Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger Named to 2025 Best Law Firms List
SMW once again has been named a Best Law Firm by Best Lawyers, a peer-reviewed guide to lawyers and law firms in the U.S. The firm was previously named to this list in 2024, 2022, and 2020. As in previous years, the firm was again ranked as a highly prestigious National Tier 1 Best Law […]
SMW Attorney Heather Minner Joins the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council Board of Directors
Congratulations to SMW partner Heather Minner for joining the Board of Directors for the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council. The Council works to plan, promote and sustain a connected hiking, cycling, and equestrian trail on the ridgelines around San Francisco Bay. Together with its partners, the Council has dedicated over 400 trail miles, linking people, […]
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger Receives California State Bar’s DEI Leadership Gold Seal
The State Bar of California has awarded SMW its 2024 DEI Leadership Seal to recognize the firm’s successful efforts to advance diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace and in the legal profession. The firm is a Gold tier recipient, indicating they have implemented at least nine of the ten evidence-based Action Items the […]
Eight SMW Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2025 List
The Best Lawyers in America Awards just released its 2025 Edition, which recognizes eight Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger attorneys. The awards acknowledge excellent work in the fields of environmental law, land use and zoning law, environmental litigation, and land use and zoning litigation. Ellison Folk, Rachel B. Hooper, Fran M. Layton, Deborah Miller, Robert “Perl” […]
SMW Attorneys Recognized Once Again as Leaders in Environmental Law
“The Lawdragon Green 500: The 2024 Leaders in Environmental Law” list has been released and once again, 12 Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger attorneys are on the list. Kevin P. Bundy, Ellison Folk, Tamara S. Galanter, Ellen J. Garber, Winter King, Robert “Perl” Perlmutter, Gabriel M. B. Ross, Andrew W. Schwartz, Sky C. Stanfield, Richard Taylor, […]
New Rent for Letterman Digital Arts Campus at Presidio
Andrew Schwartz, Of Counsel with the firm, and Julie Dolinsek, one of the firm’s paralegals, assisted the Presidio Trust in the reappraisal of the ground rent for the Letterman Digital Arts Center Campus at the Presidio.
Holiday Cheer from Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger
As we say goodbye to 2023 and prepare to ring in the New Year, we’re feeling grateful for our wonderful clients and colleagues and for the opportunities we had this past year to do good work and support good causes. This year our firm made charitable contributions to numerous organizations whose work inspires us by […]
SMW Again Ranked Top Tier Nationally Among “Best Law Firms”
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger has been named in the 2024 Best Law Firms® rankings by Best Lawyers, in several different categories. The firm has been named a highly prestigious National Tier 1 Best Law Firm in Land Use and Zoning Law. SMW was also named a Metropolitan Tier 1 Best Law Firm in San Francisco […]
Job Announcement: Associate Attorney, Renewable Energy Practice
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP is seeking to hire an Associate Attorney to support its renewable energy practice. The firm is located in San Francisco, although candidates wishing to work remotely full-time from other locations will be considered.
Twelve SMW Attorneys Recognized as Leaders in Environmental Law
This year’s Lawdragon News list of the “Green 500: Leaders in Environmental Law” includes 12 Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger attorneys. They were selected through nominations, journalistic reporting, and vetting by a board of peers. Kevin P. Bundy, Ellison Folk, Tamara S. Galanter, Ellen J. Garber, Winter King, Robert “Perl” Perlmutter, Gabriel M. B. Ross, Andrew […]