Kelly Woodruff, chair of the appellate litigation team at Farella Braun + Martel, has joined the California Appellate Law Group in San Francisco.

The move is part of a growth spurt for the Bay Area-based appellate boutique, which since January 2015 has tripled in size to 13 lawyers. CALG also expanded its reach southward last week by adding Santa Barbara, California-based solo practitioner John Derrick as counsel. In January, CALG picked up counsel Robert Roth, who specializes in family law and previously worked at Tarkington, O’Neill, Barrack & Chong.