January 18, 2024

Western Growers Ag Legal Network Directory 2023

Participants in this referral service agree to give Western Growers members a 15 percent discount off of their normal legal services rates.* The WG-member law firms listed below specialize in a wide array of legal issues to fit virtually any need a member may have, from business contracts to labor issues to food safety liability.

WG law firm members who advertise in this issue (September/October 2023 Western Grower & Shipper Magazine) have earned boldface designation and a descriptive phrase explaining their scope of practice.

 

Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo

Regina Silva

4275 Executive Square, Suite 700

La Jolla, CA  92037

Phone: 858-673-2710

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.aalrr.com

Specialties: Employment & Labor, Litigation, General Practice, Corporate Finance/M&A, Intellectual Property, Corporate Tax, White Collar Crime, Water, Data Privacy

 

Baker & Hostetler LLP

David Stern

11601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1400

Los Angeles, CA 90025

Phone: 310-820-8800

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.bakerlaw.com

Specialties: Employment & Labor, Litigation, Environment, Product Liability, Real Estate, Information Technology, Insolvency & Restructuring, Corporate Finance/M&A, Intellectual Property, Corporate Tax, White Collar Crime

 

Barsamian & Moody

Ronald H. Barsamian

1141 West Shaw Ave., Suite 104

Fresno, CA 93711-3713

Phone: 559-248-2360

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.theemployerslawfirm.com

Specialties: Employment & Labor, Litigation

Barsamian & Moody is The Employers’ Law FirmSM, a firm wholly dedicated to providing high-quality, cost-effective representation for employers in all aspects of labor and employment law.

 

Blank Rome LLP

Joseph Welch

4 Park Plaza, Suite 450

Irvine, CA 92614

Phone: 949-812-6019

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.blankrome.com

Specialties: Litigation, Employment & Labor, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment, Foodborne Illness, Product Liability, Professional Negligence, Commercial Real Estate, General Practice, Information Technology, Insolvency & Restructuring, Shipping & Transportation, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insurance & Reinsurance, Intellectual Property, Trade & Customs, Corporate Tax, White Collar Crime

 

Bolour/Carl Immigration Group

Alexander Carl

5169 West Washington Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90016

Phone: 831-318-3080

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.americanvisas.net

Specialties: Corporate Immigration, Immigration Law

 

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP

Amy Steinfeld

1021 Anacapa Street, 2nd Floor

Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Phone: 805-882-1409

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.bhfs.com

Specialties: Litigation, Employment & Labor, Energy & Natural Resources, Product Liability, Commercial Real Estate, General Practice, Information Technology, Insolvency & Restructuring, Shipping & Transportation, Corporate Finance/M&A, Intellectual Property, Trade & Customs, Corporate Tax, White Collar Crime, Water, and Political Advocacy

 

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

Jennifer A. Jackson

120 Broadway, Suite 300

Santa Monica, CA 90401-2386

Phone: 310-576-2360 (Jennifer A. Jackson)

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.bclplaw.com

Specialties: Litigation, Employment & Labor, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment, Foodborne Illness, PACA Trust, Product Liability, Professional Negligence, Commercial Real Estate, Information Technology, Insolvency & Restructuring, Shipping & Transportation, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insurance & Reinsurance, Corporate Immigration, Intellectual Property, Trade & Customs, Corporate Tax, White Collar Crime, Water, and Consumer Class Actions Defense

 

Law Offices of Shawn Caine, APC

Shawn Caine

1221 Camino Del Mar

Del Mar, CA 92014

Phone: 858-350-1660

Email: [email protected]

Specialty: Wildfire Litigation, Environment, Water, General Ag Business Law and Litigation

 

Deason Law, P.C.

Dax Deason

3130 Duncan Lane, Suite 101

San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Phone: 713-975-7301

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.deason-law.com

Specialties: Corporate Immigration, Employment & Labor

 

Dentons US LLP

Michael J. Duvall

601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2500

Los Angeles, CA 90017-5704

Phone: 213-892-2818

Mobile: 314-570-2382

Fax: 213-623-9924

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.dentons.com

 

Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty

Carol Kingery Ritter

1455 First Street, Suite 301

Napa, CA 94559

Phone: 707-261-7000

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.dpf-law.com

Specialties: Litigation, Employment & Labor, Intellectual Property, Land Use, Real Property, Food & Beverage, Wine Law, and Water

DP&F is a full-service law firm, rooted in the wine regions of Napa and Sonoma, that’s been providing legal representation to clients throughout California, the United States and abroad since 1964.

