labor, Litigation

Agricultural employers throughout California have been relying upon the attorneys of Barsamian & Moody, “The Employers’ Law Firm,” for over 30 years.  We take great pride in being known for providing immediate, effective and personalized representation in all facets of labor and employment law, from day to day personnel issues to unionization issues, litigation, and more.

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

Please see ad on page 20

 

AlvaradoSmith APC

Craig Hardwick

1 MacArthur Place, Suite 200

Santa Ana, CA  92707

Phone: 714-852-6800

Email: CHardwick@AlvaradoSmith.com

www.alvaradosmith.com

Specialties: Real Estate & Land Use Transactions, Business & Corporate Transactions, Environmental & Natural Resources, Business, Litigation, Employment, Probate, Estate Planning, International Law Practice (Latin America & Asia), Intellectual Property

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

 

Best Best & Krieger LLP

William J Thomas

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1650

Sacramento, CA  95814

Phone: 916-325-4000

Email: William.thomas@bbklaw.com

www.bbklaw.com

Specialties: Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment, PACA Trust, Water, Pesticides, CDFA Market Enforcement

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

 

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP

Kenneth L Khachigian

2029 Century Park East, Suite 2100

Los Angeles, CA  90067-3007

Phone: 310-500-4600

Email: KKhachigian@bhfs.com

www.bhfs.com

 

Specialties: Employment & Labor, Energy, Ag Business Law, Water

Founded in 1968, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck practices in the areas of natural resources, real estate, public policy, corporate law and litigation and has attorneys and legislative consultants in offices across the western U.S., Atlantic City and Washington, D.C.  For more information about its water and land use teams, visit bhfs.com.

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

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Law Offices of Shawn Caine, APC

Shawn Caine

1121 Camino Del Mar

Del Mar, CA  92014

Phone: 858-350-1660

Email: scaine@cainelaw.com

Specialties: Litigation, Environment, Water, General Ag Business Law

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

 

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Aaron Colby

865 S Figueroa Street, Suite 2400

Los Angeles, CA  90017

Phone: 213-633-6882

Email: aaroncolby@dwt.com

www.dwt.com

Specialty: Multi-specialty

Davis Wright Tremaine is a national, full-service law firm.  DWT’s food industry team supports clients daily by providing practical, strategic solutions associated with manufacturing and supply chain transactions; marketing, advertising, and labeling initiatives; food safety audits and recalls; employment; and compliance matters with USDA and FDA.

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

Please see ad on page 17

 

Deason Law Group, P.C.

Dax Deason

2425 Fountain View Drive, Suite 360

Houston, TX  77007

Phone: 713-975-7301

Email: ddeason@deasonlawgroup.com

www.deasonlawgroup.com

Specialties: Employment & Labor, Corporate
Immigration

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

 

Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty

Greg Walsh

1455 First Street, Suite 301

Napa, CA  94559

Phone: 707-252-7122

Email: gwalsh@dpf.law.com

www.dpf.law.com

Specialties : Litigation, Employment & Labor, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment, Commercial Real Estate, General Practice, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insurance & Reinsurance, Intellectual Property, Trade & Customs, Corporate Tax, Water, Alcoholic Beverage Law, Estate Planning

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

 

Downey Brand LLP

Dale Stern

621 Capitol Mall, 18th Floor

Sacramento, CA  95814

Phone: 916-444-1000

Email: dstern@downeybrand.com

www.downeybrand.com

For over eighty years, Downey Brand has helped to shape California's agricultural economy.  We have extensive practical experience with the issues of daily importance for growers and shippers allowing our clients to focus on the demands of their operations. We represent growers and shippers in business deals, regulatory compliance and litigation in over twenty specialized practice areas including food safety, environment, water rights and water quality, employment and pesticides/fertilizers.

