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Director of Publications WELCOME TO THE ANNUAL EDITION of San Diego’s Best Lawyers, featuring the 441 lawyers who have been selected by their peers to be included in The Best Lawyers in America for 2016 in San Diego. In this focused yet comprehensive guide you will find top lawyers from 193 firms practicing in 93 key areas of specialization. Our aim is to provide you with a shortlist—fewer than three percent of the region’s registered attorneys, in fact—of highly qualified, vetted lawyers in your area of residence. To refine your search and to find out more, we encourage you to visit BestLawyers.com/San-Diego, our dedicated site for the attorneys listed here, where you can view detailed contact information, in-depth practice area definitions, all-new firm and attorney profiles, office location maps, client testimonials, and more. We congratulate all who have earned a place in this year’s guide and offer special recognition to the 52 lawyers selected for the first time by highlighting their names in green throughout the publication. In addition, we are thrilled to announce the 44 recipients of the “Lawyer of the Year” award. Only one lawyer per practice area per metropolitan zone is granted this distinction, based on the highest peer ratings received. Go to page 7 to see the full list. Turn to page 5 to read our new In the News feature, which is a collected sampling of some of the remarkable achievements these lawyers have accomplished in the last year. Every month, our staff painstakingly searches for noteworthy news items, culling them and whittling them down to a single
page of content. We couldn’t possibly fit all the buzzworthy news in the print edition, so please go to BestLawyers.com/San-Diego to find the unabridged list of lawyers In the News. Did we miss something big? Let us know! Email us at news@bestlawyers.com and we may include you in the online edition. Plus, don’t forget to add us to your firm mailing list also so we can keep track of what’s happening in real time. Lastly, this year, we have organized the listings by city so that no matter where you are, from Carlsbad to Vista, you will find the right attorney to resolve your personal or professional matter. On the move? Simply scan the QR code on page 3 with your smartphone and take San Diego’s Best Lawyers with you, wherever you go: each lawyer with a profile on BestLawyers.com is hyperlinked and highlighted in blue within this publication, truly putting the power to make an informed decision at your fingertips. Because it’s inevitable—at some point in your life, you’re going to need a lawyer, and you won’t always be able to predict when that need will arise. The lawyers listed in this guide are here to help.
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Spahr: Christopher Celentino ► Ballard (bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights /
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insolvency and reorganization law, 2012) has become managing partner of the firm’s San Diego office, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Gerry Schenk Francavilla ► Casey Blatt & Penfield: David S. Casey, Jr.
(personal injury litigation – plaintiffs, 2006), served on a panel with former NFL linebacker and NBC San Diego sports reporter Jim Laslavic and others to discuss the future of football and the controversy over football injuries. Thomas Penfield (personal injury litigation – plaintiffs, 2011) was part of a team that helped win $425,000 for a client who was hit by a truck while in a crosswalk in 2011 and suffers from chronic pain.
The firm was recently honored ► Cooley: by the American Bar Association with
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the Judge John Minor Wisdom award recognizing the firm’s pro bono work. Anthony M. Stiegler (commercial litigation; litigation – intellectual property; litigation – patent, 2006) accepted the award on behalf of the firm. Koji F. Fukumura (commercial litigation; litigation – regulatory enforcement [SEC, telecom, energy]; litigation – mergers and acquisitions; litigation – securities, 2008) contributed an article, “Shifts seen in the way M&A cases are litigated,” to the Los Angeles Daily Journal.
DLA Piper: Dr. Lisa A. Haile (litigation – intellectual property; patent law, 2006) was appointed to the scientific advisory board of OXIS, a biotech company that focusses on LISA A. HAILE cannabinoid-based drug therapies. Dr. Haile holds a PhD in microbiology and immunology in addition to her bachelors and law degrees. Robert W. Brownlie (commercial litigation; securities / capital markets law, 2007) successfully defended a medical device developer in a class action suit alleging that the company had made misleading statements to investors about Medicare payments. Stanley Panikowski (litigation – intellectual property; litigation – patent, 2011) was part of a team that helped clear Samsung of charges that it had infringed on patents related to Java programming code, according to Law360. Other defendants in the case included Microsoft, Nokia, and Amazon.
