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Kurt A. Kappes is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Kurt A. practices law in Sacramento, California Best Lawyers has recognized Kurt A. Kappes since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Kurt A. Kappes is held by other lawyers.

John Fairbrook is a shareholder of Trainor Fairbrook and Chair of the firm’s Litigation Department. Mr. Fairbrook is a highly regarded litigator having successfully tried, arbitrated, and resolved hundreds of real estate and commercial litigation matters throughout California. His litigation practice focuses on commercial real estate, leasing, construction and real estate development. Over the course of his 35-year career, Mr. Fairbrook has tried numerous jury trials to verdict, both in...

Colby A Campbell is a shareholder with the law firm of Trainor Fairbrook. Her practice emphasizes real estate, taxation, business planning and estate planning. Ms. Campbell has particular experience in structuring new joint ventures and restructuring existing joint ventures to accommodate concerns relevant in the current economic environment, including those involving (i) personal liability and asset protection, (ii) additional funding through the infusion of new capital and the corresponding...

Mark Spring is the Sacramento Office Managing Partner at CDF Labor Law LLP (CDF), a California focused labor, employment and immigration defense law firm with five offices throughout the state. Spring has over 25 years of experience handling labor and employment law matters throughout Northern California. Spring’s practice is focused on the representation of management in union-management relations and handling litigation triggered by all types of employment-related disputes. He practic...

Mary Martinelli, C.F.L.S.* leads the Family Law Practice Team at Murphy Austin. She is a State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization Certified Family Law Specialist with more than 35 years of experience representing clients statewide in complex family law matters. Mary’s practice focuses on dissolution of marriage, legal separation, child custody, prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, domestic violence, writs, appeals, and corporate consulting...

Chris Alvarez is an associate in the firm’s Sacramento office. His practice focuses on representing employers in federal and state courts, in all stages of litigation. He also counsels and advises clients on labor and employment law matters.Prior to joining Fisher Phillips, Chris was in private practice with a law firm representing employers in labor and employment matters. Chris graduated from the University of California Davis School of Law. While in law school, he served as a Senior ...

Benjamin M. Ebbink is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Employment Law - Management. Benjamin M. practices law in Sacramento, California Best Lawyers has recognized Benjamin M. Ebbink since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Benjamin M. Ebbink is held by other lawyers.

Bruce J. Sarchet has focused his entire legal career on the representation of management in labor and employment law matters. With energy, enthusiasm, and intense focus, Bruce provides clients with superior quality work and exceptional client service and has earned a reputation as a hands-on problem solver. He crafts practical, real world solutions to workplace problems -- balancing business realities with the need to minimize exposure to litigation. Bruce has a wide-ranging practice represen...

The emphasis of Mr. Dreyer's practice is personal injury trial practice, specializing in the areas of catastrophic injuries and wrongful death matters. He has tried to conclusion in excess of 100 civil cases. During the course of his career, Mr. Dreyer has obtained in excess of 100 seven-figure verdicts and settlements. He has obtained multi-million dollar verdicts in wrongful death matters, catastrophic brain and spinal injury cases as well as public entity matters. He was sought out by the ...

Sander Van der Heide is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Sander practices law in Sacramento, California Best Lawyers has recognized Sander Van der Heide since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Sander Van der Heide is held by other lawyers.