Varela, Lee, Metz & Guarino, LLP is pleased to announce that 10 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of the Best Lawyers in America® and 4 lawyers have been named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, by far the largest number of attorneys to be named from a single firm in the Litigation - Construction and Construction Law categories.
Lawyers on the Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.
Best Lawyers® is the oldest and most highly-respected peer review guide to the legal profession worldwide. The editors of Best Lawyers® compile their yearly list by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Lawyers are not permitted to pay any fee to participate in or be included in this publication.
Paul Varela: Construction Law (2009-2025); Litigation - Construction (2011-2025)
Bennett Lee: Construction Law (2018-2025); Litigation - Construction (2021-2024)
Todd Metz: Construction Law (2019-2025); Litigation - Construction (2017-2025)
Joseph Guarino: Construction Law (2025); Litigation - Construction (2025)
Christopher Burke: Construction Law (2021-2025); Litigation - Construction (2021-2025)
Brian Dugdale: Construction Law (2025); Litigation - Construction (2025)
Kirk Niemi: Litigation - Construction (2017-2025)
Michael Suga: Construction Law (2021-2025); Litigation - Construction (2021-2025)
Owen Walker: Construction Law (2024-2025); Litigation - Construction (2024-2025)
David Wonderlick: Construction Law (2021-2025); Litigation - Construction (2025)
Anthony Batt: Litigation - Construction (2024-2025)
Thomas O'Leary: Litigation - Construction (2024-2025)
Wajiha Rais: Litigation - Construction (2024-2025)
Lindy Stevens: Construction Law (2024-2025); Litigation - Construction (2024-2025)
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