Fish & Richardson: Juanita R. Brooks (criminal defense: white-collar; litigation – intellectual property; litigation – patent, 1987) led a team that successfully defended a corporate client in JUANITA R. BROOKS a civil suit brought by a former employee, whose many claims included discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, and breach of contract. All of the claims were dismissed by the jury in less than two hours.
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defendants, 2011) contributed articles on the legal implications of drone use to Bloomberg BNA and Law360. He is co-chair of the firm’s unmanned aircraft systems and drone practice group.
Dymott, Frank, McFall & Trexler: ► Neil, Shareholder Clark R. Hudson (medical
malpractice law – defendants) and associate Jonathan R. Ehtessabian helped win a summary judgment on behalf of their client, a doctor who performed an experimental stem cell procedure on a patient as part of a study. The patient alleged that she was coerced into participating and not made fully aware of the experimental nature of the procedure, but the defense showed that she “knew exactly what she was doing,” had signed all consent forms, and had welldocumented conversations with the doctor before undergoing the procedure.
& Phillips: David B. Monks ► Fisher (employment law – management, 2013)
contributed an opinion article, “The Top 5 Personnel Mistakes that a Startup Can Make,” to the Times of San Diego news website.
Fletcher & Mack: The firm ► Higgs launched a new privacy and information
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security practice group including William M. Low (medical malpractice law – defendants; personal injury litigation – defendants; product liability litigation – defendants, 2007) and Steven J. Cologne (personal injury litigation – defendants, 2008). Steven J. Cologne also contributed an opinion article in favor of the nonprofit LEAD San Diego’s programs for raising awareness of local issues among business, government, and community leaders to the Times of San Diego news website. Richard A. Shaw (litigation and controversy – tax; tax law, 1983) received the 2015 “Outstanding Attorney of the Year” award from the San Diego County Bar Association.
Iredale & Yoo: Eugene G. Iredale (criminal defense: non-white-collar; criminal defense: white-collar, 1987) was part of a team that helped win $3.5 million for plaintiffs EUGENE G. IREDALE in several wrongful termination cases against a translation services company that had administered polygraph tests to employees, according to Law360. The civil jury found that the nine plaintiffs were fired after failing their polygraph tests and that these tests were illegal to administer to them, despite the company being a contractor with the Drug Enforcement Agency and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.
Day: Karen P. Hewitt (commercial ► Jones litigation, 2015), a graduate of the University of San Diego law school, was honored by USD for her achievements.
NOTE Lawyers listed in Best Lawyers are indicated by their selected practice area(s) in parentheses along with the first year they were included in the Best Lawyers list. To see the full list of lawyers and firms featured In the News, go to BestLawyers.com/SanDiego. To be included in next year’s In the News feature, please email us at: news@bestlawyers.com.
& Foerster: William V. ► Morrison O’Connor (product liability litigation –
Mendelson: Stacey E. James ► Littler (employment law – management, 2013) was elected to the firm’s board of directors.
Long & Aldridge: Lawrence ► McKenna J. Kouns (commercial litigation; personal
injury litigation – defendants; personal injury litigation – plaintiffs; product liability litigation – defendants, 2007) was selected as 2014 Boss Cum Laude by the San Diego Legal Secretaries’ Association.
Winthrop Shaw Pittman: ► Pillsbury Richard Segal (commercial litigation, 2014) was part of a team that worked pro bono with the Institute for Justice to help keep a non-profit athletic center for at-risk youth afloat, winning $1.9 million in court from a National City government agency to pay for legal fees incurred by the athletic center in various battles with the agency over its status as a “blighted” property.
Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch: ► Procopio, Susan L. Daly (real estate law, 2009)
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joined the firm from Hecht Solberg Robinson Goldberg & Bagley.
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton: Guylyn Cummins (litigation – First Amendment; media law, 1995) served as counsel to inewsource.org, a non-profit journalism GUYLYN CUMMINS website based at San Diego State University’s School of Journalism and Media Studies, in its fight to obtain a report assessing the performance of 13 upper-level managers in the North County Transit District. The news website has published numerous articles on issues related to the transit district and the state appeals court ruled that the report should be “released for public review,” according to KPBS. Robert D. Rose (criminal defense: white-collar, 2007) and Karin Dougan Vogel (appellate practice, 2009) were part of a team that helped win a unanimous verdict from the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of their client Hana Bank in a trademark-related dispute.
Steven J. Chidester (non► Withers: profit / charities law; trusts and estates,
2011), Mary F. Gillick (litigation – trusts and estates; trusts and estates, 2009), Michelle B. Graham (trusts and estates, 2013), Carol K. Kao (trusts and estates, 2006), and Frederick R. Vanderveer (non-profit / charities law; trusts and estates, 2006) all joined from McKenna Long & Aldridge.
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2016 SURVEY RESULTS SAN DIEGO Our lists of outstanding attorneys are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Best Lawyers peer-reviewed listings are now published in almost 70 countries around the world, and our presence has grown substantially in the international legal community.
CARLSBAD EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW
P. GARTH GARTRELL Phillip Garth Gartrell MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW
DICARO, COPPO & POPCKE Carol A. Salmacia (D) DEL MAR CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR
LEE STEIN Lee H. Stein GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PRACTICE
LEE STEIN Lee H. Stein QUI TAM LAW
LEE STEIN Lee H. Stein ENCINITAS FAMILY LAW
HUNTINGTON & HAVILAND Warren E. Haviland LA JOLLA COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
FLEMING & FELL George E. Fleming IMMIGRATION LAW
GRACE ZIMMERMAN Grace A. Zimmerman INSURANCE LAW
BLANCHARD, KRASNER & FRENCH Roger McNitt PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
FLEMING & FELL George E. Fleming (D) TRUSTS AND ESTATES
BRENNAN & ROLAND Edward V. Brennan
GOODWIN BROWN GROSS & LOVELACE James J. Brown, James R. Goodwin** LA MESA FAMILY LAW
LAW OFFICE OF SANDRA L. MAYBERRY Sandra L. Mayberry MCDOUGAL, LOVE, ECKIS, BOEHMER & FOLEY S. Michael Love NICHOLAS A. LETO, JR. Nicholas A. Leto, Jr. FAMILY LAW MEDIATION
LAW OFFICE OF SANDRA L. MAYBERRY Sandra L. Mayberry LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
LAW OFFICES OF GEORGE DE LA FLOR George L. de la Flor (EM, LE*) PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
LAW OFFICES OF GEORGE DE LA FLOR George L. de la Flor (D, P) OCEANSIDE FAMILY LAW
GREENMAN, LACY, KLEIN, O’HARRA & HEFFRON Karen M. Heffron, Janet Bledsoe Lacy PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
