Knobbe Martens Welcomes First-Year Associates

Knobbe Martens is pleased to announce it has welcomed a class of first-year associates to the firm. While currently working in a remote capacity along with their colleagues firmwide due to the pandemic, members of the 2020-2021 Associate Class are affiliated with the firm’s offices in Orange County, San Diego, Seattle, New York, and Washington, D.C.

“Our highly accomplished class of new associates impressed us with their standout performances in law school, their strong STEM backgrounds, and, in many cases, the valuable contributions they have made in the corporate sector,” said Managing Partner Steven Nataupsky. “We’re excited to welcome them to our team. Their diverse talents and experiences will enhance the firm as well as the services we provide to clients.”

The firm’s 2020-2021 class of associates includes:

• Silas Alexander (Seattle) holds a J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
• Benjamin Black (Orange County) holds a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Brigham Young University.
• Paige Cappelli (Washington, D.C.) holds a J.D. from Temple University Beasley School of Law and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
• Spencer Carter (Orange County) holds a J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Brigham Young University.
• Melissa Chen (Orange County) holds a J.D. from the University of California, Irvine School of Law and a B.A. in International Relations and Chinese from the University of California, Davis.
• Shelley Chen (Orange County) holds a J.D. from George Washington University Law School, an M.S. in Materials Science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich and a B.S. in Materials Chemistry from Nanjing University.
• Mack Montgomery (Washington, D.C.) holds a J.D. from Duke University School of Law and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.
• Patrick Neville (San Diego) holds a J.D. from University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law and a B.A. in Physics from the University of Redlands.
• Christopher Smith (New York) holds a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and a B.S. in Computer Science from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
• Kenneth Wang (San Diego) holds a J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law, an M.S. in Biotechnology from Northwestern University and a B.A. in Chemistry and Biology from New College of Florida.
• Blake Winn (San Diego) holds a J.D. from Indiana University Maurer School of Law, a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Baylor University and a B.A. in Chemistry from Westmont College.
• Nima Zargari (Orange County) holds a J.D. from Loyola Law School, a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Southern California and a B.S. in Biological Sciences and Chemistry from the University of California, Irvine.