
Credentials Across the Firm
The record, drawn from every office.
Intro
The Complete Record
A firm's standing rests on two different records. One belongs to the firm itself: what it has earned collectively, as an institution. The other belongs to the individual lawyers who carry a matter, their own admissions, memberships, and credentials. A general counsel evaluating outside counsel checks both, because a firm's name does not answer every question diligence asks. This page sets both records down together, in one place, rather than leaving them scattered across separate profiles.
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- Courts Documented
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- Representative Matters
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- Practice Areas
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- Sectors Served
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- Offices
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- Published Resources
Recognition
Recognition and Honors
This record gathers the recognition Holdsworth & Inkwell has received as a firm, together with honors earned individually by its attorneys across all four offices. Each entry reflects an outside organization's own criteria, not the firm's account of its own work. What follows is the complete record, not a selection of it.
Top Lawyers in America | Commercial Litigation, 2025
Top Lawyers in America | Commercial Litigation, 2025
The Bar Compendium | Leading Litigators in America, 2023
The Advocacy Index | Recommended, False Claims Act Litigation
The National Standard | Metro Tier 1, Insurance Recovery (Denver)
Meridian Legal Register | Group 3, Litigation: General Commercial (Colorado)
NALA Certified Paralegal Award | Distinguished Service, 2023
Pro Bono Foundation of the Year, 2025
Austin Business Journal | Top Litigation Firms, 2024
Energy Sector Litigation Team of the Year, 2025
Top Lawyers in America | Commercial Litigation, 2025
NALA Affiliate Award | Paralegal of the Year (Colorado), 2024
Texas Legal Review | Insurance Litigation Team of the Year, 2023
Colorado Distinguished Counsel | Rising Stars, 2025
California Distinguished Counsel | Rising Stars, 2024
Top Lawyers in America | Commercial Litigation, 2025
The National Standard | Tier 1, Commercial Litigation
Top Lawyers in America | Insurance Law, 2025
Meridian Legal Register | Group 3, Litigation: General Commercial (Georgia)
The Bar Compendium 500 | Leading Litigators in America, 2023
The National Standard | Metro Tier 2, False Claims Act (Denver)
Trial Bench Review: Highly Recommended, Insurance & Commercial
Access to Justice Award, 2024
The National Standard | Metro Tier 2, False Claims Act (Atlanta)
Trial Bench Review | Trial Star, Insurance & Wildfire, 2024
The National Standard | Metro Tier 1, Commercial Litigation (Atlanta)
Atlanta Office of the Year, Southeast Legal Awards 2023
Top Lawyers in America | Wildfire Litigation, 2025
Sacramento Business Journal | Largest Law Firms, 2025
Georgia Distinguished Counsel | Top 100, 2023
Texas Paralegal Division | Member Recognition, 2025
Meridian Legal Register | Group 1, Commercial Litigation
Travis County Bar Association | Community Service Award, 2025
Law360 | Insurance Practice Group of the Year
Meridian Legal Register | Group 3, Insurance: Policyholder (Colorado)
Top Lawyers in America | eDiscovery & Information Management, 2025
Top Lawyers | "Lawyer of the Year," eDiscovery (Sacramento), 2023
ALA | Legal Administrator Achievement Award, 2024
Meridian Legal Register | Group 2, Litigation: eDiscovery & Information Governance (California)
Georgia Distinguished Counsel | Rising Stars, 2025
Top Lawyers in America | False Claims Act Litigation, 2025
Top Lawyers in America | Commercial Litigation, 2024
Georgia Distinguished Counsel | Rising Stars, 2024
Meridian Legal Register | Group 2, Litigation: General Commercial (Georgia)
