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Young Wooldridge, LLP Rob Noriega Partner | Business Law Rob Noriega has always had deep ties to our community. He was raised in Bakersfield, attended Garces Memorial High School and returned after college and law school to start a family and what would become a distinguished legal career. Rob has been practicing business and civil litigation law in Bakersfield for over 30 years. He serves his clients through a diverse practice in all areas of business and civil law litigation,
including business formation, commercial transactions and disputes, real estate litigation and other civil and business torts. A three-time Best Of Kern Favorite for Best Lawyer, Rob continues to serve the community that he holds so dear. He is the chairman of the Bakersfield Memorial Hospital board of directors, a past president and current member of Rotary Club of Bakersfield, a past vice-chair of the CSUB Foundation for Research board of directors, amongst other endeavors.
Thomas Brill Partner | Personal Injury Thomas Brill is a partner at Young Wooldridge LLP with 30 years of experience working on behalf of injury victims with catastrophic injuries. Throughout his career, he has secured several multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients, the largest being $8.9 million in a case when a failed tire caused a rollover accident in which
his client suffered permanent injuries. He believes that the role of personal injury attorneys is to help make the community safer by holding wrongdoers responsible for negligence. Thomas says, “We can secure a safer future for our kids and grandkids by sending the message that careless work and unsafe habits will not be tolerated.”
Alan Doud Senior Attorney | Water Law Alan is a member of the Young Wooldridge LLP’s Water Department, specializing in water and public agency law. Alan serves as general counsel to numerous clients throughout the state, including groundwater sustainability agencies (formed to implement that State’s recent groundwater management laws), water districts that contract at both the state and federal level for surface water deliveries, and municipal water suppliers.
Alan’s work has included negotiations with the federal government on contracts that are critical to Central Valley water supplies, litigation and regulatory matters concerning Kern River water rights, and the adjudication of rights to groundwater in the Antelope Valley. Alan’s community involvement includes coaching his daughters’ soccer teams and serving as the vice-chair of the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra’s board of directors.
Jefferson Eberhardt Attorney | Employment Law Jefferson Eberhardt is an attorney at Young Wooldridge LLP and a member of the firm’s Business Department, where he focuses his practice on employment law. He defends his clients against employment-related litigation involving individual and class-based wage and hour disputes, discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, misclassification, and serious and willful misconduct claims. Additionally, Jefferson counsels employers on a wide range of other labor matters. 70
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After receiving his law degree from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, where he was a Merit Scholarship Recipient, Jefferson was admitted to the California State Bar and relocated to Bakersfield to start his legal career. He is a graduate of Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Bakersfield program and supports Kern County Society of Human Resource Management and CASA of Kern County. Promotional Content