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Over the years, Ben has won numerous million and multi-million dollar recoveries for his clients who trusted him to represent them following horrible and traumatic events.. In his practice, Ben has successfully represented individuals and families in cases against large corporations, against cities and counties, the State of California and against the United States. Ben has litigated in state and federal court and has argued before the California Supreme Court, Third District Court of Appeal and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He has earned a “superb” rating by the attorney rating service, AVVO–the highest rating possible—and has been recognized as a “Top 40 under 40” by the National Trial Lawyers.. Ben's cases have appeared in both local and national news, including featured stories in the Los Angeles Times, Sacramento Bee, Redding Record-Searchlight, and Eureka Times-Standard.  He has also appeared on both Fox News and NBC News.. Before entering civil practice, Ben served as a deputy district attorney at the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office. While at the District Attorney’s Office, Ben prosecuted a wide variety of crimes including crimes of violence, crimes involving sexual abuse, crimes of theft and crimes related to animal abuse. He was also responsible for leading a complex multi-year criminal investigation that culminated in a special criminal grand jury indictment.. Ben graduated with general honors from the University of Chicago with a degree in Political Science and from the Vanderbilt University Law School.. Ben lives in Humboldt County with his wife, who is also a lawyer, and two children.

Mr. Zwerdling began practicing law in Humboldt County 47 years ago. He currently is the senior partner at The Zwerdling Law Firm located in Eureka, California. He practices with his son Nathaniel Zwerdling, Heidi Holmquist Wells, and Richard Dalyrmple III.. Mr. Zwerdling and the other lawyers in the office have decades of experience handling a wide variety of cases including major personal injury cases and complex civil litigation Among Mr. Zwerdling significant verdicts and settlements (which are described at our website) is a case in which he obtained one of the largest personal injury verdicts in Humboldt County. The jury awarded his client $9.3 million dollars. The pre-trial offer was $10,000.. Mr. Zwerdling has received an "AV" rating from Martindale Hubbell. He is also rated a "10" on AVVO. These are the highest ratings these peer-review organizations give.. In 1992, Mr. Zwerdling was inducted into the American Board of Trial Advocates. Membership in this prestigious organization is limited to the top 5% of Trial Lawyers in the country. He has also been inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers. Membership in this organization is limited to the top 1% of lawyers in the country.. Mr. Zwerdling is active in the community and has served on many non-profit boards. He has represented indigent clients and many others on a pro-bono basis. He has been selected many times to serve as an arbitrator and mediator in litigated matters.. Mr. Zwerdling is committed to providing the highest quality representation to his clients. His 47 years of experience and proven results speak for themselves.. Please visit our website for more information on our firm.

Mr. Griego is a trial lawyer experienced in personal injury, complex civil litigation and criminal defense. In 1997, he began his legal career in Los Angeles, representing major corporations in product liability, toxic tort, contract, and class action lawsuits. Mr. Griego relocated to Humboldt County in 2001, working as a Trial Deputy in the Humboldt County Public Defenders Office. Mr. Griego has successfully tried numerous jury cases to verdict and achieved multiple million dollar awards for his clients.. Mr. Griego's law firm, Janssen, Malloy has more than 150 years combined experience.  In 2011 Janssen, Malloy achieved the largest jury verdict in Humboldt County -- $677 million -- on behalf of nursing home residents who resided in understaffed facilities.. In 2011 Mr. Griego was selected for inclusion in Super Lawyer Magazine, Northern California for work in personal injury and criminal defense.  Mr. Griego, along with his partners W. Timothy Needham, Micahel J. Crowley, and Amelia Burrougs, are named finalists for Public Justice National Trial Lawyers of the Year.. In 2009 Mr. Griego was the first Humboldt County Attorney to receive a California Lawyer Attorney of the Year award in recognition of achieving a $1.2 million dollar award for workers who were denied overtime payments.. In 2009 Consumer Attorneys of California honored Mr. Griego with the "Street Fighter of the Year" Award in recognition of small practitioners in California who use skill and determination to create a more just society for California Conumers regardless of Personal Benifit.. Mr. Griego also has represented numerous patients in elder abuse cases and successfully preserved their right to jury trials in a published case that he argued before the California Court of Appeal, Fitzhugh v. Granada Healthcare and Rehabilitation Centers, LLC (2007) 150 469.. Mr. Griego attended Arizona State University (B.S. 1992) and the University of Arizona College of Law, earning his law degree with top honors (J.D., 1997, summa cum laude). While in law school, Mr. Griego was elected Articles Editor for the Law Review and received an award for publishing the Best Student Note. He is a member of the California State Bar and admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Central Districts of California.. Mr. Griego has served as the treasurer for the Humboldt County Bar Association since 2008 and is currently on the Governing Board of Consumer Attorneys of California.  Mr. Griego also performs pro bono work for Redwood Legal Aid.

