Umberg/Zipser Again Named to Orange County Best Law Firms List for 2019

Umberg/Zipser (U/Z) is pleased to announce that the firm has been ranked Tier One in the “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® for the Orange County metropolitan area. The firm has received this recognition each year since it was formed. The ranking showcases top law firms recognized by clients and peers for delivering professional excellence and for high quality ratings. The rankings indicate a unique combination of quality in practice and legal expertise.

In 2019, the firm again received three Tier One rankings in Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, and Real Estate Litigation.

“It is an honor for our firm to be listed again as one of the Best Law Firms in Orange County. The continued recognition from our clients and peers is affirmation of the trusted advisor role our team endeavors to provide for our valued clients,” said co-founding partner Dean Zipser.

One Umberg/Zipser client commented, “When you go to a lawyer, you are upset, anxious, and confused. You need someone to take over for you, to know what to do, and how and when to do it so your case comes to a swift yet successful close. That law firm is U/Z. The people who work for this firm like to help people, and not just close cases. They understand the stress a lawsuit can bring to a person’s life, and will reassure and walk you through the steps with courtesy. Their lawyers are experts in every area of the law. Their staff is friendly, yet professional, and obliging. I recommend Umberg/Zipser wholeheartedly as the Best Law Firm in not just Orange County, but as the Best Law Firm. Period.”

Another client commented, “Umberg/Zipser is an excellent firm that provides highest quality legal services in a timely and efficient manner. The attorneys at the firm are all stars in my book.” These comments were collected as part of the U.S. News — Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” research process.

In addition to the 2019 Best Law Firms ranking, attorneys Mark Finkelstein, Carole Reagan, Adina Stowell, Tom Umberg and Dean Zipser were once again been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019:

  • Finkelstein in the fields of “Litigation-Intellectual Property” and “Litigation-Patent”;
  • Reagan in the field of “Litigation – Intellectual Property”;
  • Stowell for “Litigation-Intellectual Property” and “Litigation-Real Estate”;
  • Umberg for “Commercial Litigation” and “Litigation-Real Estate”; and
  • Zipser for “Bet-the-Company Litigation,” “Commercial Litigation,” “Litigation – Banking and Finance,” “Litigation – Intellectual Property,” and “Litigation – Real Estate.”

Umberg/Zipser Lawyers Selected Again as 2019 Best Lawyers in America

Umberg/Zipser is pleased to announce that attorneys Mark Finkelstein, Carole Reagan, Adina Stowell, Tom Umberg and Dean Zipser have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America © 2019.

Finkelstein was again selected in the fields of “Litigation – Intellectual Property” and “Litigation – Patent” and has been on the Best Lawyers list since 2016.

Reagan was again selected for “Litigation – Intellectual Property” and has been on the Best Lawyers list since 2013.

Stowell was selected for “Litigation – Intellectual Property” and “Litigation – Real Estate.”  This is her first year on the list.

Umberg has been on the Best Lawyers list since 2008, and was selected for “Commercial Litigation” and “Litigation – Real Estate.”.

Zipser was again selected for “Bet-the-Company Litigation,” “Commercial Litigation,” “Litigation – Banking and Finance,” “Litigation – Intellectual Property,” and “Litigation – Real Estate,” and has been on the Best Lawyers list since 2008.  Zipser was previously recognized by Best Lawyers as the Lawyer of Year in Orange County for “Litigation – Intellectual Property” in 2017, and as the Orange County “Lawyer of the Year” in the “Bet-the-Company Litigation” category in 2014.

Umberg/Zipser is recognized as one of the 2018 “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Real Estate Litigation and Banking & Finance Litigation.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. 83,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and we have received almost 10 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For the 2018 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, 7.4 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 58,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

 

Umberg/Zipser Attorneys Featured Prominently at OCBA Judges’ Night

Umberg/Zipser proudly sponsored and supported 2018 Judges’ Night & Annual Meeting hosted by the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) on Thursday, January 18, 2018 in Irvine.  This event featured the installation of Nikki P. Miliband, Esq. as 2018 OCBA President, the installation of the OCBA Officers and Directors and the OCBA Charitable Fund Directors, and the presentation of the Franklin G. West Award, the highest honor bestowed by the OCBA.

The firm’s attorneys have decades of service to the OCBA, and the most recent Judges’ Night was an example.  U/Z’s Scott Garner was sworn in as the 2018 OCBA Treasurer and a board member of the Charitable Fund, and Mei Tsang was sworn in as a board member of both the OCBA and the Charitable Fund.

U/Z’s co-founding partner Dean Zipser, a former OCBA President and the 2017 recipient of the Franklin G. West Award, spoke at the event. In addition, Zipser recently co-authored the OCBA article: January 2018 Cover Story – Nikki Presley Miliband: We’re Not Returning to Sender!, highlighting the accomplishments of the newly appointed OCBA president, Nikki Presley Miliband. Click here to read the full article.

 

About Umberg/Zipser LLP

Umberg/Zipser is a premier business litigation and intellectual property boutique.  Drawing on its lawyers’ many decades of experience in some of the nation’s largest and most prestigious law firms, as well as national and state government service, Umberg/Zipser provides clients with unparalleled legal services. Named one of the Daily Journal’s Top Boutique Firms, Umberg/Zipser is a go-to firm for litigation and intellectual property in Orange County and around the state.