KOHN LAW OFFICE Russell S. Kohn (P) RANCHO SANTA FE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
THOMAS E. SHARKEY Thomas E. Sharkey (A, M) NON-PROFIT / CHARITIES LAW WITHERS Steven J. Chidester, Frederick R. Vandeveer 858.756.4410 | page 14
REAL ESTATE LAW
LAW OFFICES OF ERIC O. FREEBERG Eric O. Freeberg TAX LAW WITHERS Louis A. Mezzullo 858.756.4410 | page 14 TRUSTS AND ESTATES WITHERS Steven J. Chidester, James M. Cowley, Jeremy Crickard, Michelle B. Graham, Carol K. Kao, Louis A. Mezzullo, Frederick R. Vandeveer 858.756.4410 | page 14
SAN DIEGO ADMINISTRATIVE / REGULATORY LAW
DLA PIPER Nancy O. Dix ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME LAW
GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI James McMullen ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
ADR SERVICES Steven H. Kruis (M) AGREEMENT.COM Scott S. Markus (M) GLASS MEDIATIONS Douglas A. Glass (M)
CHARLES SEVILLA LAW OFFICE Charles M. Sevilla DENTONS Charles A. Bird HIGGS FLETCHER & MACK John L. Morrell, John M. Morris KARCHER HARMES Kathryn E. Karcher LAW OFFICE OF LYNDA ROMERO Lynda A. Romero LAW OFFICES OF MARTIN N. BUCHANAN Martin N. Buchanan NIDDRIE, FISH & ADDAMS Michael H. Fish PROCOPIO, CORY, HARGREAVES & SAVITCH Anthony J. Dain SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON Karin Dougan Vogel BANKING AND FINANCE LAW
DENTONS Kurt L. Kicklighter (B, R) MCCARTHY & HOLTHUS Kevin R. McCarthy (M) PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN John B. McNeece III (B) SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON Dana J. Dunwoody (B*)
MINTZ, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY AND POPEO Jeffry A. Davis** SELTZER CAPLAN MCMAHON VITEK Dennis J. Wickham BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION
ALLEN MATKINS LECK GAMBLE MALLORY & NATSIS Valentine S. Hoy COOLEY Michael A. Attanasio DLA PIPER Jeffery M. Shohet, Shirli Fabbri Weiss KIRBY NOONAN LANCE & HOGE Michael L. Kirby, David J. Noonan 619.231.8666 | page 10
LATHAM & WATKINS Stephen P. Swinton LAW OFFICE OF LYNDA ROMERO Lynda A. Romero MORRISON & FOERSTER Don G. Rushing, Mark C. Zebrowski SELTZER CAPLAN MCMAHON VITEK Gerald L. McMahon, Reginald A. Vitek WRIGHT & L’ESTANGE John H. L’Estrange BIOTECHNOLOGY LAW
BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW
COOLEY Jane K. Adams, L. Kay Chandler, Thomas A. Coll, Frederick T. Muto
JUDICATE WEST Andrew S. Albert (M), Robert J. Kaplan (M)
ALLEN MATKINS LECK GAMBLE MALLORY & NATSIS David L. Osias**
DENTONS Stephanie L. Seidman 619.595.8010 | page 13
MAUREEN A. SUMMERS Maureen A. Summers (M)
BALLARD SPAHR Mikel R. Bistrow**, Christopher Celentino
HIGGS FLETCHER & MACK Craig Higgs (A, M)
ANTITRUST LAW
CHARLES H. DICK, JR. Charles H. Dick, Jr.* DLA PIPER Jeffery M. Shohet** APPELLATE PRACTICE
BOYCE & SCHAEFER Laura G. Schaefer
DENTONS Michael T. Andrew FOLEY & LARDNER Victor A. Vilaplana** LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL T. O’HALLORAN Michael O’Halloran
FOLEY & LARDNER Richard A. Kaufman, Gerald F. Swiss JONES DAY J. Patrick Elsevier, Anthony M. Insogna MORRISON & FOERSTER Peng Chen, E. Cary Miller, Kate H. Murashige, Mark R. Wicker
KEY OF PRACTICE AREAS ASTERISKS: *A single asterisk indicates lawyer is listed in litigation. **Two asterisks indicate a lawyer is listed in both litigation and non-litigation categories.