Please see ad on page 21

 

Faegre Baker Daniels LLP

Sarah Brew

2200 Wells Fargo Center

90 South 7th Street

Minneapolis, MN  55402-3901

Phone: 612-766-1600

Email: sarah.brew@FaegreBD.com

www.FaegreBD.com

Specialties: Food Regulatory and litigation (Recalls, Foodborne Illness, Consumer Fraud and Labeling Litigation); Multi-specialty

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

 

Fisher & Phillips LLP

John E. Lattin, IV

2050 Main Street, Suite 1000

Irvine, CA  92614

Phone: 949-798-2156

Email: jlattin@laborlawyers.com

www.laborlawyers.com

Specialties: Litigation, Employment & Labor

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

 

Joseph A Gibbs & Associates

Joseph Gibbs

74900 Highway 111

Indian Wells, CA  92210

Phone: 760-779-1790

Email: jag@jagibbs.com

www.jagibbs.com

Specialties: Litigation, Environment, Professional Negligence, Commercial Real Estate, General Practice, Water

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

 

Goldman, Magdalin & Krikes, LLP

Jeanne Flaherty, Esq.

6300 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1400

Woodland Hills, CA  91367

Phone: 818-755-0444

Email: jflaherty@gmklaw.com

www.gmklaw.com

Specialties: Employment Law; Workers’ Compensation Defense

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

 

Gordon & Rees LLP

Joshua Wagner

633 W Fifth Street, 52nd Floor

Los Angeles, CA  90071

Phone: 213-576-5000

Email: jwagner@gordonrees.com

www.gordonrees.com

Specialty: Employment & Labor

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

 

Herman & Hurtgen

Joseph Herman

114 S. Rossmore

Los Angeles, CA  90004

Phone: 323-937-1400

Email: jherm@ca.rr.com

Specialties: Employment & Labor, Litigation

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

 

Julian Heron

1725 - I Street, NW, Suite 300

Washington, D.C.  20006

Phone: 202-349-3859

Email: julianheron@msn.com

Specialties: Multi-specialty

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

 

Higgins Harris Sherman and Rohr

John Higgins

45-445 Portola Avenue, Suite 1

Palm Desert, CA  92260-4844

Phone: 760-568-3009

Email: jhiggins@hhsr.com

 

Jackson Lewis LLP

Jonathan A. Siegel

5000 Birch Street, Suite 5000

Newport Beach, CA  92660

Phone: 949-885-1362

Email: siegelj@jacksonlewis.com

www.jacksonlewis.com

Specialties: Litigation, Employment & Labor

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

 

Johnson & Moncrief PLC

Paul W. Moncrief

295 South Main Street, Suite 600

Salinas, CA  93901

Phone: 831-759-0900

Email: paul@johnsonmoncrief.com

www.johnsonmoncrief.com

Specialties: Food Borne Illness, PACA, General Ag Business Law

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

 

Kahn, Soares & Conway LLP

George H Soares

1415 L Street, Suite 400

Sacramento, CA  95814-3963

Phone: 916-448-3826

Email: gsoares@kscsacramento.com

www.ksclawyers.com

 

Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, LLP

Barry L Goldner

P O Box 11172

Bakersfield, CA  93389-1172

Phone: 661-395-1000

Email: bgoldner@kleinlaw.com

www.kleinlaw.com

 

CJ Lake, LLC

Monte B. Lake

525 Ninth Street, NW

Washington, DC  20004

Phone: 202-465-3000

Email: mlake@cj-lake.com

Specialties: Employment & Labor, Litigation, Corporate Immigration

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

 

LaRiviere, Grubman & Payne, LLP

F. David LaRiviere

P O Box 3140

Monterey, CA  93942

Phone: 831-649-8800

Email: fdlariviere@lgpatlaw.com

www.lgpatlaw.com

Specialties: Litigation, Intellectual Property, Trade & Customs

LaRiviere, Grubman & Payne, LLP specializes in intellectual property and related business matters for a wide range of companies, organizations, and individuals.  Based in central California with agents in Europe, South America, Asia and Australia, LGP provides clients with a rare blend of local accessibility and exceptional service, combined with global reach and expertise.

