Awards & Recognitions
Of course we think our lawyers are great. We’re humbled that other people agree. Our attorneys have garnered such a wide array of honors that even we find it hard to explain — so much talent and accomplishment in such a relatively small place. See what makes us among the top law firms in San Francisco, California.
Coblentz is continually recognized in the Chambers USA and Chambers High Net Worth guides, published by the prestigious legal ranking company, Chambers and Partners, with five ranked practice areas and twelve ranked individual partners. Coblentz’s real estate group is ranked Top Tier Band 1 for Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use – California and Band 3 for Real Estate – Northern California; the white-collar litigation group is ranked Band 3 for Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – California; the employment group is ranked Band 3 in the California: Labor & Employment – Highly Regarded category; and the family wealth group is ranked Band 2 for Private Wealth Law – Northern California. Real estate partners Harry O’Brien and Tay Via are ranked Band 3 in the land use category, and Alan Gennis and Danna Kozerski are ranked Bands 2 and 4, respectively, in the real estate category. Litigation partners Tim Crudo, Rees Morgan, and Sean Coyle are ranked Bands 2, 3, and 5, respectively, in the California, Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations category. Employment partner Fred Alvarez is recognized as a Senior Statesperson in the California: Labor & Employment category and employment partner Hannah Jones is recognized in the Up and Coming category. Three Coblentz family wealth partners, Jaime Mannon, James Mitchell, and Philip Feldman, are also recognized in the Chambers High Net Worth Guide in the Northern California: Private Wealth Law category.
Best Lawyers in America® 2025 recognizes 32 Coblentz attorneys in the 2025 Best Lawyers in America® guide, including 10 attorneys recognized as Ones to Watch®.
Coblentz is recognized as one of the nation’s top law firms in the annual Best Law Firms® list, with national rankings in 9 practice areas and San Francisco metro recognition in 19 practice areas. The firm holds 13 prestigious “Tier 1” rankings in the highly competitive San Francisco Metropolitan law firm category.
Coblentz is consistently honored in the Real Estate – Land Use/Zoning category of the Legal 500 United States guide, an international law firm referral source. Listed as a leader nationally in land use and zoning, Coblentz is one of only a handful of Northern California firms recognized by the Legal 500. Real estate partners Frank Petrilli and Tay Via are also recognized by the Legal 500 as Leading Lawyers in the Real Estate – Land Use/Zoning category.
Coblentz is nationally ranked in several BTI Consulting Group power rankings, compiled from direct feedback from in-depth interviews with legal decision-makers and general counsel. We are recognized as a Strongly Recommended Midsize Firm 2025 and Commercial Litigation Leader 2025, and have also been recognized in the Client Service A-Team, where corporate counsel rank Coblentz in the top firms nationally for client service excellence; Legal Innovation and Technology Outlook, the organization’s first-ever list of the most innovative law firms; Brand Elite, ranking firms with the best brand standing among GCs; and Litigation Outlook 2018, where our Litigation group is rated in the top 10 percent of all U.S. law firms for class actions.
Coblentz is recognized by Benchmark Litigation on its list of “Recommended Firms” in California, including partners Richard Patch, Jon Bass, Tim Crudo, Rees Morgan, and Cliff Yin listed as Litigation Stars and partner Katharine Van Dusen listed as a Future Star.
Coblentz has been named to the National Law Journal Midsize Hotlist four times. This elite recognition is awarded to only 20 firms nationally that excel not only at their legal services, but have demonstrated innovative strategies that keep them competitive against much larger law firms, as well as build cultures that attract and retain top talent.
37 Coblentz lawyers are recognized as Northern California Super Lawyers. The final published list represents no more than 5 percent of lawyers in the state.