Fred Alvarez and Jeff Bernstein Awarded Lawyers of the Year, 32 Coblentz Attorneys Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025
In its listing of the nation’s top legal talent, The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 edition recognized 32 Coblentz attorneys, including two as “Lawyers of the Year” and 10 as Ones to Watch®.
Employment partner Fred Alvarez was awarded the Best Lawyers® 2025 Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year” and tax partner Jeff Bernstein was awarded the Best Lawyers® 2025 Litigation and Controversy – Tax “Lawyer of the Year” in San Francisco. Fred Alvarez is one of the preeminent employment lawyers in the United States. He combines a distinct blend of employment law experience, public service, and legal profession leadership and provides strategic and compliance advice to employers. Jeff Bernstein is one of the most well-known and preeminent tax attorneys in California. He brings extensive experience and close, personal attention to the representation of businesses, individuals, and families in highly sophisticated income, estate, and property tax matters, both as an advisor and as an advocate.
Categories of recognition are listed below.
2025 Best Lawyers in America Recognitions
- Fred Alvarez: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Jon Bass: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate
- Jeff Bernstein: Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
- Matt Bove: Land Use and Zoning Law
- Tim Crudo: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Phil Feldman: Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates Law
- Gregg Ficks: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Karen Frank: Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Alan Gennis: Real Estate Law
- Robert Hodil: Real Estate Law
- Miles Imwalle: Land Use and Zoning Law
- Megan Jennings: Land Use and Zoning Law
- Danna Kozerski: Real Estate Law
- Jacob Lager: Tax Law, Trusts and Estates Law
- Jaime Mannon: Trusts and Estates Law
- Jim Mitchell: Trusts and Estates Law
- Allison Moser: Employment Law – Management
- Harry O’Brien: Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
- Richard Patch: Appellate Practice, Litigation – Antitrust
- Frank Petrilli: Land Use and Zoning Law
- Doug Sands: Real Estate Law
- Tay Via: Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate Law
2025 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America Recognitions
- Kiana Araghi: Real Estate Law
- Leah Collins: Real Estate Law
- Jeff Dodd: Environmental Law
- Eric Hieber: Construction Law, Real Estate Law
- Laura Seegal: Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Laura Srebro: Trusts and Estates
- Matthew Stone: Real Estate Law
- Marcia Valadez Valente: Commercial Litigation
- Ashley Weinstein-Carnes: Land Use and Zoning Law
- Jessica Wilson: Tax Law
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