PARTNER
KELLER ANDERLE SCOLNICK LLP
WHY: Regarded as one of Orange County’s premier trial attorneys in the U.S; handles high-stakes commercial litigation, white-collar criminal defense and intellectual property cases for some of the world’s largest corporations and highest-profile individuals.
IN THE NEWS: Named to the list of “Leading Commercial Litigators of 2026,” as selected by the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals; her firm, formerly Keller/Anderle, rebranded to Keller Anderle Scolnick LLP as of November 2024.
NOTABLE: Successfully defended Kevin Spacey against sexual abuse claim; gained national fame in Mattel v. MGA Entertainment (Barbie v. Bratz) case, in which she secured a verdict favoring MGA for $170M in damages and fees. She is one of only a few attorneys inducted into the California Lawyers Association Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame.
IN HER WORDS: “When I was growing up, a successful lawyer might be able to buy a Buick, might have a nice little tract house. Now people feel like unless they make millions of dollars a year, they’re not successful.”
FUN FACT: Won an order barring Pimco co-founder Bill Gross from blasting the “Gilligan’s Island” TV theme song into his neighbor’s yard in Laguna Beach.
