Myers, Widders, Gibson, Jones & Feingold, L.L.P. Selected as a Top Ranked Law Firm in the United States for 2013

Myers, Widders, Gibson, Jones & Feingold, L.L.P. was recently named as one of the “Top Ranked Law Firms” in the United States by Fortune Magazine and LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell.  More than 254,000 law firms were considered in the selection process, but less than one-half of one percent of firms across the nation made the grade.

To be eligible as a 2013 U.S. Top Ranked Law Firm, a firm must have a minimum of 10 attorneys and at least 33% of their attorneys must have achieved an AV Preeminent® rating.  An AV Preeminent® indicates that the individual attorney is an established practicing lawyer whose local peers have observed him or her to be “Very High to Preeminent” in legal ability and to have “Very High” ethical standards. 

In addition to its publication in Fortune magazine, the Top Ranked Law Firms list also appeared in the January 2013 editions of Corporate Counsel and The American Lawyer, and also appears on martindale.com and CNNMoney.com. 

Myers, Widders, Gibson, Jones & Feingold Announces Name Change

We are pleased to announce an official name change to Myers, Widders, Gibson, Jones & Feingold, L.L.P.  The name change, effective January 1, 2013, recognizes the marked contributions and leadership of Erik B. Feingold who has been a partner with the firm since 2007.

Mr. Feingold, a litigator with twenty years of experience at both the trial and appellate levels, represents parties in all aspects of litigation involving catastrophic personal injuries, business, and real estate disputes.  In January of 2011, Mr. Feingold obtained the largest personal injury verdict in Ventura County history in the amount of $39 million on behalf of a catastrophically injured CHP officer.  Mr. Feingold graduated at the top of his class from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 1993.

Founded in 1971, Myers, Widders, Gibson, Jones & Feingold, L.L.P., is a multi-service law firm with 16 attorneys making it Ventura County's third oldest and third largest law firm.  The firm will continue to focus its practice in the areas of civil litigation, business and corporate, non-profit, employment law, class actions, estate planning, probate and trust administration, personal injury, insurance coverage, community association, construction and construction law, and municipal and governmental matters.  In addition to its original Ventura location, the firm has offices in Valencia, San Luis Obispo, Mammoth Lakes and Westlake Village, California and Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada.