Service Areas
Where our Attorneys are Admitted to Practice
This is the full list of jurisdictions where the firm's attorneys are admitted to practice, wider than the four states where we keep an office. One standard governs the work wherever a matter is filed. Confirm coverage for your matter below.
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New York
Holdsworth & Inkwell maintains thirteen attorneys admitted to the New York Bar, making New York the firm's deepest jurisdiction by attorney count. The firm represents clients in commercial litigation, qui tam False Claims Act matters, and complex insurance recovery throughout New York's state and federal courts.
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California
Ten Holdsworth & Inkwell attorneys are admitted to the State Bar of California, the firm's home jurisdiction and the base of the Sacramento headquarters. The firm represents clients in Wildfire Litigation, commercial litigation, eDiscovery, and Insurance Recovery throughout California's state and federal courts.
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District of Columbia
Eight Holdsworth & Inkwell attorneys are admitted to the District of Columbia Bar, supporting the firm's False Claims Act practice and federal appellate work. DC admission enables direct appearance in the US District Court for the District of Columbia and coordination with the Department of Justice Fraud Section during the sealed-case review period that governs every federal qui tam filing.
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Georgia
Five Holdsworth & Inkwell attorneys are admitted to the State Bar of Georgia, anchored by the Atlanta office opened in 2008. The firm represents clients in False Claims Act matters, healthcare fraud qui tam cases, and complex commercial litigation across Georgia's three federal districts and through the Eleventh Circuit's appellate jurisdiction.
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Illinois
Five Holdsworth & Inkwell attorneys are admitted to the Illinois Bar, each having built their early careers at Chicago firms before joining Holdsworth & Inkwell. The firm represents Illinois-resident parties and Illinois-venued matters from its Sacramento and Atlanta offices, with active practice in commercial litigation, False Claims Act matters, and qui tam relator actions across Illinois state and federal courts.
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Colorado
Four Holdsworth & Inkwell attorneys are admitted to the Colorado Bar, anchored by the Denver office opened in 2019. The firm represents clients in False Claims Act matters, policyholder-side Insurance Recovery, wildfire and catastrophic loss litigation, and complex commercial disputes throughout Colorado and the Mountain West region.
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New Mexico
Three Holdsworth & Inkwell attorneys are admitted to the New Mexico Bar, all currently based at the Denver office. Two of the three (Howard Hamlin and Kim Wexler) built their early careers at a major Albuquerque firm before joining Holdsworth & Inkwell. The firm represents clients in False Claims Act matters, Insurance Recovery, and complex commercial litigation throughout New Mexico's state and federal courts.
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Texas
Three Holdsworth & Inkwell attorneys are admitted to the State Bar of Texas, anchored by the Austin office opened in 2014. The firm represents policyholders in first-party property and business interruption matters arising from Texas storm, freeze, hail, and hurricane events, alongside complex commercial litigation across the state's four federal districts.
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Florida
Two Holdsworth & Inkwell attorneys are admitted to The Florida Bar, both based at the Atlanta office: Office Managing Partner Jessica Pearson and Senior Counsel Sandy Stern. The firm represents clients in healthcare False Claims Act matters, complex commercial litigation, and Eleventh Circuit appellate work involving Florida-resident parties or Florida-venued claims.
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Massachusetts
Two Holdsworth & Inkwell attorneys are admitted to the Massachusetts Bar, both based at the Sacramento office and both Harvard Law School alumni: Partner Louis Litt (Chair, eDiscovery practice) and Senior Associate Cary Agos. The firm's Massachusetts presence is concentrated in eDiscovery practice and First Circuit appellate capability on commercial litigation matters.
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Nevada
Two Holdsworth & Inkwell attorneys are admitted to the State Bar of Nevada, both based at the Austin office: Partner Mickey Haller and Associate Maggie McPherson. Both attorneys hold California, Texas, and Nevada bar admissions, providing cross-state Western capability for matters that move between the three jurisdictions, with particular depth in commercial litigation and Insurance Recovery practice.
