Mullen & Henzell L.L.P.

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Championing Excellence in Central Coast Legal Advocacy Since 1953

Mullen & Henzell L.L.P. stands as a cornerstone of the Santa Barbara legal community, offering sophisticated counsel backed by over seven decades of dedicated service. Renowned for its "future partners, not profit centers" philosophy, the firm provides comprehensive expertise across four primary pillars: Business & Real Estate, Civil Litigation, Labor & Employment, and Estate Planning. Their Business Group manages everything from boutique transactions to multi-million dollar commercial deals, while the Labor & Employment team exclusively represents management in complex disputes and regulatory compliance. Notably, the firm houses one of the Central Coast's largest estate planning practices, specializing in integrated wealth transfer and succession planning for family-owned enterprises. Consistently voted "Best Law Firm" by the Santa Barbara Independent, Mullen & Henzell blends high-stakes legal proficiency with a personalized, community focused approach. Whether navigating the Corporate Transparency Act or litigating intricate environmental land-use cases, the firm remains committed to fostering long-term client success through integrity and expert advocacy.

Business & Commercial
Business Organizations
Employment
Estate Planning
Land Use & Zoning
Litigation & Appeals
Probate & Estate Administration
Real Estate
Sexual Harassment
Trusts
Wage & Hour Law – Employee
Whistleblower – Qui Tam
Wrongful Termination - Employee

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Attorney J. Robert Andrews

Bar Admissions:

California

Education:

University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), San Francisco, California, 1967
- J.D.
University of California, Santa Barbara, 1964
- B.A.

Attorney Jay L. Beckerman

Bar Admissions:

California

Education:

New York University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 1981
University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., Cum Laude, 1974
University of California at Berkeley, B.A., 1970

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

State Bar of California
Santa Barbara County Bar Association

Attorney Christina M. Behrman

Bar Admissions:

California

Education:

UCLA School of Law, J.D., 2016
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, B.A., 2012

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

California State Bar
Santa Barbara County Bar Association
Barristers of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Women Lawyers
William L. Gordon Inns of Court

Attorney Deborah Boswell

Bar Admissions:

California

Education:

University of Florida College of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 1999
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, J.D. with Distinction, 1997
University of California, Santa Barbara (Environmental Studies), 1993
Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Law (Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California)

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

State Bar of California
Santa Barbara County Bar Association
Santa Barbara Women Lawyers

Attorney Michael E. Cage

Bar Admissions:

California

Education:

University of California at Davis, J.D., 1989
University of California at Santa Barbara, B.A., with honors, 1982

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

State Bar of California, Real Property and Business Law Sections
Santa Barbara County Bar Association

Attorney Jeffrey B. Churchman

Education:

Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law, J.D., 2024
University of Southern California, B.S., Business Administration, 2014

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

Santa Barbara County Bar Association
California State Bar

Attorney Andrew M. Cox

Education:

Tulane University Law School, J.D., summa cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2017
- Faculty Medal
- Dean’s Medal
- Tulane Law Review, Senior Articles Editor, Volume 91; Junior Member, Volume 90
Yale University, B.A. Political Science with Distinction in the Major, 2007

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

State Bar of California
State Bar of Louisiana
United States District Court for the Central District of California
Santa Barbara County Bar Association

Attorney Brian T. Daly

Bar Admissions:

California

Education:

UCLA School of Law, J.D., 2014
University of California at Davis, B.A., 2007

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

California State Bar
Santa Barbara County Bar Association
Santa Barbara Human Resources Association

Attorney Morgan Davis Barnwell

Bar Admissions:

California

Education:

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, LL.M., Taxation, Highest Distinction, 2015
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, J.D., Summa Cum Laude, 2015
University of California, Irvine, B.A., Philosophy, Cum Laude, 2011

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

State Bar of California
Santa Barbara County Bar Association
Santa Barbara Women Lawyers

Attorney Anthony D. Drewry

Education:

Santa Barbara Colleges of Law, J.D., 2023; Witkin Award for Advanced Legal Writing
University of Denver, Master of Library and Information Science, 2016
California State University, East Bay, B.A., 2014

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

Santa Barbara County Bar Association
State Bar of California

Attorney Gregory F. Faulkner

Bar Admissions:

California

Education:

Loyola Law School, J.D., Cum Laude, 1984
University of California at Irvine, B.A., English, 1981

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

State Bar of California
Santa Barbara County Bar Association

Attorney Lucille R. Flinchbaugh

Education:

University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), J.D., Concentration in Environmental Law, 2018
University of Colorado, Boulder, B.A., Environmental Studies (Focus in Sustainable Development), 2014

Attorney Rafael Gonzalez

Bar Admissions:

California

Education:

University of Arizona College of Law, J.D., 2000
University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., 1996

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

State Bar of California
Santa Barbara County Bar Association

Attorney Joseph F. Green

Bar Admissions:

California

Education:

University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., 1977
Brigham Young University, B.S., Cum Laude

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

State Bar of California
Santa Barbara County Bar Association

Attorney Jared A. Green

Bar Admissions:

California
New York

Education:

New York University School of Law, J.D., 2008
Brigham Young University, B.S., Applied Physics, Cum Laude, 2005

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

State Bar of California
State Bar of New York
Santa Barbara County Bar Association

Attorney Ramón R. Gupta

Bar Admissions:

California

Education:

University of Washington School of Law, J.D., 1998
Westmont College, B.A., Economics and Business, Magna Cum Laude, 1994

