Legal Management

2008 Outstanding Legal Management Professionals and Best Office Environment and Culture in a Law Firm

This is the culmination of a peer voting process in which The Daily Transcript and the Association of Legal Administrators honor outstanding law firm management professionals and firms with the best office environment and culture.

2008 Outstanding Legal Management Professionals

Individual

Joel DeVos

Administrator

Wilson Petty Kosmo & Turner

Individual

Tom Dickerson

Practice Services Manager

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Individual

Patricia Groff

Director of Administration

Butz Dunn & DeSantis

Individual

Darlene Hart

Director of Human Resources

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

Individual

Judith A. Hissong, CLM

Chief Operations Officer

Solomon Grindle Silverman & Spinella

Individual

Melanie Leander

Office Manager, San Diego

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney

Individual

Liz Mackres

Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield LLP

Individual

Patty Marshall

Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton LLP

Individual

Betty Murphy

Levine, Steinberg, Miller and Huver

Individual

Wendy Wilkins

Administrator

Latham & Watkins LLP

2008 Best Office Environment and Culture in a Law Firm

2008 Best Office Environment and Culture in a Law Firm

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Best Best & Krieger LLP is a full-service law firm with nearly 200 attorneys in offices strategically located to serve California's fastest growing communities. In meeting the needs of public and private sector clients, BB&K offers unique experience in handling complex, multidisciplinary issues and providing solutions of common interest to leaders of both business and government.

The firm represents many recognized public agencies and businesses. Our firm is proud of the long-standing client relationships we have maintained. Some of our clients include Center City Development Corp., the city of Santee, First American Title Insurance Co., Helix Water District, Metropolitan Transit System, North County Transit District, Padre Damn Municipal Water District, city of San Diego, San Diego Association of Governments, San Diego County Office of Education, San Marcos Unified School District, Sweetwater Authority, city of Vista and Vista Unified School District.

Primary services include business, eminent domain, employee benefits, environmental law and natural resources, labor and employment, litigation, municipal law, public finance, real estate, redevelopment, economic development and housing, special districts and school law.

Raymond Best founded the firm in 1891. Warren Diven is the managing partner of the the San Diego office, which has 37 attorneys and was founded in 1993.