WALNUT CREEK, CA--(Marketwired - Feb 4, 2014) - The Walnut Creek office of Newmeyer & Dillion, LLP, one of California's most successful multi-service business and real estate law firms, has expanded to include 13 lawyers since opening in 2005 and now includes expertise in business, real estate and finance transactions in addition to business, real estate, insurance coverage, and construction litigation.
The most recent addition to the team is seasoned business attorney Karl Foster, who will be handling transactions for its Northern California clients. Foster has more than a dozen years of legal experience and specializes in business and real estate transactions, finance and high technology law. Most recently he served as general counsel for The Hudson Companies, LLC based out of Alamo, California.
"Our Walnut Creek office is thriving because of a combination of excellent clients, talented lawyers, and teamwork," said Alan H. Packer, managing partner of Newmeyer & Dillion's Walnut Creek office. "The office is known for its hands-on, creative problem-solving, for its high level of client-centered approaches to litigation, and for putting the emphasis on positive results for our clients."
The office's growing case load includes the handling of claims involving business disputes, large and small scale commercial construction disputes, product class actions, and residential construction disputes, as well as insurance coverage aspects of those disputes for the policyholder. The Northern California office has had remarkable success in representing homebuilders and other businesses in disputes with their insurance companies, he added.
Firm co-founder Greg Dillion says, "We couldn't be prouder of the Walnut Creek office. Like our Newport Beach lawyers, our Northern California office melds experience with creativity to help clients identify and achieve their goals. Our successes have fueled the steady growth of the office."
Headquartered in Newport Beach, Newmeyer & Dillion, LLP has a total of 67 attorneys practicing in complex business, real estate and insurance litigation and transactions for Fortune 500 companies, medium and small businesses, and high net-worth individuals.
About Newmeyer & Dillion LLP
Newmeyer & Dillion, LLP, is a creative and highly motivated business and real estate law firm with 68 attorneys practicing in complex business, real estate, insurance, environmental and employment law. For nearly 30 years, Newmeyer & Dillion attorneys have provided exceptional legal services in all phases of transactional and business litigation matters to Fortune 500 companies, medium and small businesses, and high net-worth individuals. Headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., with a Northern California office in Walnut Creek and a Nevada office in Las Vegas, both the firm and its attorneys have been nationally recognized by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America©, as well as Super Lawyers Magazine. In addition, 10 of our top attorneys have achieved an AV Preeminent® score in the Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™, signifying the highest level of professional excellence. For additional information, call 949-854-7000 or visit www.ndlf.com.