Top Lawyers | "Lawyer of the Year," Wildfire Litigation, 2025
The Bar Compendium 500 | Leading Plaintiff & Mass-Tort Litigators, 2023
Texas Distinguished Counsel | Rising Stars, 2024
The National Standard | Tier 2, Insurance Recovery
Georgia Distinguished Counsel | Top 50 Women Attorneys, 2023
Meridian Legal Register | Group 2, Insurance: Policyholder (Texas)
The Bar Compendium | Leading Litigators in America, 2025
Top Lawyers in America | Commercial Litigation, 2024
Texas Distinguished Counsel | Insurance Coverage, 2023
Texas Distinguished Counsel | Business Litigation, 2025
Wildfire Litigation Practice Group of the Year
California Distinguished Counsel | Rising Stars, 2025
Top Lawyers in America | Insurance Law, 2024
False Claims Act Defense Firm of the Year
Sacramento County Bar Association | Pro Bono Office of the Year, 2023
The Advocacy Index | Leading Firm, Dispute Resolution
Top Lawyers | "Lawyer of the Year," False Claims Act (Atlanta), 2023
Colorado Distinguished Counsel | Healthcare & Government Litigation, 2023
Peer Counsel Register’s Top Lawyers | Commercial Litigation, 2024
California Lawyer of the Year | Litigation Department, 2024
Meridian Legal Register | Group 1, Litigation: General Commercial (California)
Memberships & Associations
Standing Among Peers
Holdsworth & Inkwell holds institutional memberships in the professional and industry organizations relevant to its practice. The affiliations below reflect the firm's own standing, maintained on the same terms across its Sacramento, Atlanta, Denver, and Austin offices.
- Meridian Legal RegisterFirm
- The National Practice StandardFirm
- Trial Bench ReviewFirm
- The Advocacy Index United StatesFirm
- DRI – The Voice of the Defense BarFirm
- International Association of Defense CounselFirm
- Denver Metro Chamber of CommerceFirm
- Greater Austin Chamber of CommerceFirm
- Metro Atlanta ChamberFirm
- Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of CommerceFirm
- Atlanta Bar AssociationFirm
- Austin Bar AssociationFirm
- County Bar AssociationFirm
- Denver Bar AssociationFirm
- Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and NevadaFirm
- Colorado Defense Lawyers AssociationFirm
- Georgia Defense Lawyers AssociationFirm
- Texas Association of Defense CounselFirm
Bar Admissions
Licensed Across Jurisdictions
Bar admission is a matter of record, not distinction. The attorneys of the firm are collectively licensed to practice across the jurisdictions listed below. That footprint follows the firm's offices and the matters it takes on. For the fuller picture of where the firm appears on a client's behalf, see our service areas.
New York
- Harvey SpecterRegistration Number 3851749 ↗
- Jessica PearsonRegistration Number 2891456 ↗
- Vincent GambiniRegistration Number 2089471 ↗
- Diane LockhartRegistration Number 2189456 ↗
- Sandy SternRegistration Number 1987345 ↗
- Annalise KeatingRegistration Number 2987654 ↗
- Patty HewesRegistration Number 2356789 ↗
- Louis LittRegistration Number 3489567 ↗
- Alicia FlorrickRegistration Number 3128456 ↗
- Mike RossRegistration Number 5234789 ↗
- Lucca QuinnRegistration Number 4789123 ↗
- Rachel ZaneRegistration Number 5798234 ↗
California
- Harvey SpecterBar Number 264719 ↗
- Diane LockhartBar Number 312487 ↗
- Patty HewesBar Number 298765 ↗
- Louis LittBar Number 287634 ↗
- Mickey HallerBar Number 174523 ↗
- Mike RossBar Number 318976 ↗
- Cary AgosBar Number 327891 ↗
- Rachel ZaneBar Number 328147 ↗
- Maggie McPhersonBar Number 312745 ↗
District of Columbia
- Harvey SpecterBar Number 467823 ↗
- Jessica PearsonBar Number 451209 ↗
- Marcus CiceroBar Number 482156 ↗
- Diane LockhartBar Number 367812 ↗
- Sandy SternBar Number 312456 ↗
- Annalise KeatingBar Number 467892 ↗
- Mike RossBar Number 1023456 ↗
Georgia
- Jessica PearsonBar Number 569842 ↗
- Sandy SternBar Number 521987 ↗
- Alicia FlorrickBar Number 487239 ↗
- Lucca QuinnBar Number 593284 ↗
- Rachel ZaneBar Number 612458 ↗
