Partners David Cohn, James Yoro named as 2016 Southern California Super Lawyers

David Cohn and James Yoro, partners with the Bakersfield-based law firm Chain | Cohn | Clark, have been named Super Lawyers by Southern California’s Super Lawyers Magazine.

This is the fifth year straight that Cohn has received the honor, awarded to no more than 5 percent of lawyers in the Southern California region based on a high-degree of peer recognition and personal achievement. And it’s the first time Yoro has earned this distinction.

“This is a huge honor to be recognized by the legal professionals I deeply respect, and work with day in and day out,” said Yoro, who manages the law firm’s workers’ compensation* department.

Added Cohn, managing partner at Chain | Cohn | Clark: “I’m humbled to be selected year after year for this tremendous honor.”

The two attorneys have worked together since 1982. Yoro is in his 34th year working under at the Chain law firm, and Cohn is in his 41st year under the Chain name, representing local injury and accident victims.

Their honor was highlighted recently in “People in Business” section of The Bakersfield Californian. See it by clicking here.

Each year, the Super Lawyers selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. The Super Lawyers program selects attorneys using a multi-phase selection process where each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement, according to Super Lawyers. The objective of the recognition program is “to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel.”

Since Super Lawyers is intended to be used as an aid in selecting an attorney, the program limits the lawyer ratings to those who can be hired and retained by the public, the Super Lawyers website states.

As part of the honor, Cohn and Yoro are highlighted in the 2016 issue of Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine along with other awarded legal professionals.

With Yoro being chosen as a Super Lawyer, Chain | Cohn Stiles now has three attorneys selected for the honor. Attorney Matthew Clark has been named a “Rising Star” in the Super Lawyers program the past four years. That honor is bestowed upon only 2.5 percent of lawyers under the age of 40 in the Southern California region. You can ready his profile on the Super Lawyers website by clicking here.

To learn more about Cohn, visit his attorney profile by clicking here. You can also read his profile on the Super Lawyers website by clicking here. For more on Yoro, click here.

And if you or someone you know is involved in an accident, at work or outside of work, call Chain | Cohn | Clark at 661-323-4000, or visit the website chainlaw.com.

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* NOTICE: Making a false or fraudulent Workers’ Compensation claim is a felony subject to up to 5 years in a prison or a fine of up to $150,000 or double the value of the fraud, whichever is greater, or by both imprisonment and fine.