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

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Lawson and Associates

David Lawson

921 11th Street, Suite 600

Sacramento, CA  95814

Phone: 916-768-7868

Email: lawdave@msn.com

 

Littler Mendelson, PC

Greg Coulter

2425 E. Camelback Road, Suite 900

Phoenix, AZ  85016

Phone: 602-474-3611

Email: gcoulter@littler.com

www.littler.com

Specialties: Litigation, Employment & Labor

With over 1,000 attorneys and over 60 offices throughout the U.S. and globally, Littler Mendelson is the world’s largest labor and employment firm exclusively devoted to representing management.  Littler has extensive resources to address the needs of multi-national clients, from navigating international employment laws and labor relations issues to applying corporate policies worldwide.  Established in 1942, the firm has litigated, mediated and negotiated some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record.

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

Please see ad on page 24

 

L + G, LLP

Jeffery R. Gilles

318 Cayuga Street

Salinas, CA  93901

Phone: 831-754-2444

Email: info@lg-attorneys.com

www.lg-attorneys.com

Specialties: Employment & Labor, Food Borne Illnesses, PACA, General Ag Business Law

Growing Land Use, Business, Litigation, Escrow, Cannabusiness, Food Safety and General Practice Law Firm with offices in Salinas, Monterey, Hollister, King City and Paso Robles.  It is our mission to exceed our clients’ legal expectations, participate in the communities where we work and provide each of us with opportunities, individually and collectively, to improve ourselves.  Every person at L+G embraces the Firm’s mission.

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

Please see ad on pages 19, 23

 

Malitzlaw, Inc.

Jeanne Malitz

600 W Broadway, 4th Floor

San Diego, CA  92101

Phone: 619-515-9726

Email: jmalitz@malitzlaw.com

www.malitzlaw.com

 

McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte and Carruth, LLP

Kenneth A. Baldwin

7647 N. Fresno Street

Fresno, CA  93720

Phone: 559-433-1300

Email: ken.baldwin@mccormickbarstow.com

www.mccormickbarstow.com

Specialties: Business and Personal Planning, Insurance, Litigation; Employment & Labor

 

Medina McKelvey LLP

Brandon McKelvey

983 Reserve Drive

Roseville, CA  95678

Phone: 916-960-2211

Email: Brandon@medinamckelvey.com

Specialties: Litigation, Employment & Labor, General Practice, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, White Collar Crime

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

 

Meuers Law Firm P L

Lawrence H Meuers

5395 Park Central Court

Naples, FL  34109

Phone: 239-513-9191

Email: lmeuers@meuerslawfirm.com

www.meuerslawfirm.com

 

Noland Hamerly Etienne & Hoss

Terry O’Connor

333 Salinas Street

Salinas, CA  93901

Phone: 831-424-1414

Email: toconnor@nheh.com

www.lettucelaw.com

Noland, Hamerly, Etienne & Hoss is a full-service law firm and the leading agricultural law firm in California’s fertile Central Coast region.  Our attorneys work in close partnership with growers and shippers, vineyard owners and managers, processors, wineries and ranchers, helping them take their products to the rest of the world.  The agricultural law capabilities we have grown and the deep client relationships we have established within the industry, are your assurance that we will use our considerable resources to help your business grow and succeed.  “Together We Grow”

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

Please see ad on page 15

 

Ottone Leach Olsen & Ray, LLP

Anne Leach

17 East Gabilan Street

Salinas, CA  93901

Phone: 831-758-2401

Emaill: aolsen@olorlaw.com

www.acslaw.com

 

Pursley Law Firm

Antoine Bulich

6300 Barcelona Court

Granite Bay, CA  95746

Phone: 916-212-5002

Email: bulich@starstream.net

Specialties: Employment & Labor, Insurance & Reinsurance, Workers' Compensation, Ag Business

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

 

Rynn and Janowsky, LLP

Lewis P Janowsky

4100 Newport Place Drive, Suite 700

Newport Beach, CA  92660-2451

Phone: 949-752-2911

Email: lew@rjlaw.com

www.rjlaw.com

For over 25 years, Rynn & Janowsky, LLP has been providing legal services to agribusiness nationwide.  Our firm provides specialized expertise in agriculture, PACA, commercial and employment law.

