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Mr. Mullaney's practice at NHEH focuses on labor and employment law and general civil litigation. He earned his J.D. from the University of California, Davis School of Law, where he received the Witkin Award for highest class grade in Contracts Law.

Ms. Payne, who joined the firm in 2022, has more than 20 years of experience in labor and employment law and litigation. She excels at counseling clients in the complexities of California employment law with the goal of avoiding lawsuits and administrative claims.

On July 20, NHEH won the prestigious award in the Professional Services category.  Winners of the Business Excellence Awards (BEA) are voted upon by MPCC members, and are announced at a celebratory dinner.  Five NHEH attorneys were on hand to accept the award, and Chuck Des Roches spoke on the firm's behalf.

Mr. Falor earned his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law where he was Senior Research Editor for the Santa Clara Law Review. His B.A. in Economics and English is from Boston College.

Attorneys Michael Masuda (of Counsel) and Yvonne Ascher have again been selected to Thomson-Reuters' Northern California Super Lawyers list. Lindsey Berg-James was named a "Rising Star" on the Super Lawyers list.

Ms. Ascher has focused on estate planning and advising trustees and executors on trust administration and probate matters since 1985.  She holds the highest rating category (AV Preeminent) from Martindale-Hubbell, and has been named to Thomson Reuters’ NorCal Super Lawyers list every year since 2010.  She is certified in probate, estate planning and trust law by the State of California’s Board of Legal Specialization, and has a Master’s Degree in Taxation.

Heidi A. Quinn has more than 25 years of experience in many aspects of the law, including contracts, water and land use, and construction law. Danny Little joined the firm in 2018 after practicing in his home state of Texas. His practice is focused on business and real estate transactions and nonprofit law.