Downey Brand LLP

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Downey Brand LLP

Downey Brand is Sacramento's preeminent law firm, founded in 1926 by three notable local attorneys, now serving business, water and litigation clients statewide.

Downey Brand LLP is a preeminent full-service law firm headquartered in Sacramento, California, tracing its roots to 1926 when three notable Sacramento attorneys, Stephen Downey, Clyde Brand and Harry Seymour, formed the partnership of Downey Brand & Seymour. Otto Rohwer joined the firm upon graduating from law school but was not named partner for another decade, with his name added to the partnership in 1943 as Downey, Brand, Seymour & Rohwer. Twenty years after founding, the firm had grown to only five lawyers, yet that made it the second-largest firm in Sacramento at the time. Growth continued over the decades, and in 1973 the firm relocated to larger office space to accommodate more than 15 attorneys and staff. Downey Brand offers counsel in more than 50 areas of civil practice including water, food and agriculture, environmental, energy, land use, corporate, civil litigation, construction, real estate, employment, bankruptcy, intellectual property, trusts and estates, family law and taxation, serving public corporations, governmental entities, privately held companies, family-owned businesses and individuals. The firm opened a regional office in Stockton in 2000 and expanded westward with a San Francisco office in 2010. Downey Brand proudly celebrates 100 years of service to California's businesses, communities and industries in 2026, with more than 90 attorneys serving clients throughout California, Northern Nevada and beyond. The firm operates from a Capitol Mall office in downtown Sacramento.