Mullen & Henzell LLP is proud to announce Jared M. Katz, Brooke C. McDermott, and Cameron T. Stowers was honored by Pacific Coast Business Times as ‘Who’s Who in Professional Services’ for 2026. This recognition highlights their outstanding contributions to the legal profession and commitment to excellence. To read more: Who’s Who in Professional Services... 
Mullen & Henzell L.L.P. is honored to once again be voted Best Law Firm in the Santa Barbara Independent’s “Best Of” Readers’ Poll for the sixth year in a row! We’re deeply grateful to our clients and community for your continued trust and support. We look forward to another year of delivering exceptional legal services... 
Please join us in welcoming Jillian L. Title to Mullen & Henzell. After a 10-year career in Student Affairs at UC Santa Barbara, Jillian left higher education administration to pursue her J.D. at The Colleges of Law, graduating in 2025 with highest honors. She now joins us as an associate attorney in our Civil Litigation... 
In a press release (opens in a new tab) on March 2, 2025, the Treasury Department announced “with respect to the Corporate Transparency Act, not only will it not enforce any penalties or fines associated with the beneficial ownership information reporting rule under the existing regulatory deadlines, but it will further not enforce any penalties... 
On January 23, 2025, the Supreme Court granted the government’s request to lift a nationwide injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas that paused the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). However, because a separate nationwide order issued by a different federal judge in Texas (Smith v. U.S. Department of the... 
On December 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated its own order from December 23, 2024 which lifted the nationwide preliminary injunction that paused the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) requirements for filing beneficial ownership information (BOI). As a result, the enforcement of the CTA is stopped while the Fifth Circuit... 
On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit lifted the lower court’s nationwide preliminary injunction that had paused the Corporate Transparency Act’s requirements for filing beneficial ownership information (BOI). Following this action by the Court of Appeals, FinCEN released a public statement regarding the Fifth Circuit’s ruling, announcing an extension... 
We are excited to welcome Colton Kerfoot (opens in a new tab) to Mullen & Henzell as a new associate in our Estate Planning group. Colton, a UCLA School of Law graduate, brings a fresh perspective and passion for the law. With a background from Harvard University and experience as a law clerk with our... 
Mullen & Henzell is excited to announce that Jeff Churchman (opens in a new tab) has joined the firm as an Associate Attorney in our Business & Real Estate (opens in a new tab) group. Jeff brings a fresh perspective in business transactions, real estate, and employment law – we look forward to his contributions... On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction. This temporarily suspends the government’s enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). At this point in time, we are putting on hold the filings that we were in the process of completing for clients. Read more:... 
