Gordon & Rees LLP is pleased to announced that 11 attorneys have been elected to the status of national partner, plus eight additional lateral partners (who previously joined Gordon & Rees from other firms) have been elevated from regional to national partners.

Dion Cominos, Gordon & Rees' firmwide managing partner, noted that "This latest group of partners represents a breadth of excellence from various practices across a growing geographic footprint. We have an incredibly talented and dedicated group of individuals, and I am honored to now count them among the members of our national partnership."

The newly announced partners include four from the San Francisco office including two lateral partners; seven from San Diego; one from Los Angeles; one from Portland; and two lateral partners each from Dallas, Denver and Chicago.

San Francisco

• Mordecai Boone* (Environmental/Toxic Tort)
  Washburn University School of Law, Admitted to California Bar 1998, Florida Bar 2003
• Bryce Carroll (Construction)
  University of San Francisco School of Law, Admitted to California Bar 2000
• Mark Davis* (Business Transactions)
  University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Admitted to California Bar 1982
• Mark Posard (Employment)
  McGeorge School of Law, Admitted to California Bar 2000

San Diego

• Kimberly Blake (Construction)
  University of California Davis, Admitted to California Bar 1997
• Marshall Brenner (Business Litigation/Product Liability)
  California Western School of Law, Admitted to California Bar 2000
• Matthew Elstein (Business Litigation/Insurance)
  Georgetown University Law Center, Admitted to California Bar 1994
• Craig Mariam (Intellectual Property/Commercial Litigation/Real Estate)
  Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, Admitted to California Bar 2003, Missouri Bar2004, Texas Bar 2008, Nevada Bar 2008
• Benjamin Morton (Business Litigation)
  University of San Diego School of Law, Admitted to California Bar 1998
• Marc Ozarski (Real Estate/Environmental)
  University of San Diego School of Law, Admitted to California Bar 2000
• Eric Volkert (Employment/Business Litigation)
  Arizona State University College of Law, Admitted to California Bar 1999

Los Angeles

• Lisa Garner (Employment/Business Litigation)
  Loyola Law School, Admitted to California Bar 1991, Washington D.C. Bar 1994

Portland

• Christopher Hawk (Employment/Construction)
  Pepperdine University School of Law, Admitted to Oregon Bar 2006, California Bar 1998

Dallas

• Robert Bragalone* (Professional Liability/Health Care)
  University of Texas Law School, Admitted to Texas Bar 1990
• Scott Hazen* (Environmental/Toxic Tort)
  University of Tulsa, Admitted to Texas Bar 1987

Denver

• John Palmeri* (Professional Liability/Commercial Litigation)
  University of Denver College of Law, Admitted to Colorado Bar 1984, Wyoming Bar 1994
• Thomas Quinn* (Health Care/Commercial Litigation)
  University of Wyoming Law School, Admitted to Colorado Bar 1988, Wyoming Bar 1989

Chicago

• Ryan Brown* (Insurance/Commercial Litigation/Employment)
  University of Illinois College of Law, Admitted to Illinois Bar 1999
• Michael Tone* (Professional Liability Defense/Insurance/Commercial Litigation)
  University of South Carolina, Admitted to Illinois Bar 1974

*Elevated from regional partnership to national level.