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30 JMM Attorneys Recognized in the 2027 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

Bankruptcy, Commercial Lease Litigation, Corporate, Environmental, Family Office, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Land Use, Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Trust & Estate Litigation and Trusts & Estates
Hospitality
Benjamin M. Reznik, Bennett G. Young, Bradford S. Cohen, Brandon K. Chock, Bruce P. Jeffer, Burton A. Mitchell, Caleb A. Gilbert, Catherine DeBono Holmes, Gordon A. Schaller, Guy Maisnik, Jay T. Thompson, Jill R. Skinner, Joel D. Deutsch, Julia Consoli-Tiensvold, Kerry Shapiro, L. Randolph Harris, Marianne Martin, Marta M. Fernandez, Martin H. Orlick, Michael H. Strub, Jr., Neil C. Erickson, Robert B. Kaplan, Robert E. Mangels, Sarah Mills, Scott A. Harshman, Taylor Burras, Timothy Lappen, Trevor B. Countryman, Vince Farhat and William F. Capps

LOS ANGELES — August 20, 2026 — Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP (JMM) is pleased to announce that 24 Firm attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, with an additional six attorneys named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. The selections span the Firm’s offices in Los Angeles, Irvine, and San Francisco and represent a broad range of practice areas.

Collectively, these honors showcase the depth and diversity of JMM’s legal capabilities and the Firm’s longstanding commitment to providing sophisticated, practical, and business-focused counsel to clients across a broad range of industries and legal disciplines.

The 2027 Best Lawyers in America recognition includes attorneys across corporate, real estate, tax, trusts and estates, litigation, intellectual property, environmental, land use and zoning, hospitality, bankruptcy and creditor rights, securities, and labor and employment practices. The breadth of the selections highlights the depth of JMM’s capabilities and the Firm’s ability to serve clients across a diverse range of legal and business matters.

The Best Lawyers selections are based on a comprehensive peer-review process through which attorneys nominate and evaluate the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographic region and practice area, while Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America follows a similar peer-review methodology and recognizes attorneys who have demonstrated professional excellence earlier in their careers.

The following JMM attorneys were recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®:

Irvine, CA

Los Angeles, CA

San Francisco, CA

  • Randolph Harris — Tax Law
  • Robert Kaplan — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Martin Orlick — Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
  • Kerry Shapiro — Environmental Law
  • Bennett Young — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy

JMM also congratulates the following attorneys named to 2027 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®  in America, which recognizes attorneys who have demonstrated outstanding professional excellence and are earlier in their careers:

Los Angeles, CA

San Francisco, CA

  • Taylor Burras — Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment

To learn more about the 2027 Best Lawyers® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America selections, please visit Best Lawyers.

About Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP

Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP is a full-service law firm committed to providing clients with outstanding results. From our offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Orange County, we serve our clients’ needs worldwide. For more information about our attorneys and our services, visit www.jeffer.com.