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Arizona
One Holdsworth & Inkwell attorney is admitted to the State Bar of Arizona: Partner Howard Hamlin, based at the Denver office. Howard holds Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado bar admissions, providing the firm with three-state Mountain West capability centered in Insurance Recovery work for property and business interruption matters.
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Connecticut
One Holdsworth & Inkwell attorney is admitted to the Connecticut Bar: Partner Patty Hewes, Chair of the firm's Wildfire Litigation practice and based at the Sacramento office. The Connecticut admission supports the firm's Second Circuit appellate capability and Northeast practice reach on commercial litigation and complex coverage matters.
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Kansas
One Holdsworth & Inkwell attorney is admitted to the Kansas Bar: Senior Associate Kim Wexler, based at the Denver office. The Kansas admission complements Kim's broader Colorado and New Mexico admissions, providing the firm with three-state Tenth Circuit coverage centered in Denver, with practice connections to healthcare False Claims Act work and Insurance Recovery.
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Louisiana
One Holdsworth & Inkwell attorney is admitted to the Louisiana State Bar: Office Managing Partner Vincent Gambini, based at the Austin office. Vincent's Louisiana admission complements his Texas bar for Gulf Coast Insurance Recovery matters arising from hurricane, storm, and flood losses, with appellate capability through the Fifth Circuit, which shares jurisdiction over Louisiana and Texas.
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Oklahoma
One Holdsworth & Inkwell attorney is admitted to the Oklahoma Bar: Office Managing Partner Vincent Gambini, based at the Austin office. Vincent's Oklahoma admission complements his Texas and Louisiana bars for Plains and Gulf Coast severe weather Insurance Recovery practice, with Tenth Circuit appellate capability covering matters from any of the firm's Mountain West and Plains states.
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Pennsylvania
One Holdsworth & Inkwell attorney is admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar: Of Counsel Annalise Keating, based at the Denver office. The Pennsylvania admission supports the firm's Third Circuit appellate capability and Northeast practice reach on commercial litigation and federal False Claims Act matters.
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Utah
One Holdsworth & Inkwell attorney is admitted to the Utah State Bar: Office Managing Partner Marcus Cicero, based at the Denver office. Marcus's Utah admission complements his Colorado and New Mexico bar admissions, providing the firm with three-state Tenth Circuit Mountain West coverage centered in Denver, with practice depth in False Claims Act work.
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Oregon
Holdsworth & Inkwell does not currently maintain attorneys admitted to the Oregon State Bar, but represents clients in Oregon through Pacific Northwest wildfire litigation matters arising from the catastrophic 2020 Labor Day fires and related utility-caused fire events. Oregon matters are handled from the Sacramento office through pro hac vice admission and co-counsel relationships, led by Wildfire Litigation Chair Patty Hewes.
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Tennessee
Holdsworth & Inkwell does not currently maintain attorneys admitted to the Tennessee Bar, but represents clients in Tennessee through healthcare-focused False Claims Act matters extending from the Atlanta office's qui tam practice. Tennessee matters are handled through pro hac vice admission and co-counsel relationships, with particular focus on the Middle District of Tennessee, one of the country's most active federal venues for healthcare fraud litigation.
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Washington
Holdsworth & Inkwell does not currently maintain attorneys admitted to the Washington State Bar, but represents clients in Washington through Pacific Northwest wildfire litigation matters arising from recent catastrophic fire seasons. Washington matters are handled from the Sacramento office through pro hac vice admission and co-counsel relationships, with substantive overlap with the firm's California wildfire docket and shared Ninth Circuit federal appellate coverage.
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The list is not the limit.
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A jurisdiction list only answers half the question. The other half is what the matter actually involves, and whether it fits within the firm's practice areas. If your state appeared above, or you believe it should have, the more direct step is to tell us both: where the matter sits and what it is. We can give you a straight answer.