Please see ad on inside cover

 

Nicholas L Saakvitne, A Law Corp

Nicholas L Saakvitne

532 Colorado Avenue, Second Floor

Santa Monica, CA  90401-2408

Phone: 310-451-3225

Email: saaklaw@aol.com

www.erisafiduciary.com

 

The Saqui Law Group

Michael C. Saqui

1420 Rocky Ridge Drive, Suite 260

Roseville, CA  95661

Phone: 916-782-8555

Email: mcs@laborcounselors.com

www.laborcounselors.com

Specialties: Litigation, Employment & Labor

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

 

Schneider & Onofry, PC

Bonnie Duda

256 South Second Avenue, Suite E

Yuma, AZ  85364

Phone: 928-257-4887

Email: bduda@soarizonalaw.com

www.Soarizonalaw.com

Specialties: Litigation, Employment & Labor, Food Bourne Illness, Product Liability, General Practice

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

 

Schramm, Williams & Associates, Inc.

Robert I Schramm

512 C Street NE

Capitol Hill, Washington D.C . 20002-5809

Phone: 202-543-4455

Email: rschramm@swaconsult.com

 

Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP

Paul B. La Scala

5 Park Plaza, Suite 1600

Irvine, CA  92614

Phone: 949-475-1500

Email: plascala@shb.com

www.shb.com

Specialties: Litigation, Environment, Food borne Illness, Product Liability

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

 

The Shuler Law Firm PLC

Robert L Shuler

11515 E Pine Valley Road

Scottsdale, AZ  85255

Phone: 602-509-8699

Email: rshuler@shulerlegal.com

 

Somach Simmons & Dunn

Theresa (Tess) A. Dunham

500 Capitol Mall Suite 1000

Sacramento, CA  95814

Phone: 916-446-7979

Email: tdunham@somachlaw.com

www.somachlaw.com

Specialties: Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment, Water

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

 

Charley M. Stoll, APC

Charley M. Stoll

711 Daily Drive, Suite 115

Camarillo, CA  93010

Phone: 805-389-5296

Email: cstoll@cmsapc.com

Specialties: Litigation, Employment Law

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

 

Walter & Wilhelm Law Group

Riley Walter

205 E River Park Circle, Suite 410

Fresno, CA  93720

Phone: 559-435-9800

Email: rileywalter@W2LG.com

www.W2LG.com

Walter & Wilhelm Law Group is a Central Valley firm specializing in Farm, Processor and Agricultural Reorganizations and Insolvencies, Employment and Labor Law, Business Litigation and PACA

Please see ad on Page 22

 

Law Offices of Scott A. Wilson

Scott Wilson

711 8th Avenue, Suite C

San Diego, CA  92101

Phone: 619-234-9011

Email: Scott@pepperwilson.com

www.pepperwilson.com

Specialty: Employment & Labor

Member of WG Ag Legal Network

 

The Law Offices of Young Wooldridge, LLP

Michael Kaia

1800 30th Street, 4th Floor

Bakersfield, CA  93301-1919

Phone: 661-327-9661

Email: mkaia@youngwooldridge.com

www.youngwooldridge.com

 

Yrulegui & Roberts

Richard Yrulegui

7576 North Ingram Avenue, Suite 104

Fresno, CA  93711

Phone: 559-222-0660

Email: ryrulegui@rjylaw.com