Hunter C. Castro joined Wanger Jones Helsley as an associate in 2018. His practice focuses primarily on land use, municipal law, regulatory compliance, and environmental law. Mr. Castro regularly litigates complex land use, regulatory, environmental, and civil rights issues on behalf of both public and private entities. He also has experience counseling and training public agencies and their employees regarding governance, policy, and ethics. Prior to focusing on these practice areas, Mr. Castro represented many businesses and individuals in employment, labor, and commercial litigation.
Mr. Castro received his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of California, Irvine – School of Law. During law school, Mr. Castro worked in-house at a technology startup company. Aside from the day-to-day legal tasks required to support a business, his work centered on preparing and maintaining internal compliance tools regarding both national and international advertising, laboratory testing, and point-of-sale regulations. Following this position, Mr. Castro worked as a law clerk for Wanger Jones Helsley. He received a Bachelor of Arts in both Political Science and Sociology from the University of California, Irvine.
Stephanie Hosman joined Wanger Jones Helsley as an associate in 2019. Her practice focuses primarily on representing businesses and individuals in all areas of family, employment, and business litigation.
Ms. Hosman received her Juris Doctor from the University of California, Irvine – School of Law. During her first summer of law school, Ms. Hosman served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Following this position, Ms. Hosman worked as a law clerk for Wanger Jones Helsley. Ms. Hosman received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a minor in English from Hendrix College, in Conway, Arkansas in 2015. Ms. Hosman also received a Graduate Certificate in Forensic Child Psychology from Missouri State University, in Springfield, Missouri in 2016.
Ian J. Quinn joined Wanger Jones Helsley as an associate in 2023. His practice focuses primarily on family law and business bankruptcy matters.
Mr. Quinn earned his law degree from SMU Dedman School of Law in 2017, where he served as Articles Editor for the SMU Law Review. During law school, he worked for the Federal Income Taxpayers Clinic. He also served as an extern in the General Counsel’s office at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. After law school, Mr. Quinn worked at boutique family law litigation firms in Dallas, Texas and Sacramento, California.
Mr. Quinn received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Economics from the University of Texas at Austin in 2014.
Rachel L. Pombo joined Wanger Jones Helsley as an associate in 2021. Ms. Pombo received her Juris Doctor from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. Ms. Pombo received Witkin Awards in Global Lawyering Skills II and Trademark Law. She was also a competitor for the Mock Trial team, a research assistant for the Moot Court team, and a Teaching Assistant for Global Lawyering Skills II. Ms. Pombo served on the board of the Environmental and Water Law society as well as the Trial Advocacy Association.
During her first summer of law school, Ms. Pombo worked as a law clerk for Brownstein, Hyatt, Ferber, Schreck. Following this position, Ms. Pombo worked as a summer law clerk at Wanger Jones Helsley PC after her second year of law school.
Ms. Pombo graduated Cum Laude with her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and a minor in International Relations from San Francisco State University in 2018.
Nathan J. Martin joined Wanger Jones Helsley as an associate in 2021. His practice primarily focuses on commercial and civil litigation, including cases involving contractual disputes, real property transactions, and employment and wage issues. His practice also includes business entity formation and corporate regulatory compliance.
Mr. Martin received his Juris Doctor from San Joaquin College of Law. During law school, Mr. Martin was an active member of the law fraternity, Delta Theta Phi, and served as the fraternity treasurer. At Delta Theta Phi’s national conference, Mr. Martin was awarded the Most Outstanding Student in the Region. In Mr. Martin’s 2nd year at San Joaquin College of Law, he received the Best Brief Finalist award for the George A. Hopper Moot Court Competition. Mr. Martin was also awarded the Ernest Kinney Trial Lawyer Scholarship during his 3rd year. During his last summer of law school, Mr. Martin worked as a law clerk for Wanger Jones Helsley PC.
Mr. Martin is a 6th generation Central Valley native with strong ties to the Valley’s agriculture and local businesses. He is blessed to have two beautiful boys with his wife Blair.
Mr. Martin graduated Magna Cum Laude with his Bachelor of Arts in Criminal & Restorative Justice Studies from Fresno Pacific University in 2015.
Mr. Ballinger’s practice includes a broad range of taxation-driven issues. These include: International Taxation and Dispute Resolution, Transfer Pricing, Partnership and Corporate Taxation, Trust and Estate Taxation, State and Local Taxation, Sales and Use Taxation, and Payroll Taxation. Because of the nature of the Internal Revenue Code, Mr. Ballinger is also proficient in entity formation and organization and the tax effects that such decisions will have.
Mr. Ballinger was born and raised in Dos Palos, California located in Fresno County. After working in his family’s small wastewater management business, Colten went to the University of California, Davis where he received his B.A. in English with an emphasis in political science.
After graduating from UC Davis, Mr. Ballinger then attended the University of San Diego School of Law where he received his J.D. Degree. While Mr. Ballinger was studying for his J.D. Degree, he simultaneously received an L.L.M. in Tax Law from the University of San Diego which is a nationally recognized graduate tax program. Mr. Ballinger then felt it incumbent upon him to return to his community where he wishes to direct his expertise towards the growth and prosperity of the Central Valley, while safeguarding the wellbeing of his clients.
Colleen E. Busby joined Wanger Jones Helsley as an associate in 2023. Ms. Busby received her Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law. Ms. Busby was a Gold Honors Scholar, a member of the Hale Moot Court Honors Program, and a Teaching Assistant for Constitutional Law. Ms. Busby served as President of the Criminal Law Society as well as a Peer Mentor for incoming first-year law students.
During her first summer of law school, Ms. Busby worked at the Post-Conviction Justice Project clinic at USC. Following that position, Ms. Busby worked as a summer law clerk at Wanger Jones Helsley PC after her second year of law school.
Ms. Busby is a proud Fresno State alumni, having graduated summa cum laude from Fresno State in 2020, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and minors in History and Economics.
Danika E. Jones joined Wanger Jones Helsley PC as an associate in 2023. Ms. Jones received her Juris Doctor from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. In Fall 2021, Ms. Jones received a Masin Family Academic Excellence Gold Award/Dean’s Award in Community Property. She also completed a semester-long externship with the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law where she worked with victims of domestic violence seeking to obtain restraining orders against their abusers.
During her first summer of law school and most of her second year, Ms. Jones worked as a law clerk for the Law Office of Frank D. Rorie, Jr. Following this position, Ms. Jones worked as a law clerk at Wanger Jones Helsley PC during her second summer of law school. During her third year of law school, Ms. Jones worked as a law clerk at the Law Office of Benjamin Kanani alongside her studies.
Ms. Jones graduated with honors from University of California, Santa Barbara in 2017 with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies, with an emphasis in law and politics. Ms. Jones then attended Antioch University, Santa Barbara where she graduated with a Master’s of Business Administration in 2018.
