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The 2021 Best Lawyers in Northern California

Featuring the top legal talent in the Northern California area.

Best Lawyers Northern California 2021
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October 16, 2020 08:30 AM

The 2021 Nothern California's Best Lawyers publication features nearly 2,000 of the region's top-ranked legal talent as well as the inaugural appearance of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in print.

In our cover story, Randall Scarlett of Scarlett Law Group shares his firm's secret to courtroom success while negotiating the twists and turns brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Then, we invited two attorneys recognized for their work in Real Estate Law and Land Use and Zoning Law to discuss how gentrification in Northern California is impacting residents, for better or for worse.

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