JMBM Attorneys Recognized as 2021 Best Lawyers in America

Los Angeles—Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce that 17 of its attorneys across all three offices have been included in the Best Lawyers in America® list for the year 2021. In addition, 4 attorneys have been included in the inaugural “Ones to Watch” edition which recognizes lawyers earlier in their careers who have achieved outstanding professional excellence. Best Lawyers also named Timothy Lappen as “Lawyer of the Year” for Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law in Los Angeles. Only a single lawyer in a specific practice area and designated region are honored each year. Best Lawyers is based on a comprehensive peer-review survey in which tens of thousands of top lawyers evaluate the legal abilities of other lawyers within their practice areas. The 17 JMBM attorneys included in The Best Lawyers in America 2021 and the areas in which they are honored are: Los Angeles Rod S. Berman – Trademark Law Bradford S. Cohen – Tax Law Neil C. Erickson – Trusts and Estates Vincent Farhat – Criminal Defense: White-Collar Stanley M. Gibson – Litigation - Patent Timothy Lappen –  Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law Guy Maisnik – Real Estate Law, Leisure and Hospitality Law Robert E. Mangels – Commercial Litigation Burton Mitchell – Trusts and Estates, Tax Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates Benjamin M. Reznik – Land Use and Zoning Law San Francisco L. Randolph Harris – Tax Law Robert B. Kaplan – Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy Martin H. Orlick – Real Estate Law Kerry Shapiro – Environmental Law Bennett G. Young – Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy Orange County Gregory S. Cordrey – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law Gordon A. Schaller – Trusts and Estates, Litigation – Trusts and Estates   The 4 JMBM attorneys included in the inaugural “Ones to Watch” list and the areas in which they are honored are: Los Angeles Matthew J. Landa – Trusts and Estates Andrew K. Steenbock – Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates San Francisco Taylor N. Burras – Labor and Employment Law - Management Stuart K. Tubis – Civil Rights Law   The attorneys based in our Los Angeles and Orange County offices were also featured in the 2021 edition of Southern California’s Best Lawyers, a supplemental Best Lawyers® publication. About JMBM Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP is a full-service law firm committed to providing clients with outstanding results. From our offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Orange County, we serve our clients’ needs worldwide. For more information about our attorneys and our services, visit jeffer.com. About Best Lawyers in America® Best Lawyers in America® is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. A listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. For more than three decades, Best Lawyers lists have earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public.