General Information
Overview
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As a law firm dedicated to excellence, Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP has a proven track record of getting results. Whether it is an important civil case, a complex bankruptcy matter, or potential criminal liability, with our extensive and varied experience, our firm offers the unique ability to litigate a case from inception to appeal. Further, given our size, you can be sure that your case will get the personalized attention that you should expect.
Rankings
Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP is nationally ranked in 3 practice areas and metro ranked in 7 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.
Read how Best Law Firms ranks firmsNational Rankings
Tier 2
Tier 2 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 3
Tier 3 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 3 for Commercial Litigation
Metro Rankings
Los Angeles
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Orange County
Tier 1 for Appellate Practice
Rankings
National Rankings
Tier 2
Tier 2 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 3
Tier 3 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 3 for Commercial Litigation
Regional Rankings
Los Angeles
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Orange County
Tier 1 for Appellate Practice
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: General Practice
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 2 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Practice Areas
The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Antitrust Law
- Appellate Practice
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Litigation
- Litigation - Antitrust
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Litigation - Securities
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
- Qui Tam Law
- Securities Regulation
- Trade Secrets Law
Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP has 10 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in
America®.
By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings.
For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards.
Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Client Comments
All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
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Demographics
Partners
Male:
6
Female:
1
Of Counsel (but not partners)
Male:
1
Associates
Male:
3
Female:
4
Hispanic / Latinx:
3
Other Lawyers
Female:
1
Asian:
1
Paralegals
Male:
1
Female:
3
Hispanic / Latinx:
1
Non-Legal Employees
Male:
2
Female:
3
Black / African American:
1
Office Locations
San Clemente,
CA
903 Calle Amanecer, Suite 350
San Clemente, CA 92673
United States
949-369-3700
Call our San Clemente, CA location at 949-369-3700
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Los Angeles,
CA
360 E. 2nd St., Suite 625
Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States
213-528-3400
Call our Los Angeles, CA location at 213-528-3400
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Management and Personnel
Partner
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.
Partner
Steven Jay Katzman
Partner
John L. Littrell
Partner
Michael R. Williams
Partner
Tony R. Bisconti
Partner
Whitney Z. Bernstein