Alternative Dispute Resolution A Arbitration M Mediation Banking & Finance Law B Banking & Finance R Financial Service Regulation M Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law Corporate Governance & Compliance Law C Compliance G Governance Entertainment Law F Film/Movies M Music Intellectual Property T Trademark C Copyright P Patent IP* Litigation – Intellectual Property International Arbitration C Commercial G Government Labor & Employment EI Employment Law – Individuals EM Employment Law – Management LE Labor & Employment LM Labor Law – Management LU Labor Law – Union Legal Malpractice Law Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions Medical Malpractice Law Personal Injury Product Liability Litigation Professional Malpractice P Plaintiffs D Defendants Securities / Capital Markets Law S Securities / Capital Markets R Securities Regulation Workers’ Compensation Law C Claimants E Employers
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has named individuals as
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in San Diego based on their particularly high level of peer recognition.
Peter J. Ippolito APPELLATE PRACTICE
Charles A. Bird BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW
Jeffry A. Davis
BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION
Don G. Rushing BIOTECHNOLOGY LAW
Frederick T. Muto CORPORATE GOVERNANCE LAW
Sean T. Prosser CORPORATE LAW
Barbara L. Borden CRIMINAL DEFENSE: NON-WHITE-COLLAR
Judy C. Clarke
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR
Lynda A. Romero
EMPLOYMENT LAW - INDIVIDUALS
Craig Higgs
EMPLOYMENT LAW - MANAGEMENT
Claudette G. Wilson FAMILY LAW
Sharon Ann Blanchet FAMILY LAW MEDIATION
Hildy L. Fentin IMMIGRATION LAW
Kathrin S. Mautino INSURANCE LAW
Peter H. Klee LABOR LAW - MANAGEMENT
Michael C. Sullivan LAND USE AND ZONING LAW
Paul E. Robinson
LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW - DEFENDANTS
Daniel M. White
LEVERAGED BUYOUTS AND PRIVATE EQUITY LAW
Thomas A. Coll
LITIGATION - BANKRUPTCY
David L. Osias
LITIGATION - MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
Bill Grauer
LITIGATION - PATENT
Randall E. Kay LITIGATION - REAL ESTATE
Mark Hagarty
LITIGATION - SECURITIES
Shirli Fabbri Weiss LITIGATION - TRUSTS AND ESTATES
Richard A. Heller
MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS - DEFENDANTS
Michelle Doolin
MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS - PLAINTIFFS
Christopher J. Healey MEDIATION
Robert J. Kaplan MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW - DEFENDANTS
William M. Low
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW - PLAINTIFFS
Virginia C. Nelson
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS LAW
Carl R. Sanchez PATENT LAW
Lisa A. Haile PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION - DEFENDANTS
William S. Boggs
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION - PLAINTIFFS
Cynthia Chihak
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION - DEFENDANTS
Peter S. Doody
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION - PLAINTIFFS
Dennis A. Schoville
PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE LAW - DEFENDANTS
Raymond J. Coughlan, Jr. REAL ESTATE LAW
Darryl Steinhause SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW
Mike Hird TAX LAW
LITIGATION - CONSTRUCTION
Phillip L. Jelsma
LITIGATION - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Michelle B. Graham
LITIGATION - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Jeremy D. Glaser
Peter J. Ippolito
Lisa M. Martens
Amy Wintersheimer Findley
Litigation – Construction San Diego “I’ve had cases that involve tunnels, bridges, hotels, sanitation plants, water plants—you name it, I’ve probably litigated it,” says Peter Ippolito, an attorney at Dentons in San Diego. Ippolito has been practicing construction law in San Diego since 1975. Before rising to his status as a prominent construction litigator (and, more recently, an arbitrator and mediator), Ippolito served in Vietnam as an Army officer and worked as assistant general counsel to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Washington, D.C. “I was in Vietnam for 20 months and it matured me,” Ippolito says. “I worked for the Corps of Engineers as a civilian and served under the Corps’ general counsel, Manning Seltzer. He was absolutely brilliant and started me off on my career as a lawyer doing exclusively design and construction disputes.” Ippolito has a strong sense of camaraderie with his legal colleagues and a deep respect for his clients, ranging from owners to contractors and designers, from security to insurance companies. “My clients, at all levels, take so much pride in their work and how they do their work that I am honored to work in their industry,” says Ippolito. Generosity is not the first thing that comes to mind when one pictures a seasoned litigator, but Ippolito