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Taxation, Trust & Estate Litigation and Trusts & Estates Two JMBM Partners Named to Daily Journal’s Top Estate & Wealth Management Attorneys 2025

LOS ANGELES, CA – October 8, 2025 – Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is proud to announce that two of the Firm’s Partners, Burton Mitchell and Eric Bardwell have been recognized by the Daily Journal as among California’s Top Estate & Wealth Management Attorneys for 2025. This annual list honors the state’s most […]

Corporate, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment and Trust & Estate Litigation JMBM Attorneys Recognized as 2023 Southern California Rising Stars

LOS ANGELES—Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce that 4 JMBM attorneys have been recognized as Super Lawyers Rising Stars in Southern California for 2023. The Rising Stars list highlights attorneys who are either 40 years old or younger, or have been practicing for 10 years or less. The names of JMBM’s Rising Stars and […]

ADA Representation, Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Environmental, Global Hospitality Group®, Government, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Land Use, Litigation, Patent Litigation Group, Real Estate, Taxation, Trust & Estate Litigation, Trusts & Estates and White Collar Defense & Investigations JMBM Attorneys Recognized as 2023 Best Lawyers in America

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 […]

Bankruptcy, Corporate, Creditors' Rights, Environmental, Labor & Employment, Land Use, Litigation, Real Estate, Trust & Estate Litigation and Trusts & Estates JMBM Attorneys Recognized as 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers

San Francisco—Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce that six attorneys have been selected as Super Lawyers in Northern California for 2022. In addition, three attorneys have been recognized as Northern California Rising Stars. The list includes outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. JMBM’s Northern California Super […]

Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Family Office, Intellectual Property, Land Use, Patent Litigation Group, Taxation, Trust & Estate Litigation and Trusts & Estates JMBM Ranked in 2022 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”

LOS ANGELES–Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce its inclusion in the 2022 U.S. News and World Report – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings. The report recognizes the top law firms in the country for professional excellence based on peer review. National Tier 1 Rankings Once again, two of JMBM’s practice areas […]

ADA Representation, Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Environmental, Global Hospitality Group®, Government, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Land Use, Litigation, Natural Resources & Mining, Patent Litigation Group, Real Estate, Taxation, Trust & Estate Litigation, Trusts & Estates and White Collar Defense & Investigations JMBM Attorneys Recognized as 2022 Best Lawyers in America

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 […]

Appellate, Bankruptcy, Corporate, Creditors' Rights, Environmental, Labor & Employment, Land Use, Litigation, Real Estate, Trust & Estate Litigation and Trusts & Estates JMBM Attorneys Recognized as 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers

San Francisco—Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce that five attorneys have been selected as Super Lawyers in Northern California for 2021. In addition, three attorneys have been recognized as Northern California Rising Stars. The list includes outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. JMBM’s […]

ADA Representation, Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Environmental, Global Hospitality Group®, Government, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Land Use, Litigation, Natural Resources & Mining, Patent Litigation Group, Real Estate, Taxation, Trust & Estate Litigation, Trusts & Estates and White Collar Defense & Investigations JMBM Attorneys Recognized as 2021 Best Lawyers in America

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 […]

Appellate, Bankruptcy, Corporate, Creditors' Rights, Environmental, Land Use, Litigation, Real Estate and Trust & Estate Litigation JMBM Attorneys Recognized as 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers

San Francisco—Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce that six attorneys have been selected as Super Lawyers in Northern California for 2020. In addition, one attorney has been recognized as a Northern California Rising Star. The list includes outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. […]

Litigation and Trust & Estate Litigation Trust & Estate Litigation Attorney Vatche Zetjian Joins JMBM in Los Angeles

Los Angeles—Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce that Vatche Zetjian has joined the Firm as Of Counsel in the Trust & Estate Litigation Group. He joins JMBM from Fiduciary Law Services, Inc., where he served as Vice President, Chair of Litigation. “We are delighted to have Vatche join our practice,” […]