California faces a housing crisis of “historic proportions.” In response, the Legislature enacted the Housing Accountability Act (HAA)—known as the “Anti-NIMBY Act”—to dramatically increase housing construction by preventing local governments from arbitrarily denying viable development projects. On January 30, 2025, Judge Curtis A. Kin found that the City of Los Angeles (City) acted in bad […]
LOS ANGELES—Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce the promotion of three associates to the Firm’s partnership: Trevor Countryman in the Real Estate Department, Megan Ferkel Earhart in the Taxation, Trusts & Estates Department, and Lara Leitner in the Litigation and Government, Land Use, Environment and Energy Departments. Trevor Countryman advises […]
Los Angeles—Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce that 21 of its attorneys across all three offices have been included in the Best Lawyers in America® 2023 list. In addition, 10 attorneys have been included in the “Ones to Watch” edition which recognizes lawyers earlier in their careers who have achieved […]
Los Angeles—Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce that 18 of its attorneys across all three offices have been included in the Best Lawyers in America® 2022 list. In addition, 5 attorneys have been included in the second ever “Ones to Watch” edition which recognizes lawyers earlier in their careers who […]
Los Angeles—Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce that 17 of its attorneys across all three offices have been included in the Best Lawyers in America® list for the year 2021. In addition, 4 attorneys have been included in the inaugural “Ones to Watch” edition which recognizes lawyers earlier in their […]
LOS ANGELES – Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce the promotion of three attorneys to the Firm’s partnership: Patricia DeSantis Belton in the Labor & Employment Department, Neill Brower in the Government, Land Use, Environment and Energy Department and Joseph Mellema in the Litigation Department. Based in the Firm’s Los […]
LOS ANGELES—The 2020 edition of U.S. News & World Report names 12 Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) attorneys from all three offices to the Best Lawyers in America® list. Best Lawyers is based on a comprehensive peer-review survey in which tens of thousands of top lawyers evaluate the legal abilities of other lawyers […]
LOS ANGELES — On behalf of the Ventura County Coalition of Labor, Agriculture and Business (CoLAB), Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) filed a lawsuit in Superior Court against the County of Ventura challenging a Wildlife Corridor Ordinance that rezones more than 160,000 acres and imposes complex new rules and restrictions on businesses and landowners of thousands of parcels. […]
LOS ANGELES—Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce that 20 JMBM attorneys have been recognized as 2019 Super Lawyers in Southern California, a listing of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. JMBM’s Super Lawyers were recognized in a variety of practice areas. Their names and […]
Los Angeles—Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce it has been recognized as a 2019 “Best Law Firm” by U.S. News & World Best Lawyers®, which recognizes the top law firms in the country for professional excellence. This is the ninth year for JMBM’s inclusion as a Best Law Firm. “This […]