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Winfield, Canzoneri, Abram, Roy Listed as Super Lawyers 2008
February 2008, Los Angeles Magazine- For the second consecutive year, Brown Winfield Canzoneri Abram Inc. shareholders Tom Winfield, Tony Canzoneri, Steve Abram and Dennis Roy have been selected for inclusion on the Southern California Super Lawyers® list. Only 5% of the total lawyers in Southern California are selected for inclusion on the Super Lawyers list, which will be published in the February issues of Los Angeles magazine, Southern California Super Lawyers magazine, and on the web at superlawyers.com. The comprehensive selection process includes a nomination procedure, peer review, and independent research. Read more.

BWCA Elevates Michael Wallenstein to Shareholder
January 10, 2008, Los Angeles- Brown Winfield Canzoneri Abram Inc. announced today that it has elevated associate Michael H. Wallenstein to Shareholder effective February 1, 2008. Read the press release. => Read Press Release

Thirty-Three Year Southern California Law Firm Announces New Name Brown, Winfield & Canzoneri, Inc. Adds Abram. =>Read Press Release

Bill Pham Speaks at the 2007 National Conference of Vietnamese American Attorneys
October 27, 2007- Bill Pham, a BWC Shareholder whose practice involves all aspects of real estate transactions, was a panelist on the topic of "Balancing Work/Life: How to Thrive, Not Just Survive, in the Legal Profession" at the 2007 National Conference of Vietnamese American Attorneys. The all day conference was held at Chapman University School of Law in Orange, CA. For more information, read the conference program at: http://www.ncvaa.org/Program.html

Kristine Truong Joins BWC
July 2007- BWC welcomes associate Kristine Truong to its Business Department. Ms. Truong began her career in 2002 with the firm of Holbert & Ryan, LLP in Woodland Hills, California. In 2004, she served as a Judicial Interim Law Clerk to the Honorable Chief Judge Barry Russell of the United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California. Ms. Truong received her J.D. in 2002 from Southwestern University School of Law and her B.S. from the University of California, Riverside.

Terry Hughes joins BWC from Indymac Bancorp, Inc.
May 2007- BWC welcomes Terry Hughes, Senior Counsel, to the Firm. Mr. Hughes leaves Indymac Bancorp, Inc. where he served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel. He began his career in the Los Angeles office of Morrison & Foerster where he practiced law for six years in the firm's business department and then spent the next 17 years as in-house counsel. Mr. Hughes received his J.D. from Stanford Law School and a B.S., summa cum laude, from the University of Southern California.

Tom Winfield, Tony Canzoneri, Steve Abram, Dennis Roy Named Super Lawyers 2007
February 2007, Los Angeles Magazine - The Super Lawyers supplement to Los Angeles Magazine has named four BWC attorneys as Super Lawyers 2007. The four comprise BWC's Management Committee: Tom Winfield and Tony Canzoneri are co-chairmen, Steve Abram is managing officer and Dennis Roy heads the business department. Click here for the full story.

Bill Pham, Wayne Grajewski and Wendy Glenn -- BWC's Newest Equity Shareholders
June 22, 2006 - Steven Abram, BWC's Managing Officer, announced the elevation of Bill Pham, Wayne Grajewski and Wendy Glenn to Equity Shareholders, effective immediately. Mr. Pham and Ms. Glenn are members of BWC's real estate transactional practice and Mr. Grajewski is in the litigation practice group. Bill Pham has been with BWC since 1997. Mr. Grajewski joined BWC from Arter & Hadden in 2003 and Ms. Glenn, who joined BWC in 2005 as a non-equity Shareholder, had been a Shareholder at Steefel, Levitt & Weiss, and Of Counsel at Irell & Manella.

BWC Welcomes Litigation Attorney Arnold Barba
June 2006 - Brown, Winfield & Canzoneri, Inc. welcomes Arnold Barba to its litigation department. Mr. Barba received his J.D. from UCLA, 1998, and began his career at Morrison & Foerster, where he practiced until joining BWC in June, 2006. He was a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Harry Pregerson, U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1997. Mr. Barba served in the United States Marine Corps Reserves from 1989-1995 as a Sergeant and was meritoriously promoted to the rank of Corporal and decorated with the Navy Achievement Medal.

Brown, Winfield, Canzoneri, Abram and Grajewski Named Super Lawyers 2006
February 2006, Los Angeles Magazine - Ken Brown, Tom Winfield, Tony Canzoneri, Steve Abram and Wayne Grajewski have been named Southern California Super Lawyers 2006. The selection process began in the Summer of 2005 with 48,000 attorneys voting for attorneys who they had personally observed practice. Each lawyer was given a score based on the number of votes they received, with votes outside the lawyer's firm weighted greater. Following an attorney-led research and review, and a blue ribbon panel's further review, the final list of Super Lawyers -- representing the top 5% of Los Angeles and Orange County lawyers -- was derived. Read the story.

"The Overreaction to Kelo" By Vicki Land
January 2006, Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine - Vicki Land writes that the Kelo decision will have little or no impact on California because there are statutes already in place..."but the impassioned legislative reaction to Kelo may threaten the ability of California redevelopment agencies to eliminate urban blight." Read the full story.