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

State Bar of California
Santa Barbara County Bar Association

Attorney Morgen P. Hopson

Bar Admissions:

California

Education:

University of California Santa Barbara, B.A., Sociology, Professional Editing, 2021
University of California Davis School of Law, J.D., 2025

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

State Bar of California
Santa Barbara County Bar Association

Attorney Parker W. Johnson

Education:

University of California at Los Angeles, JD Environmental Law Specialization, 2022
Occidental College, Los Angeles, B.A. Politics (with distinction), Economics (with distinction), 2015

Attorney Jana S. Johnston

Bar Admissions:

California

Education:

Santa Barbara College of Law, J.D., Magna Cum Laude, 2003 Witkin Awards for Academic Excellence
University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., Cultural Anthropology, 1994

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

State Bar of California
Santa Barbara County Bar Association

Attorney Jared M. Katz

Bar Admissions:

State Bar of California
United States District Court, California (Admitted to Practice in Central, Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts)
9th Circuit Court of Appeals
8th Circuit Court of Appeals

Education:

Loyola Law School, J.D., 1994
- Editor, International & Comparative Law Journal
Princeton University, A.B., 1989 Sigma Xi Honors, Varsity Basketball, Student Chair of the Class of 1949’s 40th Reunion

Attorney Colton J. Kerfoot

Education:

UCLA School of Law, J.D. 2024
Harvard University, B.A., Psychology with a secondary B.A. in Economics, 2020
Harvard Business School, CORe Program, 2020

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

Santa Barbara County Bar Association
State Bar of California

Attorney Lori A. Lewis

Bar Admissions:

California

Education:

Santa Barbara College of Law, J.D. 1990
- Certified by The Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California as a Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Law Specialist
University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., 1986

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

State Bar of California
Santa Barbara County Bar Association
Santa Barbara Women’s Lawyers Association

Attorney Graham M. Lyons

Bar Admissions:

California

Education:

Westmont College, B.S. Magna Cum Laude, 1995
U.C. Davis, J.D. (Editor-in-Chief, Environs: Journal of Environmental Law and Policy), 1999

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

State Bar of California
Santa Barbara County Bar Association

Attorney Brooke C. McDermott

Bar Admissions:

California

Education:

University of Miami School of Law, LL.M. 2008
Suffolk University Law School, JD 2007
University of Connecticut, BA summa cum laude, 2003
Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law from State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

State Bar of California
Santa Barbara County Bar Association
United States Tax Court

Attorney Diego P. Ochoa

Education:

University of California Santa Barbara, College of Arts and Science, B.A. in Philosophy, 2019
Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D. 2025

Attorney Jemma Parker Saunders

Education:

J.D., Boston College Law School, 2003
B.A., History, magna cum laude, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1999

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

State Bar of California
Admitted to practice in all California state courts
Admitted to practice in all California Federal District Courts
Admitted to practice in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Santa Barbara County Bar Association

Attorney Brett W. Piersma

Bar Admissions:

California

Education:

The College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, J.D., Cum Laude, 2014
University of California, Santa Barbara, M.Ed., Education, 2001
University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., History, 2000

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

State Bar of California
Santa Barbara County Bar Association
William Gordon Inns of Court

Attorney Dennis W. Reilly

Bar Admissions:

California

Education:

University of California at Davis, J.D., 1973
University of California at Santa Barbara, B.A., 1970

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

American Bar Association
State Bar of California
Santa Barbara County Bar Association

Attorney Christine P. Roberts

Bar Admissions:

California

Education:

Candidate, LL.M. in Taxation, Boston University School of Law (Spring 2027)
University of California at Los Angeles, J.D., 1988
Wellesley College, B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1985

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

State Bar of California
Santa Barbara County Bar Association

Attorney Lindsay G. Shinn

Bar Admissions:

California
US Supreme Court

Education:

Loyola Law School of Los Angeles, J.D., Cum Laude/Order of the Coif, 2004
University of California, Santa Barbara, B.S. Cell and Developmental Biology, 2001

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

State Bar of California
Santa Barbara County Bar Association

Attorney Audrey K. Singh

Bar Admissions:

Westmont College, B.A., Economics & Business, Communication Studies, 2012
USC Gould School of Law, J.D. Business Law Certificate, 2017

Education:

State Bar of California
Santa Barbara County Bar Association

Attorney Cameron T. Stowers

Education:

UCLA School of Law, JD 2019
San Diego State University, B.S. in Criminal Justice, minor in Political Science, Dean’s List, 2011

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

State Bar of California
Santa Barbara County Bar Association
Santa Barbara Barristers

Attorney Sean T. Stratford-Jones

Education:

University of California at Los Angeles, B.A., magna cum laude, Political Science, Global Studies Minor, 2015
University of Southern California Gould School of Law, J.D., Business Law Certificate, Order of the Coif, 2018

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

State Bar of California
Santa Barbara County Bar

Attorney Paul K. Wilcox

Bar Admissions:

California

Education:

University of California Santa Barbara, B.A., Political Science / Public Service, with honors, 1989
University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif, 1992

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

State Bar of California
Santa Barbara County Bar Association
Santa Barbara Human Resources Association
American Health Lawyers Association

Attorney Stephen N. Yungling

Bar Admissions:

California

Education:

Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D., Magna Cum Laude, 1998
California Polytechnic State University, B.A., Summa Cum Laude, 1994

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

State Bar of California
Santa Barbara County Bar Association