Top Attorneys 2010

Academic

University of San Diego School of Law

California Western School of Law

Thomas Jefferson School of Law

University of San Diego School of Law

Corporate Litigation

Caldarelli Hejmanowski Page & Leer LLP

Chapin Fitzgerald Sullivan

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Chapin Fitzgerald LLP

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Cooley LLP

Schoville & Arnell LLP

Chapin Fitzgerald Sullivan LLP

Latham & Watkins LLP

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Corporate Transactional

Cooley LLP

CareFusion Corp.

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo PC

Websense Inc.

Trius Therapeutics

DLA Piper US LLP

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Criminal

Cooley LLP

Michael C. Harkness APLC

Law Offices of Paul H. Neuharth Jr., APC

William F. Nimmo APC

San Diego Deputy District Attorney, Special Operations Division

John G. Phillips APC

Law Offices of James F. Pokorny

Law Office of Russell K. Robinson APC

Kay L. Sunday Law Offices

Office of the Attorney General

Estate Planning/Probate & Trust

Garrison Armstrong Law Corp.

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

Weissler Law Group

Family

Jones Barnes LLP

ABC Family Law

Basie & Fritz

Ashworth, Blanchet, Christenson & Kalemkiarian

Ashworth, Blanchet, Christenson and Kalemkiarian

Law Offices of Judith Klein

McDougal, Love, Eckis, Boehmer & Foley

Law Offices of Jon D. Rigney, APC

Law Offices of Jon D. Rigney APC

Hervey & Wood APC

Insurance

The Dunk Law Firm

Frantz Law Group APLC

Hilding Law Firm

Pettit Kohn Ingrassia & Lutz

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC

Mowbray Law Firm

Osborne & Nesbitt LLP

Coast Law Group LLP

Latham & Watkins LLP

Klinedinst PC

IP Litigation

Perkins Coie LLP

San Diego IP Law Group LLP

Fish & Richardson

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Jones Day

DLA Piper LLP

Gavrilovich, Dodd & Lindsey LLP

Perkins Coie LLP

Cooley LLP

Foley & Lardner LLP

IP Transactional

Cooley Godward Kronish LLP

Perkins Coie LLP

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo PC

Foley & Lardner LLP

Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP

IP Legal Advisors PC

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo PC

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Mintz Levin

Sheppard Mullin

Websense Inc.

Labor/Employment

Andrews Lagasse Branch & Bell LLP

Andrews • Lagasse • Branch and Bell LLP

Jones Day

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

Law Offices of George L. de la Flor

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP

Gruenberg Law

Fisher & Phillips LLP

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

Gordon & Rees LLP

Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP

Municipal & Government

ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties

California Office of the Attorney General

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Department of Justice/Office of the Attorney General

GCR LLP

California Department of Justice

GCR LLP

Personal Injury/Property Damage

Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire

Berman & Riedel LLP

The Dunk Law Firm

Gomez Trial Attorneys

The Gomez Law Firm

Mowbray Law Firm

Casey, Gerry, Schenk, Francavilla, Blatt & Penfiel

Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire

Law Office of Steven C. Vosseller

Real Estate & Construction Litigation

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

Klinedinst Attorneys

Gordon & Rees

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP

Kolodny & Pressman LLP

Silldorf & Levine LLP

Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire

Gordon & Rees LLP

Wertz, McDade, Wallace, Moot & Brower

Real Estate & Construction Transactional

Dentons US LLP

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo PC

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP

Duane Morris LLP

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

Fisch, Spiegler & Ginsburg APLC

Peterson & Price, APC

Gordon & Rees Scully Mansukhani

Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith LLP

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Law Offices of Aminpour & Associates

Perkins Coie

Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield LLP

U.S. Attorney, Southern District of California

Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP

Restore International

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP

Qualcomm Inc.

Duane Morris LLP

Duckor Spradling Metzger & Wynne

2010 Winner

Margaret “Margi” C. Bell

Andrews • Lagasse • Branch and Bell LLP

Education

Law School/Year: Tulane Law School, 1991

College/Year: UC San Diego, 1987

Bar Admissions

California, 1991

Practice Areas

Discrimination & Civil Rights, Labor

Major Cases

My law practice is devoted to representing companies in all aspects of employment law, including defending employers who are sued for harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour violations, breach of contract and other related issues. Noteworthy accomplishments include two published appellate decisions addressing the extent of free speech and first amendment rights within both private and public work environments.

Professional Background

I am a founding partner of Andrews ? Lagasse ? Branch ? Bell LLP, which is a 100 percent female/minority owned law firm. Prior to ALBB, I was a shareholder at Littler Mendelson, where I practiced from 1991 to 2000, and a partner at Gordon & Rees LLP from 2000 to 2007, where I co-chaired the San Diego Employment Group.

I was voted by my peers as one of the Top 25 Women Lawyers in San Diego in 2010 and a 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Southern California - San Diego Super Lawyer, representing the top 5 percent of San Diego attorneys. I have received Martidale-Hubbell's highest rating (AV Peer Review Rated) for legal ability and ethical standards.

Professional Affiliations

I am a member of the San Diego Bar Association and the California Bar Association. I also am active in the San Diego Society of Human Resource Management (SDSHRM), where I currently serve as immediate past president on its board of directors. From 2006 to 2009, I served as its vice president, legislation, president-elect and president. I am a former member of the Point Loma Rotary Club, where I served on its board of directors and as a co-chair of the district-wide task force on jobs for the disabled.

Personal Background

I have been married for almost 20 years and have four amazing children. I am an avid hiker and runner, recently completing the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon and placing 4th in my age division!