has much of it in addition to his skill and experience, and it seems key to his success. The thing Ippolito finds challenging about working in construction law is keeping up with all the different engineering, construction, and design disciplines required to understand the cases he handles. Each case can present a different test and, as Ippolito puts it, “If you can’t understand the facts of the case, you can’t do your job.” Still, he seems to thrive on the demands and can easily point to a handful of construction issues that he looks forward to wrangling with, including hospital construction— “the most difficult, pound-for-pound”—and the construction of desalinization plants to address the looming water crisis in California. “Water is clearly going to be a problem,” says Ippolito. “Not today, not yesterday, not the day before yesterday, but we’ve got water issues in California. And I think we’re going to see large construction efforts to bring more desalinization plants online over the next ten years.” On the other hand, says Ippolito, “everything is heavily regulated and it’s quite a feat to get anything built in this state.” By Nathaniel Barr
TRUSTS AND ESTATES
VENTURE CAPITAL LAW
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Water rights have long been an issue in the American West, but historic droughts are ushering in changes. By Eva Saviano
W
ater worries are the talk of the town in 2015. The drought in California—the three years between 2011 and 2014 were the driest since record keeping began in 1895—has been much discussed. Other states in the West are, maybe belatedly, trying to get the jump on a water crisis, crafting new statewide water plans before they are in the same boat as California. That is to say: one run aground. “For well over 100 years, groundwater in California was not regulated,” says Kristen Castaños, a water law attorney at Sacramento’s Stoel Rives, of the state’s Gold Rushera system. “There was no statute or application process for a license or permit. If you pumped water, it was yours.” But that system is no more. On January 17, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown declared the drought there a state of emergency, requiring a 25 percent reduction in water consumption, and on September 16, 2014, passed legislation amending the state water code to require agencies that utilize fast-depleting basins to draft sustainability plans and allow for water meters and fines for monitoring and enforcement. “The new law doesn’t create a process whereby you get a permit; it creates a process to protect groundwater. California is unique in that we have never had—and still do not have—a system for licensing groundwater rights,” says Castaños. “Which is pretty shocking given groundwater has always been a battle in California.” Water distribution in the West has always been a source of conflict—in Colorado, in Arizona, in California— since water diversion became a solution for populous communities in dry places. “In Colorado, most of the water is located on the west side of the state and the population is on the east, in areas like Denver and Colorado Springs,” says Mark Hermundstad of Williams, Turner & Holmes in Grand Junction, Colorado. “Trans-mountain diversions are tunnels under the mountains that transfer water east, and that is always a bone of contention; the East has needs they want to satisfy with west slope water.” Like California, Colorado doesn’t have a specific water plan, and its governor, too, is hoping to implement one. And that isn’t the only way in which those two states are linked. Across Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, California, Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah, and Mexico, the Colorado River irrigates almost 5.5 million acres of land, and is essential to at least 22 federally recognized tribes, 7 national wildlife refuges, 4 national recreation areas, and 11 national parks. At one time, it was believed to be ample resource for these tasks, but over-allocation, climate change, drought, and population 8
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1922 growth have seen Lake Mead—the nation’s largest reservoir, fed by the Colorado—water levels plummet to 39 percent of its capacity, the lowest level since it was built in 1937. “We have a finite supply of water, and we have, if not an infinite population, certainly a growing one,” says Hermundstad. The worst case scenario, according to Mark McGinnis, an environmental and water rights attorney at Salmon, Lewis & Weldon in Phoenix, is a limitation on growth. “We can’t keep building subdivisions if there isn’t enough water,” says McGinnis. “We have been fairly proactive because of where we are, in the desert, and because we are most junior and we would be first to be cut off from the Colorado River.” Arizona has taken charge, launching public works initiatives such as the Central Arizona Project, the largest and most expensive aqueduct system in the United States, which brings about 1.5 million acre-feet