Mr. Elvine-Kreis is currently the Supervising Attorney at the Humboldt County Conflict Counsel's Office.  Previously he worked at the Humboldt County Public Defender's Office.  Prior to his positions at Humboldt County, Mr. Elvine-Kreis worked at the Law Offices of Mark Berg representing defendants in felony and misdemeanor cases.. Prior to joining the Berg firm, Mr. Elvine-Kreis was in private practice in Sacramento mainly representing indigent parole violators as appointed by the State Board of Prison Terms.  Additionally, Mr. Elvine-Kreis served as a law clerk at California Indian Legal Services for two years where he assisted in the negotiations of the Tribal-State Gaming Compact with Governor Wilson and subsequently worked at a private law firm in Sacramento as tribal representative for several Northern California Indian Tribes where he assisted in the negotiations of the Tribal-State Gaming Compact with Governor Davis.. Mr. Elvine-Kreis graduated from Humboldt State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science with an emphasis in Ethnic/Native American studies, Sociology and Psychology.  Mr. Elvine-Kreis graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law.

Megan Yarnall joined Janssen Malloy LLP in January of 2011 and became partner in 2017. Her practice emphasizes nursing home elder abuse and neglect cases on behalf of the elderly and disabled, financial elder abuse, employment law, personal injury, and class actions.. Born and raised in Humboldt County, Megan is licensed to practice in both Oregon and California as well as before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She is admitted to the U.S. District Courts of Oregon, to the Northern, Central, and Southern District Courts in California, as well as the Ninth Circuit United States Court of Appeals.. Megan received her B.S. with distinction from Harvey Mudd College in Chemistry and Environmental Studies. She is a 2010 graduate of the University of Oregon School of Law (J.D., Order of the Coif, 2010) where she completed a concentration in intellectual property law. While attending the University of Oregon, Megan served as an editor of the Oregon Law Review and the Western Environmental Law Update, and authored an article in the Oregon Law Review about the presentation of conflicting scientific expert testimony at trial.. Prior to joining Janssen Malloy LLP, Megan completed legal clerkships at a boutique intellectual property firm in Portland, Oregon and with the U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division in Sacramento, California.

Kathleen Bryson is a strong and savvy attorney versed in all facets of criminal defense. Whether she is representing you for a DUI charge or a serious felony, you can rest assured that her extensive experience in the field paired with her additional accolades has prepared her for anything your case might entail.. Kathleen attended the University of California – Santa Cruz for her undergraduate studies, earning her bachelor’s in sociology in 1987. She then continued on to pursue her Juris Doctor at Tulane University Law School, with which she graduated in 1992. Throughout her career, Kathleen has been using the law to benefit her clients in the most effective and successful way possible. She has been practicing criminal defense for seven years, racking up a total of over 1,100 cases in the practice area. In addition this impressive statistic, it should be known that Kathleen also served as the Deputy District Attorney for Humboldt County from 2007-2008. This prestigious honor only further speaks to Kathleen’s readiness in her field.

Joanne Carter has worked in criminal defense for approximately 20 years.  She has worked in all the courts within Humboldt County, including misdemeanor, felony, juvenile and dependency courts.  Joanne has extensive experience representing youth ages twelve to twenty, both in the criminal courts and school settings.  After working at the Public Defender's office for eighteen years, she has opened her own law practice.  She is now accepting clients in the area of family law as well.  Joanne has appeared in court thousands of times and has over one hundred court and jury trials within the past two decades.  She is committed to her clients and works hard to acheive the best result.

I am lucky enough to practice law and live in one of the most beautiful places in the world--Humboldt County, California.  Born and raised here,  I traveled quite a bit as a young adult but returned home in 2007 to work and raise my family here.  Practicing law in a small community results in a diverse and satisfying practice.

