Best Lawyers Near You in Newport, California
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Scott A. Ritsema is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Scott A. practices law in Newport Beach, California Best Lawyers has recognized Scott A. Ritsema since 2016. 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...
Dan Goldman represents individuals and businesses in complex civil litigation , commercial litigation, and government investigations. Based in San Clemente, California, and practicing with Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP , Dan handles high-stakes disputes involving securities and derivative litigation, antitrust matters, contract disputes, business torts, and other complex commercial matters. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants in multi-million-dollar cases across a range of in...
John Polson is a partner in the Irvine office and a member of the firm's Management Committee. He represents employers and staffing industry clients in all aspects of labor and employment law, including transactional matters, litigation, compliance advice and audits, executive and management training, and other employment related legal matters. John handles administrative and civil employment litigation matters, including arbitrations, in California and elsewhere. John has particular expertis...
Clare Lucich is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Clare practices law in Newport Beach, California Best Lawyers has recognized Clare Lucich 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 Clare Lucich is held by other lawyers.
Nicole Whyte has been identified by the well-recognized Daily Journal as one of California’s top 100 women attorneys. Ms. Whyte is a Certified Family Law Specialist and a Fellow of the prestigious American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). She is also a member of the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Ms. Whyte is a founding principal of Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara, LLP. Admitted to the South African Supreme Court in 1990, the California State Bar in ...
John Benedict Phillips—known as Ben Phillips for all his life—received his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Davis, and his Juris Doctor degree from Chapman University School of Law. Mr. Phillips is a Certified Family Law Specialist by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, and rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale Hubbell—the highest rating attainable for legal ability and professional ethics. Mr. Phillips practices exclusively fam...
Jessica C. Munk is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Jessica C. practices law in Newport Beach, California Best Lawyers has recognized Jessica C. Munk since 2022. 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 Jessica C. Munk is held by other lawyers.
Gabriel Mendoza is a Partner at Easton & Easton, LLP, who has been serving as a Personal Injury Attorney for Easton & Easton since 2016. Gabriel's passion to seek justice for personal injury victims drew him to Easton & Easton. Prior to law school, Gabriel was a paralegal for a personal injury law firm, where he experienced firsthand the inequities of a system that desired to take advantage of victims who had been harmed by the negligence of others, which sought to pay these victi...