3.9 trillion
gallons of water are consumed monthly in the U.S. of Colorado River water per year to Pima, Pinal, and Maricopa counties, and its underground storage and recovery program. “It takes water we aren’t using yet and stores it underground, for use if they have to declare shortages on the Colorado,” says McGinnis. “As far as I know they haven’t technically done that yet, but it could be on the doorstep.” Suits for water rights haven’t seen major increases—yet—and each state is on the clock shaping water plans that might keep further water crises at bay. “Lots of alternatives have been suggested, says Hermundstad. “Import water from another basin, such as the Missouri, but that doesn’t go over well in the Missouri River basin; desalination of sea water, but those big-picture solutions are expensive.” Immediate options Western states might consider include fallowing agricultural lands in rotation and making even more efficient use of the water they have, allowing Lake Mead and Lake Powell to partially recover. “I would like to be more positive and think that these problems will create more collaborative approaches to our water challenges,” says Hermundstad. “We can’t look at things parochially; we have to have more cooperation between various water users.” But there is an old saying in the West: “Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting.” And that has been the battle for more than 100 years.
the year the Colorado River Compact, cornerstone of the “Law of the River,” was enacted. COLORADO RIVER APPORTIONMENT COLORADO
• NEW MEXICO
23%
5%
ARIZONA
UTAH
17%
11% • WYOMING
6%
MEXICO
9%
CALIFORNIA
27%
• NEVADA
2%
COLORADO RIVER AVERAGE UTILIZATION MEASURED & INDICATED• MINERAL RESOURCES
LIVESTOCK •
MEASURED & • INDICATED THERMAL ELECTRIC POWER OTHER •
IRRIGATION
EXPORT: • OUTSIDE SYSTEM
1964 The U.S. Supreme
Court decision in Arizona v. California denied California’s objections to water usage for the Central Arizona Project.
88 gallons a day: average daily domestic water use, according Winter to the U.S. Geological was the driest in Survey’s 2010 Water California’s written Census.
2015
record.
50% Chance that by 2017, water levels in Lake Mead will be lower than 1,075 feet, the amount needed to trigger water use restrictions for Arizona and Nevada.
Water Levels* of California reservoirs, as
percentages of historic water level averages: LAKE SHASTA, CA: 73% LAKE OROVILLE, CA: 67% TULARE BASIN, CA: 42% SAN JOAQUIN BASIN, CA: 41% *As of April 1, 2015
Colorado River Pie Chart and Graph: (US Department of the Interior Reclamation Bureau, 1971 - 2005 [USDIRB]) | http://web.mit.edu/12.000/www/m2012/finalwebsite/problem/coloradoriver.shtml | http://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g1000/lawofrvr.html | http://www.drinktap.org/home/water-information/ conservation/water-use-statistics.aspx | https://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/new-study-shows-dramatic-groundwater-decline-in-the-colorado-river-basin/lake-mead-watch-at-lowest-levels-since-1937 | http://www.water.ca.gov/waterconditions/
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With their wide-ranging trial expertise, the attorneys of White Oliver & Amundson can assist clients facing all manner of legal issues, from business, professional liability, construction, and probate disputes to products liability, employment, taxation, and real estate litigation. “Because most cases settle, the number of people who actually try cases and do so successfully is really rather small,” says Daniel White, who founded the firm in 1996. “But sometimes these matters do need to be argued before a jury, and we have a lot of experience in doing that.” Though it handles some plaintiffs’ work, White Oliver & Amundson is primarily a defense firm, working on behalf of insurance companies, corporations, manufacturers, and individuals. The firm
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is ranked Tier 1 in San Diego by U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” for defendants’ legal malpractice law and personal injury litigation in 2015, with Dan White previously receiving Best Lawyers’ San Diego Lawyer of the Year in both areas, and again as Best Lawyers’ Lawyer of the Year in Legal Malpractice for 2016. In addition, White, along with partners Susan Oliver and Steven Amundson, has been regularly included in The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers and is AV-Preeminent rated by MartindaleHubbell. “Preparation and thoroughness are the keys to being successful in this field,” White notes. “In the litigation arena, the courtroom is the ultimate forum where disputes are decided, and having the ability to help people in that respect has been very rewarding.”
