Forty-Four Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers® Award Recipients

8.17.23

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44 Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers^® Award Recipients

August 17, 2023 -- Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP is pleased to announce that 44 lawyers have been included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.

"For more than 40 years, the rigorous methodology of Best Lawyers has ensured the integrity and esteem of our legal recognitions," said Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer. "It is with great pleasure that we continue to provide potential clients with the pinnacle measurement of credibility through our Best Lawyers awards as they search for counsel."

Best Lawyers has earned the respect of the profession, the media and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in more than 75 countries.

Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to 2024 The Best Lawyers in America list:

• Scott B. Birkey - Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, and Natural Resources Law
• Kenneth B. Bley - Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, and Real Estate Law
• Erica A. Bose - Real Estate Law
• Margo N. Bradish - Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law
• Preston W. Brooks - Environmental Law
• Scott D. Brooks - Real Estate Law
• Gregory B. Caligari - Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law
• Christian H. Cebrian - Land Use and Zoning Law
• Kevin J. Crabtree - Real Estate Law
• Robert P. Doty - Environmental Law
• Caroline W. Dreyfus - Real Estate Law
• Paul N. Dubrasich - Real Estate Law
• Ofer Elitzur - Real Estate Law
• Andrew K. Fogg - Land Use and Zoning Law
• Gary A. Glick - Real Estate Law
• Scott Grossfeld - Real Estate Law
• Gordon E. Hart - Environmental Law and Land Use and Zoning Law
• Craig M. Hirsch - Insurance Law
• Gregory J. Karns - Real Estate Law
• Linda C. Klein - Environmental Law and Land Use and Zoning Law
• John H. Kuhl - Real Estate Law
• Stanley W. Lamport - Land Use and Zoning Law and Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
• Matthew Levy - Real Estate Law
• Jeffrey D. Masters - Litigation - Insurance
• Sean Matsler - Land Use and Zoning Law
• Mitchell B. Menzer - Real Estate Law
• R. Clark Morrison - Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Natural Resources Law, and Real Estate Law
• Anne E. Mudge - Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Natural Resources Law, and Real Estate Law
• Tim Paone - Land Use and Zoning Law and Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
• Stephen C. Ryan - Real Estate Law
• Andrew B. Sabey - Land Use and Zoning Law and Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
• Andrea Saunders Rifenbark - Real Estate Law
• Jonathan Sears - Real Estate Law
• Ronald I. Silverman - Real Estate Law
• Douglas P. Snyder - Real Estate Law
• Arthur O. Spaulding, Jr. - Real Estate Law
• David P. Waite - Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, and Litigation - Environmental
• Ira J. Waldman - Real Estate Law
• Peter H. Weiner - Energy Law and Environmental Law
• Adam B. Weissburg - Real Estate Law
• David W. Wensley - Real Estate Law
• Kenneth Williams - Construction Law
• Mathew A. Wyman - Real Estate Law
• Michael H. Zischke - Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation - Environmental, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Litigation - Real Estate, and Real Estate Law

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About Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP

Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP was founded in Los Angeles in 1968, with the goal of providing superior and comprehensive legal services to businesses, institutions, and individuals in all aspects of the real estate, finance, and construction industries. Cox, Castle & Nicholson is now one of the largest full-service law firms specializing in real estate in the United States, and has over 130 transactional and litigation attorneys in our Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Francisco offices.

We have substantial expertise in matters involving land and improved property acquisitions and dispositions; joint ventures; single and multi-family residential development; land use, entitlement and regulatory compliance (including coastal commission and condemnation); office, industrial, retail and mixed-use development, leasing and management; commercial lending and institutional investment; loan workouts and financial restructuring; construction; resort and hospitality; labor and employment; risk management and insurance; environmental compliance; renewable energy and natural resources; and tax and estate planning.

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About Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected lawyer ranking service in the world. For 40 years, Best Lawyers has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Best Lawyers awards are published in leading local, regional and national publications across the globe.

Lawyers who are nominated for consideration are voted on by currently recognized Best Lawyers working in the same practice area and located in the same geographic region. Our awards and recognitions are based purely on the feedback we receive from these top lawyers. Those who receive high peer reviews undergo a thorough verification process to make sure they are currently still in private practice. Only then can these top lawyers be recognized by Best Lawyers.