 

Dorsey & Whitney, LLP

Mike Droke

701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6100

Seattle, WA 98104

Phone: 206-903-8709

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.dorsey.com

Specialties: Litigation, Employment & Labor, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment, Foodborne Illness, Product Liability, Professional Negligence, Commercial Real Estate, General Practice, Information Technology, Insolvency & Restructuring, Shipping & Transportation, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insurance & Reinsurance, Corporate Immigration, Intellectual Property, Trade & Customs, Corporate Tax, White Collar Crime, Water, and Agriculture Cooperatives

 

Downey Brand LLP

Dale Stern

621 Capitol Mall, 18th Floor

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: 916-444-1000

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.downeybrand.com

Specialties: PACA Trust, General Practice, and Regulatory Compliance

 

Duane Morris LLP

Thomas Berliner

Spear Tower, One Market Plaza, Suite 2200

San Francisco, CA 94105-1127

Phone: 415-957-3000

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.duanemorris.com

Specialties: Agriculture, Water Rights/Supply, Cannabis, Employment & Labor, Transactions, Corporations, Tax, Litigation, Real Estate, Energy and Environmental, Regulatory Compliance, Import/Export, Bankruptcy and Business Reorganization, and Intellectual Property

Our attorneys assist clients in advisory, regulatory and litigation matters involving issues important to the agricultural industry. We routinely work with individuals and agencies to address the numerous legal and institutional issues that arise.

 

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Sarah L. Brew

2200 Wells Fargo Center

90 South 7th Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Phone: 612-766-7470

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.FaegreBD.com

Specialties: Food Safety, Environment, PACA Trust, Product Liability, Corporate Finance/M&A, Corporate Immigration, Intellectual Property, Trade & Customs and FDA & USDA Food Regulatory Labeling, Advertising & Marketing

 

Fennemore

June Monroe

2603 Main Street, Suite 1250

Irvine, CA 92614

Phone: 949-430-3420

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.fennemorelaw.com

Specialties: Agribusiness, PACA Trust, Litigation, Employment & Labor, Corporate Tax, M&A, Shipping & Transportation, Marketing Agreements, Growing & Packing Agreements, Commercial Real Estate, Insolvency & Restructuring, Intellectual Property, Water

 

Frost Brown Todd, LLP

Craig Hardwick

1 MacArthur Place, Suite 200

Santa Ana, CA 92707

Phone: 714-852-6800

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.fbtlaw.com

Specialty: Litigation, Employment & Labor, Energy & Natural Resources, Product Liability, Commercial Real Estate, General Practice, Information Technology, Insolvency & Restructuring, Shipping & Transportation, M&A, Insurance & Reinsurance, Corporate Immigration, Intellectual Property, Trade & Customs, Corporate Tax, Water

 

Law Offices of Geoffrey F. Gega

1851 East First Street, Suite 1050

Santa Ana, CA 92705

Phone: 714-542-1883

Email: [email protected]

Specialties: Employment & Labor

 

Jackson Lewis LLP

Jonathan A. Siegel

200 Spectrum Center Dr., Suite 500

Irvine, CA 92618

Phone: 949-885-1360

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.jacksonlewis.com

Specialties: Litigation, Employment & Labor

 

JPH Law

Lynette Jacquez

525 Ninth Street NW, Suite 800

Washington, D.C. 20004

Phone: 202-465-3000

Email: [email protected]

Specialty: Employment Law, Business Immigration, Civil Litigation

 

JRG Attorneys at Law

Paul A. Rovella

318 Cayuga Street

Salinas, CA 93901

Phone: 831-754-2444

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.jrgattorneys.com

Specialties: Litigation, Employment & Labor, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment, Foodborne Illnesses, Intellectual Property, Product Liability, Professional Negligence, Commercial Real Estate, General Practice, Corporate Finance/M&A, Corporate Tax, Water, and Personal Injury

 

Kahn, Soares & Conway, LLP

Theresa Dunham

1415 L St, Suite 400

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: 916-448-3826

Email: [email protected]

Website: ksclawyers.com

Specialties: Administrative Law, Agriculture, PACA, Employment Law, Environmental Law, Prop. 65, Family Law, Intellectual Property, Natural Resources & Water Law, Nonprofits and Corporations, Real Estate

 

Littler Mendelson, P.C.

