Judicate West brought on retired Judge Norman P. Tarle of the Los Angeles County Superior Court and retired Judge Timothy M. Casserly of the San Diego County Superior Court as mediators, arbitrators and private judges. Tarle handles business/contractual, construction defect, personal injury, professional negligence and real property disputes out of Judicate West’s Los Angeles office. Casserly will be based in San Diego and handle wrongful death, business/contractual, employment, insurance coverage/bad faith, medical negligence, probate and real property disputes.

Withers promoted seven new partners across its offices, including San Francisco-based Kimberly Pallen and Yin Ho and San Diego-based Kevin Keen. Pallen handles general and complex civil litigation, art law, employment litigation and trade secret matters as part of the firm’s litigation and arbitration team. Ho is part of the firm’s real estate team, where he focuses on a range of transactional, tax and litigation matters. Keen works in Withers’ private client and tax team, where he advises domestic and international clients on tax, estate and trust planning.