Since Western Growers began more than 90 years ago, attorneys specializing in agricultural issues has been part of the association’s landscape. Staff attorneys have long been an integral part of the organization reaching a peak during the 1970s when unionization was a daily concern. Today, Western Growers’ legal staff has a significant presence and gets materially involved in many member issues including labor concerns, regulatory issues and business dealings.
But in today’s complex world, there are also dozens of law firms that specialize in the ag space and are members of Western Growers. Many of these members participates in the association’s Ag Legal Network (WGALN). 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 range in size from solo practitioners to international mega firms. They specialize in a wide array of legal issues to fit virtually any need a business or grower may have, from business contracts to labor problems to patents and trademark work. Below is a roster of WG legal members. Members of the WGALN have that designation highlighted in bold typeface and their practice areas are noted. WG legal members who advertise in this issue also earned a descriptive phrase further explaining their scope of practice.
Afsar Law Group
Amir Afsar
78-000 Fred Waring Drive, Suite 203
Palm Desert, CA 92211
Phone: 760-345-3110
Email: aafsar@afsarlaw.com
Website: afsarlaw.com
Litigation, Professional Negligence, Commercial Real Estate, General Practice, Corporate Finance/M&A, Business Entity Formation, Mediation and Arbitration
Member of WG Ag Legal Network
AlvaradoSmith APC
Craig Hardwick
1 MacArthur Place, Suite 200
Santa Ana, CA 92707
Phone: 714-852-6800
Email: CHardwick@AlvaradoSmith.com
Website: www.alvaradosmith.com
Member of WG Ag Legal Network
Barsamian & Moody
Ronald H Barsamian
1141 West Shaw Ave., Suite 104
Fresno, CA 93711-3713
Phone: 559-248-2360
Email: rbarsamian@theemployerslawfirm.com
Website: www.theemployerslawfirm.com
Specialties: Employment & Labor, Litigation
Barsamian & Moody is The Employers LawfirmSM, a firm wholly dedicated to providing high quality, cost effective representation for employers in all aspects of labor and employment law.
Member of WG Ag Legal Network
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP
Kenneth L Khachigian
300 South El Camino Real #203
San Clemente, CA 92672
Phone: 949-498-3879
Email: KKhachigian@bhfs.com
Website: www.bhfs.com
Specialties: Employment & Labor, Energy, Ag Business Law, Water
Member of WG Ag Legal Network
Law Offices of Shawn Caine, APC
Shawn Caine
1221 Camino Del Mar
Del Mar, CA 92014
Phone: 858-350-1660
Email: scaine@cainelaw.com
Specialty: Wildfire Litigation, Environment, Water, General Ag Business Law and Litigation
Member of WG Ag Legal Network
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Aaron Colby
865 S Figueroa St, Suite 2400
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone: 213-633-6882
Email: aaroncolby@dwt.com
Specialty: All practice areas
Website: www.dwt.com
Member of WG Ag Legal Network
Deason Law Group, P.C.
Dax Deason
3579 4th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
Phone: 713-975-7301
Email: ddeason@deasonlawgroup.com
Website: www.deasonlawgroup.com
Specialties: Employment & Labor, Corporate Immigration
Member of WG Ag Legal Network
Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty
Greg Walsh
1455 First Street Ste 301
Napa, CA 94559
Phone: 707-252-7122
Email: gwalsh@dpf.law.com
Website: www.dpf.law.com
Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
Mike Droke
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6100
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-903-8709
Email: droke.michael@dorsey.com
Specialty: All practice areas
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
Specialty: PACA Trust, General Practice, Regulatory Compliance
Website: www.downeybrand.com
Member of WG Ag Legal Network
Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
Sarah Brew
2200 Wells Fargo Center
90 South 7th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone: 612-766-7000
Email: sarah.brew@FaegreBD.com
Website: www.FaegreBD.com
Specialties: Food Safety, Litigation, General Practice
Member of WG Ag Legal Network
Employer’s Legal Advisor, Inc.
Jeanne Flaherty
587 N Ventu Park Rd # E-128
Newbury Park, CA 91320
Phone: 805-499-2918
Email: jflaherty@eladvisor.com
Website: www.eladvisor.com
Specialties: Employment Law; Workers’ Compensation Defense
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
Website: www.laborlawyers.com
Specialties: Litigation, Employment & Labor
Member of WG Ag Legal Network
Law Offices of Geoffrey F Gega
1851 East First Street Suite 900
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone: 714-542-1883
Email: ggega@gegalaw.com
Specialties: Litigation, Employment & Labor
Member of WG Ag Legal Network
Julian Heron
Julian Herron
1725 – I Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20006
Phone: 202-349-3859
Email: julianheron@msn.com
Member of WG Ag Legal Network
Jackson Lewis LLP
Jonathan A. Siegel
Attorney at Law
Jackson Lewis P.C.
