56 Allen Matkins Attorneys Named Among 2015 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Super Lawyers has released its Northern and Southern California and San Diego lists of outstanding attorneys for 2015, on which 56 Allen Matkins attorneys have been included. Nine Allen Matkins attorneys received special honors in their respective regions.

Allen Matkins attorneys named to the 2015 Southern California Super Lawyers include Frederick L. Allen, John J. Allen, Robert J. (Mike) Cathcart, Neil N. Gluck, Thomas W. Henning, Gregg J. Loubier, Michael L. Matkins and Anthony J. Oliva in the firm's Los Angeles office; Gerben Hoeksma, Scott J. Leipzig, Anton N. (Tony) Natsis, Delmar L. Nehrenberg, Peter J. Roth, Michael D. Ryan and John M. Tipton in the firm's Century City office; and Dwight L. Armstrong, Keith Paul Bishop, Kenneth W. Curtis, William R. Devine, Drew M. Emmel and Richard E. Stinehart in the firm's Orange County office.

Attorneys listed as 2015 San Diego Super Lawyers include Jeffrey A. Chine, Valentine S. Hoy, David L. Osias, Martin L. Togni and Amy Wintersheimer Findley.

Attorneys listed as 2015 Northern California Super Lawyers include Michael J. Betz, David H. Blackwell, Raymond M. Buddie, Andrea L. Clay, David D. Cooke, Barry H. Epstein, Ivan M. Gold, Lee F. Gotshall-Maxon, Baldwin J. Lee, Nancy N. Lundeen, Richard C. Mallory, James L. Meeder, Mark R. Mengelberg, Robert R. Moore, Sandi L. Nichols, Sonia J. Ransom and Marshall C. Wallace.

Allen Matkins attorneys named to the 2015 Southern California Rising Stars – those who are either 40 years of age or younger, or have been practicing for 10 years or less – include Joshua A. del Castillo, Marissa M. Dennis and Jennifer C. Shakouri in the firm's Los Angeles office; Julie K. Hoffman, Crystal T. Lofing and Alain M. R'bibo in the firm's Century City office; and Matthew R. Fogt in the firm's Orange County office.

Attorneys listed as 2015 San Diego Rising Stars include Ted G. Fates, Heather S. Riley and Josi Kennon Swonetz.

Attorneys listed as 2015 Northern California Rising Stars include Anthony R. Burney, Stephen N. Etheredge and Kamran Javandel.

Special honors went to David Blackwell who was named to the Top 100 Super Lawyers for Northern California, to Marissa Dennis, Julie Hoffman, Crystal Lofing and Jennifer Shakouri who were included in the Southern California Women's Edition, and to Andrea Clay, Nancy Lundeen, Sandi Nichols and Sonia Ransom who were included in the Northern California Women's Edition.

Super Lawyers identifies the top five percent of attorneys in each state or region, as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics. The objective of the Super Lawyers selection process is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource to assist attorneys and sophisticated consumers in the search for legal counsel.