HFM Partner William M. Low Receives “2025 Lawyer of the Year” Recognition

SAN DIEGO (August 15, 2024): Twenty-eight Higgs Fletcher & Mack (HFM) attorneys have been named to the 2025 list of “Best Lawyers® in America” and thirteen attorneys were named to the publication’s “Ones to Watch” list. In addition, HFM Partner William M. Low was recognized as “2025 Lawyer of the Year” in the categories of Medical Malpractice Law – Defendant and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Best Lawyers® in America are designated through a peer-review process. Attorneys are divided by geographic region and practice areas and then reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise. Best Lawyers® also publishes a “Ones to Watch” list, recognizing lawyers who have been in practice between five and ten years. According to the publication, the list highlights the most promising younger lawyers in the United States.

The following HFM Attorneys were named to the 2025 Best Lawyers ® in America list:

• Roland H. Achtel – Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Susan E. Basinger – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Steven J. Cologne – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants,
• Christine De Santis – Family Law
• Peter S. Doody – Insurance Law, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Mitchell B. Dubick – Tax Law
• Martin A. Eliopulos – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Michael R. Gibson – Litigation- Construction, Litigation – Real Estate
• AnneElise P. Goetz – Health Care Law
• Jonathan A. Grissom – Business Organizations, Nonprofit / Charities Law and Tax Law
• Alexis S. Gutierrez – Commercial Litigation
• Susan M. Hack – Health Care Law, Insurance Law and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Daniel C. Herbert – Family Law
• Rachel R. James – Family Law
• Kenneth C. Jones – Real Estate Law
• Regina Knoll – Immigration Law
• William M. Low – Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• William A. Miller – Commercial Litigation
• John M. Morris – Appellate Practice
• Bruce M. O’Brien – Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
• James M. Peterson – Litigation – Labor and Employment, Employment Law – Management
• Gregory Pyke – Real Estate Law
• John J. Rice – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Phillip Samouris – Commercial Litigation
• Donald K. Sheppard – Immigration Law
• Mark K. Stender – Real Estate Law
• Brian P. Tsu – Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
• Kirsten A. Worley – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate

The following HFM Attorneys were named to the 2025 Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” list:

• Nicholas D. Brauns – Commercial Litigation, Transportation Law
• Steven M. Brunolli – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
• Mayra A. Castro – Immigration Law
• Julie M. Dewberry – Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
• Francisco Garcia, Jr. – Trusts and Estates
• Greer L. Houston – Trusts and Estates
• Joshua P. Katz – Tax Law
• Kimia Kojouri – Family Law
• Nicole M. Martinez- Family Law
• Kyle W. Nageotte – Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labot & Employment
• Jacob T. Spaid – Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Geoffrey M. Thorne – Commercial Litigation
• Justine K. Wong – Intellectual Property Law

Low’s “2025 Lawyer of the Year” honor is particularly significant, as only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area receives that designation, and the lawyers are selected because they earn particularly impressive voting averages from their peer review assessments. Best Lawyers® was founded in 1981 with a purpose of “highlighting the extraordinary accomplishments of those in the legal profession,” and the Best Lawyers in America list has been published for over three decades.

About Higgs Fletcher Mack

Higgs Fletcher & Mack is a full-service law firm that serves diverse individuals and industries. For 85 years, the firm has worked tirelessly with companies and people that need legal counsel and representation in and out of the courtroom. Higgs Fletcher & Mack’s more than 75 attorneys have experience in multiple fields of law, and its internal network of legal professionals frequently coordinate in practice area groups that have multi-disciplinary dimensions, helping clients make a more informed decision. The firm is actively recruiting partner-level talent in complimentary practice areas to provide legal expertise in the San Diego region and beyond.