Category: Awards

Meyers Nave proudly announces that the Daily Journal selected Principal Deborah J. Fox to its 2022 list of “Top Women Lawyers” in California. The Daily Journal award article features Deborah’s expertise with First Amendment issues, land use litigation and crisis management. The list honors women lawyers who have made a difference to their clients, their firms and their profession.

Meyers Nave proudly announces that our statewide Environmental Law and Natural Resources Law practice groups have been recognized as Tier 1 among “Best Law Firms” in the metropolitan Oakland, California region by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in 2022. The ranking process requires a Firm to have at least one attorney who is recognized in the current edition of the Best Lawyers in America, and Meyers Nave is proud to announce that six of our attorneys are recognized as “Best Lawyers” in their fields. The “Best Law Firms” ranking process also includes a confidential evaluation survey completed by clients, professional references and peer attorneys. Data is also collected from “Best Lawyers” ballots and the information that each law firm provides about the strengths of its areas of expertise. The quantitative and qualitative data is then combined into an overall Tier score for each firm.

Meyers Nave congratulates its Environmental Law and Natural Resources Law Practice Groups on this important recognition.

Best Law Firms in America by US News-Best Law Firms Report

Metropolitan Tier 1, Environmental Law (Oakland, 2020-2022)
Metropolitan Tier 1, Natural Resources Law (Oakland, 2015-2022)

Meyers Nave proudly announces that three of our attorneys are recognized in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Their legal expertise and professional accomplishments reflect the high regard of numerous Meyers Nave practices, including eminent domain, environmental law, land use, litigation, municipal law and natural resources law. Their recognition also demonstrates Meyers Nave’s reputation for excellent client work from attorneys in all of our offices throughout California.

We congratulate the following attorneys:

Shaye Diveley, Environmental Law and Natural Resources Law, 2011-2022
Amrit Kulkarni, Litigation-Land Use & Zoning, 2018-2022
Adam Lindgren, Municipal Law, 2016-2022

Inclusion in Best Lawyers® is based on nomination, voting and evaluation by peers in the same practice area and geographic region. Best Lawyers® assesses the information and checks each attorney’s status with local bar associations. Lawyers do not pay to be included. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers® “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.” First published in 1983, The Best Lawyers in America is regarded as a definitive guide to excellence in the legal profession.

We are excited to announce that the Los Angeles Business Journal has listed Meyers Nave as one of the “Most Admired Law Firms” in Los Angeles. Deciding factors in naming the firm included noting how “[A]s the legal industry continues to grow, attracting and retaining top talent is a key component to the health and success of a firm.”

The prominent business journal took into account an assortment of particularly outstanding law firms who are consciously working towards creating positive and supportive environments to help drive the success of their attorneys. We are proud to be one of the few recognized with this honor.

This award comes on the heels of Meyers Nave’s repeated recognition of its dedication to its people and its clients. With decades of celebrated legal accomplishments, dedicated employees and trail blazing work, our firm is drawn in by the meaningful work we complete for our clients, the difference it makes in our communities and the leadership roles our attorneys hold in the legal profession. Our firm’s path to success is guided by three fundamental and enduring principles – impressing clients, inspiring employees and involving its communities. We also dedicate ourselves to improving inclusion and engagement throughout our offices, in the legal profession, and California’s communities – wherever it can have an impact.

In Los Angeles, we have tallied numerous wins in pro bono and land use matters with a strong dedication to public and private matters, including the development around the new Los Angeles Clippers stadium and the site for the City of Anaheim’s “Big A 2050” mixed-use plaza for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. These are only a few of our outstanding efforts to build and unite the community.

Meyers Nave is pleased to announce the Daily Journal has named Deborah Fox and Janice Brown to its 2021 list of the “Top 100 Lawyers in California.” The list honors “those whose superior achievement and stellar results place them in a super-elite category.” The honor is one of California’s most highly respected and coveted recognitions of legal expertise, exceptional client service, consistent results and team leadership.

Deborah Fox is the Chair of Meyers Nave’s First Amendment Practice and Trial and Litigation Practice. Her cases frequently attract intense media attention and public scrutiny, including matters of first impression and matters requiring her additional expertise in crisis management. Deborah’s work over the past year has included a Supreme Court decision along with precedent-setting wins and published decisions in the rapidly unfolding chapters of COVID-19 litigation.

Janice Brown is a Principal in Meyers Nave’s Labor and Employment Practice, Workplace Investigations Practice and Commercial Litigation Practice. Janice assists clients on how to prevent litigation claims and how to mitigate the expense, exposure, and damage to their brands. She is a trusted advisor to clients, an inspirational mentor to colleagues and an influential leader in advancing inclusion and engagement throughout the legal profession.

Meyers Nave proudly announces that three of our attorneys are recognized in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Their legal expertise and professional accomplishments reflect the high regard of numerous Meyers Nave practices, including eminent domain, environmental law, land use, litigation, municipal law and natural resources law. Their recognition also demonstrates Meyers Nave’s reputation for excellent client work from attorneys in all of our offices throughout California.

We congratulate the following attorneys:

• Shaye Diveley, Environmental Law and Natural Resources Law, 2011-2022
• Amrit Kulkarni, Litigation-Land Use & Zoning, 2018-2022
• Adam Lindgren, Municipal Law, 2016-2022

Inclusion in Best Lawyers® is based on nomination, voting and evaluation by peers in the same practice area and geographic region. Best Lawyers® assesses the information and checks each attorney’s status with local bar associations. Lawyers do not pay to be included. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers® “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.” First published in 1983, The Best Lawyers in America is regarded as a definitive guide to excellence in the legal profession.

Meyers Nave proudly announces that Principal Janice Brown has been selected to San Diego Business Journal’s “Women of Influence” 2021 list. She is one of 50 women recognized on this of honorees acknowledging the accomplishments of these top women in the San Diego region.

Janice is a Principal in Meyers Nave’s Labor and Employment Law Practice, Workplace Investigations Practice and Commercial Litigation Practice. She has more than 35 years of trial, arbitration and appellate experience in state and federal courts. Brown’s career began in the U.S. Justice Department where she quickly demonstrated expertise that earned her membership in the Honors Program and the “Outstanding Trial Attorney” and “Trial Lawyer of the Year” awards in under three years.

Janice is recognized as a pioneer in the legal profession, as well as a trusted adviser to clients, a mentor to colleagues and a leader in advancing inclusion and engagement throughout the legal profession. Active in her legal and local community, Brown has been selected by Senators Boxer, Harris and Padilla to help select federal judges for lifetime employment. She is the former chairwoman of the San Diego Economic Development Corporation and is a member of its executive committee.

To see the full list of honorees, please click here.

Meyers Nave proudly announces that three attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2021 “Northern California Super Lawyers” list. Published in Super Lawyers Magazine, only up to five percent of the lawyers in California are named to the Super Lawyers list and up to 2.5 percent are named to the Rising Stars list.

We congratulate our attorneys for this important recognition of their legal expertise and professional accomplishments in both their geographic region and their areas of specialty.

Super Lawyers

• Shaye Diveley, Principal – Environmental Law, 2012-2021
• Eric Firstman, Principal – Construction Litigation, 2007-2021
• Amrit S. Kulkarni, Principal – Environmental Litigation, 2012-2021

About Super Lawyers®: Super Lawyers evaluates attorneys from firms of all sizes in more than 70 practice areas throughout the United States. Super Lawyers selects lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Super Lawyers Magazine, publisher of the lists, is distributed to attorneys and ABA-accredited law schools.

Meyers Nave proudly announces that Principal Camille Hamilton Pating has been selected for a consecutive year to the Daily Journal’s 2021 list of California’s “Top Labor & Employment Lawyers.” Camille is Chair of Meyers Nave’s Labor and Employment Practice and Workplace Investigations Practice. She is a highly respected employment law expert, specializing in independent investigations of high-profile workplace misconduct claims. Camille is an experienced litigator advising and defending employers in litigation, arbitrations and disciplinary hearings and appeals. She is a thought leader and develops and leads innovative training programs.

In the past year, Camille has provided advice and counsel to employers on managing COVID-19 issues in the workplace, including return to office issues, ADA accommodation, managing remote employees, trends in COVID-related litigation, leave laws and vaccine policies, while also speaking and advising on diversity and inclusion issues in our legal communities.