Illinois
- Diane LockhartARDC Number 6189234 ↗
- Sandy SternARDC Number 6132847 ↗
- Alicia FlorrickARDC Number 6234518 ↗
- Lucca QuinnARDC Number 6298547 ↗
- Cary AgosARDC Number 6287456 ↗
Colorado
- Marcus CiceroRegistration Number 54219 ↗
- Annalise KeatingRegistration Number 56891 ↗
- Howard HamlinRegistration Number 56712 ↗
- Kim WexlerRegistration Number 53847 ↗
New Mexico
- Marcus CiceroBar Number 158204 ↗
- Howard HamlinBar Number 152489 ↗
- Kim WexlerBar Number 18923 ↗
Texas
- Vincent GambiniBar Card Number 24089234 ↗
- Mickey HallerBar Card Number 24108234 ↗
- Maggie McPhersonBar Card Number 24114782 ↗
Florida
- Jessica PearsonFlorida Bar Number 108347 ↗
- Sandy SternFlorida Bar Number 87234 ↗
Massachusetts
- Louis LittBBO Number 654321 ↗
- Cary AgosBBO Number 678234 ↗
Nevada
- Mickey HallerBar Number 18756 ↗
- Maggie McPhersonBar Number 19872 ↗
Arizona
- Howard HamlinBar Number 023456 ↗
Connecticut
- Patty HewesJuris Number 412348 ↗
Kansas
- Kim WexlerRegistration Number 24876 ↗
Louisiana
- Vincent GambiniBar Roll Number 32418 ↗
Oklahoma
- Vincent GambiniOBA Number 31247 ↗
Pennsylvania
- Annalise KeatingAttorney ID Number 76234 ↗
Utah
- Marcus CiceroBar Number 16847 ↗
Attorneys are licensed only in the jurisdictions listed in their individual credentials. Admission to practice varies by attorney and by court; nothing on this page implies licensure in any jurisdiction not expressly stated.
Court Admissions
Formal Standing, Court by Court
Bar admission licenses an attorney to practice within a jurisdiction. Appearing before a specific court is a separate credential, granted court by court, and held individually across the firm's four offices. The admissions gathered below reflect that formal standing: where our attorneys are authorized to appear, not how often they have appeared there. For that record, see our courtroom experience.
Attorneys are licensed only in the jurisdictions listed in their individual credentials. Admission to practice varies by attorney and by court; nothing on this page implies licensure in any jurisdiction not expressly stated.
Attorney Associations
Where the Counsel Belongs
The firm's own institutional affiliations are one measure of standing. This is another: the associations our attorneys maintain individually, bar sections, practice-focused societies, and affinity groups built around a particular field of law. Together, these memberships mark the professional communities our attorneys take part in beyond the firm itself. Visit an attorney's profile for the specific record behind any name.
American College of Trial Lawyers
- Diane Lockhartsince 1996
- Sandy Sternsince 1985
Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions Committee
Colorado Bar AssociationColorado
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
Tenth Circuit Bar Association
- Marcus Cicerosince 2021
Locations
The Offices Behind the Standing
Admissions and recognitions mark where the firm is authorized to practice. That authorization is anchored to real offices, staffed and active. Each is held to the same standard the firm applies everywhere, so a matter can draw on the right team no matter which office opens it.
headquarters
Sacramento
The firm's founding office and headquarters since 1962, located one block from the California State Capitol.
regional
Atlanta
Southeast office opened 2008 near the Georgia State Capitol, anchoring the firm's False Claims Act practice in the Eleventh Circuit.
regional
Austin
Texas office opened 2014 near the State Capitol, anchoring insurance recovery for Texas and Oklahoma severe weather events.
regional
Denver
Mountain West office opened 2019 near the Colorado State Capitol, covering wildfire litigation and Tenth Circuit federal practice.
Credentials at Work
Look Beyond the List
A credential shows standing. See the attorneys who hold these admissions, or review experience where they've been put to use.