Weintraub Genshlea Chediak & Sproul announces that Bruce R. Inman has joined the firm as an associate attorney. His practice will focus on representing real estate developers in the creation of common interest developments, and advising existing community associations. Inman received his BA from Saint Mary's College of California in 1988, his teaching credential from California State University, Stanislaus in 1991 and his JD from McGeorge School of Law in 2000.

Downey, Brand, Seymour & Rohwer LLP announces the addition of seven new associate attorneys.

Courtney L. McAlister joins the firm's business department as an associate. He received his JD from McGeorge School of Law in 2000 and his BA in history from Brigham Young University in 1996.

Eric O. Jeppson, Michael J. Kuzmich, Trevan I. Tilbury and Jonathan Watts join the firm's litigation department as associates.

Jeppson received his JD from the University of Oregon, School of Law in 2000 and his BA in American studies from Brigham Young University in 1996.Kuzmich received his JD from McGeorge School of Law in 2000 and his BA in philosophy from St. Mary's College in 1997. Tilbury received his JD from McGeorge in 2000 and his BA from UC Santa Barbara in 1997. Watts received his JD from the UCD in 2000 and his BA in history and religion from Pacific Union College in 1996.

Craig T. Gottwals and Christopher A. Jones join the firm's natural resources department.

Gottwals received his JD from McGeorge in 2000 and his BS in managerial economics from the UCD in 1997. Jones received his JD from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College in 2000 and his BA in communications/journalism from Brigham Young University in 1996.

Thomas E. Gauthier has returned to Olsen Hagel Waters & Fishburn, LLP as an associate. Gauthier worked as a law clerk at the firm from 1994 to 1996. He received his law degree from the UCD Martin Luther King Hall, School of Law, and a BA in political science and administrative studies from the UCD.

Michael P. Groff has joined the Sacramento office of Lewis, D'Amato, Brisbois & Bisgaard as a partner. He will be providing general insurance defense, insurance coverage services, as well as, risk management counseling to public agencies. He was formally with Richardson, Bambrick, Cermak & Fair in Costa Mesa for six years as a research and coverage attorney for the Automobile Club of Southern California. Goff has been practicing law for twenty-six years.

Meriam E. Hamilton has recently been transferred to the Sacramento office of Lewis, D'Amato, Brisbois & Bisgaard from the firm's headquarters in Los Angeles as an associate in litigation and employment law.

Brigitte M. Mayo has recently joined Lewis, D'Amato, Brisbois & Bisgaard as an associate in insurance defense litigation with an emphasis in construction injury cases. Mayo was formerly an associate with Barrett, Harper, Woll, Raatz & Stenson Law Offices. She was general counsel to the DeHayes Consulting Group. She has been practicing law since 1994.

Benjamin D. Harvey has been named an associate Attorney at the Drobny Law Offices. He will assist the firm's clients in probate, estate administration, and estate planning matters. Harvey received his JD from McGeorge School of Law in 1997 and a BA from University of California, Santa Cruz in 1994.