200 Spectrum Center Dr., Suite 500
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: 949-885-1360
Email: siegelj@jacksonlewis.com
Website: www.jacksonlewis.com
Specialties: Litigation, Employment & Labor
With offices in major locations from coast to coast, and five locations in California, Jackson Lewis P.C. provides creative and strategic solutions to employers in every aspect of workplace law.
Member of WG Ag Legal Network
Johnson, Rovella, Retterer, Rosenthal & Gilles, LLP
JRG Attorneys at Law
318 Cayuga Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831-754-2444
Email: info@JRGattorneys.com
Website: www.jrgattorneys.com/
Specialties: Employment Law, Water Law, PACA, General Ag Business Law, Litigation, Food Safety, Environment, Commercial Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Trade & Customs
Johnson, Rovella, Rosenthal and Gilles (JRG Attorneys at Law) is a full service law firm that can assist you nationally and internationally with all of your business and litigation issues.
Member of WG Ag Legal Network
Moncrief + Hart PC
Paul W. Moncrief
16 W. Gabilan Street,Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831-759-0900
Email: Paul@moncriefhart.com
Website: www.moncriefhart.com
Specialties: Food Borne Illness, PACA, General Ag Business Law
CJ Lake, LLC
Lynn Jacquez
525 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202-609-8501
Email: ljacquez@cj-lake.com
Specialties: Employment & Labor, Litigation, Corporate Immigration
Member of WG Ag Legal Network
Littler Mendelson, PC
J. Mark Ogden
2425 E. Camelback Road, Suite 900
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Phone: 602-474-3600
Email: mogden@littler.com
Website: www.littler.com
Specialties: Litigation, Employment & Labor
Member of WG Ag Legal Network
Malitzlaw, Inc.
Jeanne Malitz
600 W Broadway, 4th Floor
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 619-515-9726
Email: jmalitz@malitzlaw.com
Website: www.malitzlaw.com
Specialties: Employment & Labor law; H2A work
McKague Rosasco, LLP
Erica L. Rosasco
1217 Pleasant Grove Blvd., Suite 120
Roseville, CA 95678
Phone: 916-672-6552
Email: erica@mckaguerosasco.com
Specialties: Litigation, Employment & Labor
Member of WG Ag Legal Network
Medina McKelvey LLP
Brandon McKelvey
983 Reserve Drive
Roseville, CA 95678
Phone: 916-960-2211
Email: Brandon@medinamckelvey.com, alex@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
Website: www.meuerslawfirm.com
Noland Hamerly Etienne & Hoss
Terry O’Connor
P.O. Box 2510
Salinas, CA 93902
Phone: 831-424-1414
Email: toconnor@nheh.com
Website: www.lettucelaw.com
Our labor and employment attorneys have over fifty years of combined expertise in all aspects of labor and employment law and the best track record on the Central Coast.
Member of WG Ag Legal Network
Rynn and Janowsky, LLP
Patricia Rynn
4100 Newport Place Drive, Suite 700
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: 949-752-2911
Email: pat@rjlaw.com
Website: www.rjlaw.com
Nicholas L Saakvitne, A Law Corp
Nicholas L Saakvitne
532 Colorado Avenue, Second Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Phone: 310-451-3225
Email: saaklaw@aol.com
Website: www.erisafiduciary.com
The Saqui Law Group, A Division of Dowling Aaron Incorporated
Michael C. Saqui
1410 Rocky Ridge Drive
Suite 330
Roseville, CA 95661
Phone: 916-782-8555
Email: mcs@laborcounselors.com
Website: www.laborcounselors.com
Specialties: Litigation, Employment & Labor
For nearly three decades The Saqui Law Group has aggressively represented employers in Agriculture, Food Processing, Manufacturing, Trucking, and Hospitality in all areas of employment, labor-management relations and workforce strategic planning.
Member of WG Ag Legal Network
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Paul B. La Scala
5 Park Plaza, Suite 1600
Irvine, CA 92614
Phone: 949-475-1500
Email: plascala@shb.com
Website: www.shb.com
Specialties: Litigation, Environment, Food borne Illness, Product Liability, Employment and Intellectual Property
Member of WG Ag Legal Network
Somach Simmons & Dunn
Theresa (Tess) A. Dunham
500 Capitol Mall Suite 1000
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-446-7979
Email: tdunham@somachlaw.com
Website: www.somachlaw.com
Specialties: Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment, Water
Member of WG Ag Legal Network
Charley M. Stoll, APC
Charley M. Stoll
711 East 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
Wallace Jordan Ratliff & Brandt LLC
Stephen Leara
800 Shades Creek Parkway # 400
Birmingham, AL 35209
Phone: 205-870-0555
Email: sleara@wallacejordan.com
Website: www.wallacejordan.com
Member of WG Ag Legal Network
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
Website: 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
Website: www.youngwooldridge.com
*WGALN participating members have agreed to give active Western Growers members 15% off of 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 fee agreement.
