Seventeen McManis Faulkner attorneys, more than 90 percent of its lawyers, have been named to the Northern California Super Lawyers 2026 list.
Northern California Super Lawyers is a Thomson Reuters rating service and publication that lists outstanding lawyers across more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The ratings aim to create a comprehensive list of outstanding attorneys that may be used as a resource to locate high quality legal counsel. Compiled through peer nomination and research, approximately five percent of the Northern California Bar receive this distinction.
The McManis Faulkner lawyers and the areas of law for which they were selected are:
- Tyler Atkinson – General Litigation
- Abimael “A.J.” Bastida – General Litigation
- Michele Corvi – Family Law
- Marwa Elzankaly – Business Litigation
- William Faulkner* – Business Litigation
- James McManis* – Business Litigation
- Christine Peek – General Litigation
- Elizabeth Pipkin – Business Litigation
- Brandon Rose – Family Law
- Matthew Schechter – Employment & Labor
- Michael Warren – Employment & Labor
- Hilary Weddell – Employment & Labor
*Selected for at least 15 consecutive years
The Northern California Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list recognizes attorneys who are 40 years old or younger or who have been practicing law for 10 years or fewer. Approximately two percent of the Northern California Bar receive the “Rising Star” distinction.
The McManis Faulkner attorneys selected to the 2026 Rising Stars list are:
- Beverly Bergstrom – Family Law
- Laura Diaz – General Litigation
- Juan Luna-Bojalil – Civil Litigation: Defense
- James O’Donnell* – General Litigation
- Miriam Pieters* – Civil Litigation: Plaintiff
* First appearance on the Rising Stars list.
McManis Faulkner, a San Jose, California-based trial firm, provides a full range of litigation services, representing both corporations and individuals through trial and appeal. The firm handles a wide range of litigation, including business, civil rights, class actions, criminal, employment, family, general civil, intellectual property, personal injury, probate, and professional negligence. With experienced, well-trained trial lawyers and staff, McManis Faulkner prides itself on its ethnic, cultural and religious diversity.