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chieving a tragic death of four successful United States Marines. outcome The end result was for a client requires lighting installed on more than good most of the electrical intentions. It requires towers on the military an understanding of base in addition to the complex nature a $55.5 million jury of litigation, the verdict against SDG&E.* confidence that only James Frantz’s success can bring, and a community service as relentless commitment a board member of to getting results. For Impact Teen Drivers more than 35 years, is also a reflection Frantz Law Group has of the firm’s deep been providing resultscommitment to oriented representation creating meaningful for victims of wrongful change. “I am pleased death, catastrophic to be involved in an personal injury, mass organization focused torts, class actions, on preventing accidents professional negligence, among teen drivers and business disputes. through proactive They are a dedicated education—on a group of trial lawyers national level— with a single objective about the dangers of for every client: winning distracted driving,” the case through says James P. Frantz. settlement or jury trial. our clients may The attorneys at Frantz Law Group leave no stone “While Opposing lawyers know receive some measure unturned in order to achieve extraordinary results. of comfort from a Frantz Law Group’s experienced trial successful financial By Johanna Marmon teams are formidable outcome, any one of adversaries and will not hesitate to try a case to verdict, them would trade that for the return of a loved one.” and often achieve impressive outcomes. Unfortunately, drivers get distracted, people behave in a Frantz Law Group is a champion for change. Successful negligent fashion, and corporations often put profit before litigation begins with listening to the client’s needs, then safety. Frantz Law Group is there to even the playing field combining professional resources to pursue strategies and advocate for its clients from a position of strength. that are focused on two things—full and fair monetary Proactive litigation is the cornerstone of Frantz Law compensation and promoting changes in the law to Group’s practice and exceptional client service is their extinguish wrongful conduct and eliminate the product or number one priority. Every case is investigated, analyzed, condition that contributed to the harm. researched, and litigated as though it is going to trial. When James Frantz successfully held a product From initial expert review to discovery and law and manufacturer responsible for scores of serious motion practice, to the use of focus groups and mock injuries and wrongful deaths, he recovered significant trials, the firm utilizes every available litigation tool to compensation for the victims but he didn’t stop with a successfully and thoroughly prepare and prove a client’s financial win. case. Frantz Law Group’s legal teams offer clients The fight decades of successful legal experience as well as a deep continued and understanding of the client experience. ultimately led Frantz Law Group is widely recognized by legal to Frantz’s organizations and publications nationwide as testimony preeminent in its legal ability and ethical standards before regarding representation of plaintiffs in wrongful death, Congress. The catastrophic personal injury, class action, business Food & Drug Administration finally banned the product litigation, and professional negligence matters. six months later due, in part, to Frantz’s trial results, the The attorneys at Frantz Law Group are dedicated testimony of expert witnesses, and his own congressional to righting wrongs and to providing excellent client testimony. With the same commitment, Frantz Law Group service. Whether a client has lost a family member successfully held San Diego Gas & Electric Company in an accident, been a victim of class-wide fraud or accountable for failing to properly light electrical towers negligence, been the victim of professional negligence, located on Camp Pendleton. During a nighttime military or suffered a catastrophic personal injury, the trial helicopter training flight the pilot was unable to see an attorneys of Frantz Law Group have the skills, intellect, unlit electrical tower and impacted it resulting in the and experience to deliver results.
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