Newmeyer Dillion Attorneys Recognized as 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers & Rising Stars

Feb 20, 2025 Firm News

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – February 20, 2025 – Prominent business and real estate law firm Newmeyer Dillion is pleased to announce the Newport Beach attorneys selected to the 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than 5 percent of lawyers are selected to receive this honor.

Attorneys named to the 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers list include:

  • Chuck Krolikowski. Chuck Krolikowski leads the firm’s land use and eminent domain practice group. He has significant litigation and trial experience, trying more than 40 cases to verdict and judgement in the eminent domain, inverse condemnation, environmental matters, real estate litigation, and business litigation areas.
  • Greg Dillion. Greg Dillion is one of the founding partners of the firm, which has grown from three attorneys in 1984 to over 70 lawyers in three offices. Greg represents public and private entities and individuals in complex and high stakes business, insurance coverage, real estate and construction disputes. His recoveries for clients exceeded over $50 million in 2019 alone.
  • John O'Hara. A leading litigation partner in the firm’s Newport Beach office, John O’Hara applies over 33 years of experience with a keen understanding of business realities to meet his clients’ needs. He focuses his practice on civil litigation involving business, construction, real estate, insurance coverage, and class action claims.
  • Joseph Ferrentino. Joe Ferrentino’s civil litigation practice encompasses business, real estate, construction, and insurance litigation throughout California. He has counseled national, regional and local developers, and property owners in some of the most publicized construction cases, and has built an impressive record of trial victories.

Newmeyer Dillion is also pleased to announce the Newport Beach attorneys selected to the 2025 Southern California Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected to receive this honor.

Attorneys named to the 2025 Southern California Rising Stars list include:

  • Jason Moberly Caruso. Jason Moberly Caruso is a partner in the Newport Beach office. Jason’s practice focuses on land use, “contaminated sites” environmental legal work, complex litigation, and appellate matters. This is the tenth consecutive year Jason has been honored.
  • Jessica Garland. Jessica Garland is a partner in the Newport Beach office. Jessica's practice focuses on litigation in the areas of employment law and construction law. This is the fourth consecutive year Jessica has been selected.
  • Kyle Janecek. Kyle Janecek is an associate in the Newport Beach office. Kyle's practice focuses on transactions in the areas of business and real estate law, intellectual property, and privacy & data security. This is the third consecutive year Kyle has been selected.

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The patented selection process includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.