Organization Overview

Buchalter is a full-service business law firm that has been teaming with clients for nine decades, providing legal counsel at all stages of their growth and evolution, and helping them meet the many legal challenges and decisions they face. Our clients are engaged in a diverse global economy governed by complex laws and regulations, and they trust us as advisers and business partners because we are involved in their world. They rely on our forward-thinking to help them resolve problems before they arise.

At Buchalter, we practice in that spirit.

Our founding principle—providing our clients with the best business solutions—continues to lead us. We value each client relationship, recognizing that their success is our success. Our overarching goal—getting the best results for the client in a timely manner with sensitivity to cost—has engendered client loyalty, and the firm has grown from that loyalty.

Our lawyers are accessible, resourceful, skillful and adept at responding to change. Our technological capabilities keep case law and rule changes at our fingertips and client communications current, enabling us to create efficient, superior outcomes.

Buchalter is consistently ranked among the leading law firms by Chambers and Partners, Best Lawyers, The Daily Journal and the Los Angeles Business Journal. It is also ranked among the leading firms nationally by American Legal Media and the National Law Journal.

Buchalter’s commitment to reflecting and enhancing the rich diversity of the clients and communities in which we practice is more than nine decades strong. The firm’s diversity of attorneys and staff provides clients with a greater array of creative talent and alternative thinking, benefiting all.
Russell Dunlap
Russell Dunlap Intellectual Property Attorney, Registered Patent Attorney Shareholder
Alison Ballard
Alison Ballard Shareholder
Austin Vining Attorney
Carli Christensen Marketing Coordinator
Coby Nixon
Coby Nixon Juris Doctor, Registered Patent Attorney Shareholder
Cory Mull Attorney
Katherine Joiner
Katherine Joiner Registered Patent Agent - Reg. No. 69,261 Patent Agent
Kelly Mullally J.D. Of Counsel
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Areas of Expertise
Legal Services