Heidi Holmquist Wells is a partner at The Zwerdling Law Firm, LLP in Eureka, California, with a focus on personal injury litigation. Since entering private practice in 2017, she has achieved life-changing results for clients from all walks of life who have experienced injuries due to the negligence of others.. Ms. Wells came to Humboldt in 2010 after graduating from The University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law where she focused on trial advocacy and competed on the Mock Trial Team. While still in law school, she interned for the Yolo County Public Defender's Office representing indigent clients. There, she completed several trials, and after passing the bar at the age of 25, she moved to Humboldt County to take a job as a Deputy Public Defender.. Ms. Wells served her community as Humboldt County Deputy Public Defender for over seven years, litigating every kind of criminal case and achieving "NOT GUILTY" verdicts in not just one, but two murder trials. In 2017, she was named a "Top 40 under 40" Lawyer in the area of criminal defense by The National Trial Lawyers. Her vast trial experience and partnership with locally renowned personal injury attorney Zachary Zwerdling have prepared her for the complex legal work required to get the best result for her clients who have been wrongfully injured.. Ms. Wells is dedicated to her clients, knowledgeable in her areas of practice, and understands that every case comes down to a person and their story. She strives to make difficult situations easier and enjoys finding creative solutions to some of life’s biggest problems.. When not in the office, she enjoys spending time with her family, dogs, and horses in the breathtaking nature of Humboldt County.

Dustin E. Owens is an effective, understanding, and efficient attorney. He was voted by Times-Standard readers as the Best of the North Coast – Attorney, in 2015 and again in 2016.  Mr. Owens is a former President of the Humboldt County Bar Association, and the Vice President of the Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation board of directors.. Mr. Owens went to middle school and high school in Fortuna, California.  He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Washington at age 19.  At age 23, he graduated summa cum laude from Hofstra University School of Law, a private school in New York.  Mr. Owens moved back to Humboldt County immediately after law school to take the bar exam and practice law. When he was first admitted to practice in 2006, Mr. Owens was hired by the Law Office of Christopher G. Metzger. In 2010, Mr. Owens and Mr. Metzger formed Metzger & Owens, Attorneys at Law. In 2012, Mr. Owens opened his own firm in Eureka following the untimely passing of Mr. Metzger.  On January 1, 2016, he joined with Laurence S. Ross to form Owens & Ross.. Mr. Owens’ practice areas include real estate, probate, business law, civil litigation, contracts, collections, bankruptcy, and estate planning. These areas of law encompass many different types of matters. For more information on each practice area please select the link above.

Before residing in Humboldt County, Benjamin Okin was raised in the surfside town of Pacifica, California in the San Francisco Bay Area.. Mr. Okin attended UCLA and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Social American History. He continued his education at Golden Gate University School of Law (GGU), known for its nationally acclaimed trial advocacy and litigation program. Mr. Okin excelled in Criminal Procedure One and Criminal Procedure Two.  Mr. Okin has also been recognized for his exceptional legal brief writing skills, earning the highest score in Appellate Advocacy and was selected for the GGU Litigation Team. Mr. Okin graduated with honors near the top of his class in 1999.. Mr. Okin is certified in Litigation, Mediation and has studied International Criminal Justice. He worked with the Contra Costa Alternate Defender's Office, Marin County District Attorney's Office, and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors before accepting a position with the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office. While at the DA Office, Mr. Okin built a reputation as a strong prosecutor who balanced justice with compassion. It's been said "When Ben makes a fair offer, take it -- or you'll be picking a jury and sentencing your client later".. After leaving the District Attorney's Office Mr. Okin decided to bring his legal skills, solid reputation, and formidable advocacy abilities to the private sector. He has served as a defense attorney for over ten years as Senior Defense Counsel at two major private firms as well as two years as Chief Conflict Counsel. As a successful former prosecutor and current defense attorney, Mr. Okin has a distinct advantage as he can properly construct and deconstruct a case.. Mr. Okin is a skilled negotiator and trial attorney who is known for his professionalism and effectiveness behind the scenes and in court. He has successfully tried to jury cases from quadruple homicides, to medical marijuana defense, to DUIs and everything in between. DAs know that Mr. Okin will go to trial on your behalf often leading to better offers to avoid the uncertainty of trial.