Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP is proud to announce the inclusion of nearly three-quarters of our attorneys in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. Additionally, partners Whitney Z. Bernstein, Anthony R. Bisconti, and John L. Littrell have been named “Lawyers of the Year” for Orange County in Criminal Defense: General Practice, Litigation – Bankruptcy, and Criminal Defense: White Collar, respectively.

Lawyers included on the Best Lawyers® lists are peer reviewed and authenticated and divided by geographic region and practice areas. Only one lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the "Lawyer of the Year," making this accolade particularly significant.

“I am privileged to work with such an elite group of lawyers,” said BKLW Partner Steven J. Katzman. “That so many of our attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® confirms what I have known in working with each of them; that they are the best in the fields of practice. Their expertise, and achievements allow us to deliver remarkable results for clients in a range of matters, from criminal defense, commercial litigation, and bankruptcy litigation.”

Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP would like to congratulate the following lawyers recognized in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®:

• Whitney Z. Bernstein - Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Thomas H. Bienert, Jr. - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Anthony R. Bisconti - Criminal Defense: White-Collar and Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Steven J. Katzman - Litigation - Bankruptcy
• John L. Littrell - Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• James D. Riddet - Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Anne A. Uyeda - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Michael R. Williams - Commercial Litigation

We would also like to congratulate the following lawyers recognized in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, which recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States:

• Alexis Paschedag Federico - Commercial Litigation
• Nathan W. Reinhardt - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Nancy J. Sandoval - Commercial Litigation