Ryan L. Eddings

5200 N. Palm Ave., Suite 302

Fresno, CA 93704

Phone: 559-244-7533

Fax: 559-244-7525

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.littler.com

Specialties: Employment & Labor

 

Maschoff Brennan

Robert E. Boone III

100 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 1200

Irvine, CA 92618

Phone: 435-575-1382

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.mabr.com

Specialties: Litigation, Foodborne Illness, Product Liability, Commercial Real Estate, Information Technology, Intellectual Property

 

McKague Rosasco, LLP

Erica L. Rosasco

1217 Pleasant Grove Blvd., Suite 120

Roseville, CA 95678

Phone: 916-672-6552

Email: [email protected]

Specialties: Litigation, Employment & Labor, Product Liability

 

Moncrief & Hart PC

Paul W. Moncrief

16 W. Gabilan Street

Salinas, CA 93901

Phone: 831-759-0900

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.moncriefhart.com

Specialties: Foodborne Illness, PACA, General Ag Business Law, Employment & Labor, and Water

 

Noland, Hamerly, Etienne & Hoss

Ana Toledo

P.O. Box 2510

Salinas, CA 93902-2510

Phone: 831-424-1414

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.nheh.com

Specialties: Litigation, Employment & Labor, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment, Foodborne Illness, PACA Trust, Product Liability, Commercial Real Estate, General Practice, Insolvency & Restructuring, Shipping & Transportation, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insurance & Reinsurance, Intellectual Property, Corporate Tax, Water, and Estates & Trusts

Our labor and employment attorneys have over 50 years of combined expertise in all aspects of labor and employment law and the best track record on the Central Coast.

 

Patane Gumberg Avila LLP

Jim Gumberg

4 Rossi Circle, Suite 231

Salinas, CA 93907

Phone: 831-755-1461

Email: [email protected]

Website: pgalawfirm.com

Specialties: Agriculture, Business, Litigation, Family Law, Healthcare, Insurance, Employment & Labor, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Wine, Workers’ Compensation

 

Sagaser, Watkins & Wieland PC

Howard A. Sagaser

5260 North Palms Avenue, Suite 400

Fresno, CA 93704

Phone: 559-421-7000

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.sagaserlaw.com

Specialties: Administrative Proceedings, Business Litigation, Employment & Labor

 

Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP

Naoki Kaneko

5 Park Plaza, Suite 1600

Irvine, CA 92614

Phone: 949-475-1500

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.shb.com

Specialties: Litigation, Environment, Prop. 65, Foodborne Illness, and Product Liability

 

Somach Simmons & Dunn

Stuart Somach

500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1000

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: 916-446-7979

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.somachlaw.com

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

 

Law Offices of Scott A. Wilson

Scott Wilson

433 G Street, Suite 203

San Diego, CA 92101

Phone: 619-234-9011

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.pepperwilson.com

Specialty: Employment & Labor

Mr. Wilson represents agricultural employers in labor relations and employment law. He was on the original WGA legal staff in 1975 and has extensive experience in union-management relations.

 

Teeple Leonard & Erdman

Michael Erdman

500 Lake Cook Road, Suite 350

Deerfield, IL 60015

Phone: 312-971-7115

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.teeplelaw.com

Specialties: Litigation, PACA Trust, General Practice, Shipping & Transportation, Insurance & Reinsurance, Intellectual Property, Contracts, Regulatory

 

WGALN members have agreed to give active Western Growers members 15 percent off their usual fees. Some restrictions may apply. Please inquire with the participating firm to determine amount of discount and eligibility. Request for discount must be made before representation is undertaken and noted in the fee agreement.