FIRM NEWS

Somach Simmons & Dunn Named in U.S. News & World Report's Ranking: Best Law Firms, 2011-2012 
November 2, 2011

    

Stuart Somach and Roberta (Bobbi) Larson have been named 2012 "Best Lawyers" 
September 12, 2011

       

Somach Simmons & Dunn Attorneys Named in California Super Lawyers Magazine for 2010.
July 2010

 

Somach Simmons & Dunn names new Shareholder  
November 2009

  

Stuart Somach and Roberta (Bobbi) Larson have been named 2010 "Best Lawyers"
August 2009

 

Somach Simmons & Dunn Attorneys Named in California Super Lawyers Magazine for 2009 
August 2009

 Super Lawyers can be found online at superlawyers.com, where lawyers can be searched by practice area and location.
 

News Release: Somach Simmons & Dunn Prevails in Federal Court Challenge of Land Exchange
April 2009

On April 7, 2009, Somach, Simmons & Dunn (SSD) and the United States prevailed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, in defending their clients against a challenge under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Federal Land Policy Management Act (FLMPA). Plaintiffs in the case challenged a land exchange between the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the private parties represented by SSD attorneys Sandra K. Dunn and Jonathan R. Schutz.

News Release: Somach Simmons & Dunn Argues Before the California Supreme Court in Morongo Band of Mission Indians v. State Water Resources Control Board
January 2009

On January 7, 2009, Stuart Somach argued before the California Supreme Court in the matter of Morongo Band of Mission Indians v. State Water Resources Control Board, California Supreme Court Case No. S155589. The Justices of the Supreme Court appeared skeptical of the Court of Appeal's decision, which held that a State Water Resources Control Board staff attorney could not simultaneously prosecute a matter before the Board while also advising the Board, even in an unrelated matter. Justices Kennard and Corrigan expressed the most concern over the lower court ruling.

News Release: Somach Simmons & Dunn Prevails in CEQA Exemptions Case
November 2008

On November 7, 2008, the Glenn County Superior Court issued its judgment upholding the CEQA review performed by GCID and two cooperating water districts for a groundwater testing project. The Court upheld all aspects of GCID's environmental review and denied the lawsuit in its entirety.

Stuart Somach and Roberta (Bobbi) Larson have been named 2009 "Best Lawyers"
September 2008

Somach Simmons & Dunn Attorneys Named in California Super Lawyers Magazine for 2008
August 2008

Super Lawyers can be found online at superlawyers.com, where lawyers can be searched by practice area and location.

Somach Simmons & Dunn Names Two Shareholders and Adds an Associate Attorney 
January 2008

 

Stuart Somach and Roberta (Bobbi) Larson have been named 2008 "Best Lawyers"
September 2007

Somach Simmons & Dunn Wins Appeals in Four Recent Decisions Issued by the California Court of Appeals, Third Appellate District
July 2007

Morongo Band of Mission Indians v. State Water Resources Control Board, Case No. C052177. On July 12, 2007, the Third District Court of Appeal issued a 2-1 decision affirming the trial court's ruling in favor of Somach Simmons & Dunn's client, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians (Morongo).

Somach Simmons & Dunn was featured in Sacramento Magazine: Best Lawyers
June 2006

Published since 1983, Best Lawyers lists attorneys in 57 specialties who have been chosen through an exhaustive survey in which thousands of the nation's top lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.

News Release: Somach Simmons & Dunn Prevails Before United States Supreme Court for Second Time in Five Years
June 2005

The Sacramento law firm of Somach Simmons & Dunn recently secured its second unanimous opinion from the United States Supreme Court in favor of the firm's clients.