31 Stradling Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers® Award Recipients for 2026

Best Lawyers has named 31 Stradling lawyers to its 2026 list of Best Lawyers in America. The annual recognition of leading lawyers is based on a rigorous, national peer-review survey involving more than five million evaluations. Best Lawyers is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. A listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. For more than three decades, Best Lawyers lists have earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public, as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere. Chris Ivey was recognized as the Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” for Corporate Law in Orange County, and Allison Burns was recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for Municipal Law in Orange County. The following attorneys have been selected for inclusion:

Sean Absher: Real Estate Law

Jason Anderson: Litigation - Real Estate

Celeste Stahl Brady: Land Use and Zoning Law

Rob Briseño: Real Estate Law

Doug Brown: Public Finance Law

Allison Burns: Lawyer of the Year for Municipal Law in Orange County; Litigation - Environmental; Litigation - Municipal; Municipal Law 

Thomas Clark: Economic Development Law; Land Use and Zoning Law 

Lawrence Cohn: Biotechnology and Life Sciences 

Shawn Collins: Commercial Litigation 

Shane Criqui: Commercial Litigation

Jason de Bretteville: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation - Securities 

Bruce Feuchter: Corporate Law 

Kathleen Marcus: Criminal Defense: White Collar; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation - Securities

Fred Neufeld: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Brian Forbath: Public Finance Law

Paul Glassman: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Steve Hanle: Litigation - Intellectual Property 

Chris Ivey: Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Law in Orange County; Corporate Law 

Karla Kraft: Commercial Litigation 

Kristin Larson: Environmental Law

Vanessa Legbandt: Economic Development Law

Kyle Leingang: Commercial Finance Law 

Dan Lorenzen: Tax Law; Trusts and Estates 

Alice Ostdiek: Municipal Law; Public Finance Law 

Justin Owens: Commercial Litigation 

Bill Parrish: Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent 

Marc Schneider: Commercial Litigation 

Mark Skaist: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law 

Jeremy Suiter: Commercial Litigation

Hayden Trubitt: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law 

Bob Whalen: Municipal Law