Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean Doubles Number of Attorneys Included in 2016 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America

August 21, 2015

Name Partner Michael Dean Named a “Best Lawyer” Every Year Since List’s Inception in 1983

OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 17, 2015 – Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP announces that Partners Penn Ayers Butler, Michael D. Cooper, Patricia E. Curtin, Michael A. Dean, Matthew Graham, Charles A. Hansen, Roger M. Hughes, Howard W. Lind, Pamela Schock Mintzer and Richard Waxman have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^© 2016 (Copyright 2015 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).

Five Wendel Rosen partners make their inaugural appearance on the list this year, including Managing Partner Richard Waxman, honoring a total of ten attorneys representing various practice areas. In addition to Name Partner Michael Dean’s impressive 33 year appearance, Partner Patricia Curtin was named the Best Lawyers Land Use and Zoning Law “Lawyer of the Year” in California in 2015.

Wendel Rosen’s honorees are as follows:

- Penn Ayers Butler* - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

- Michael D. Cooper (2008) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy

- Patricia E. Curtin (2001) – Land Use and Zoning Law

- Michael A. Dean (1983) – Real Estate Law

- Matthew Graham* - Construction Law

- Charles A. Hansen (2007) – Litigation – Real Estate

- Roger M. Hughes (2006) – Construction Law; Litigation – Construction

- Howard W. Lind* - Real Estate Law

- Pamela Schock Mintzer* - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law

- Richard Waxman* - Corporate Law

(Year) indicates the first year the attorney was listed.

*Indicates an attorney who is individually listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.

First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 50,000 leading attorneys cast more than 5.5 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed. More information can be found at www.bestlawyers.com.

About Wendel Rosen
Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP serves a diverse client base of business, public and individual clients located throughout California and the United States. With offices in Oakland and Modesto, California, the 106-year-old firm advises clients on transactional and civil litigation matters in several related fields of law, including business/corporate; construction; eminent domain; employment; environmental; estate planning, trusts and probate; green business; insolvency, restructuring and creditor rights; insurance; intellectual property; land use; real estate; taxation; and technology. In 2003, the firm became the first law firm in the country to gain third-party certification as a green business and has won numerous recognitions for its leadership in the green economy. The firm was recognized by the National Law Journal on its “Midsize Hot List” in 2009 and 2014. Additional information about the firm and its attorneys may be found at www.wendel.com.