Carmel Magazine

046-074 Shortcuts_SU05 Carmel Magazine 10/23/13 5:40 PM Page 7 SHORTCUTS NEIGHBORS Photo: Kelli Uldall Monterey Law Firm Takes Over Historical Business (From left) Jeanette Witten, Michael Albov, Amy June, Peter Coniglio and Gerald Dalton of the law firms Witten June PC and the recently acquired Hudson Martin Ferrante & Street. The latter firm once represented John Steinbeck, along with local fisheries. eannette Witten grew up working at several of her grandparents' busi- modate fishermen who arrived for meetings wearing boots and clothing store. Though she didn't anticipate it then, those early lessons in navigat- there, as did some former Monterey mayors. And, explains Witten, the J nesses—including a feed shop, egg farm, Bible bookstore and furniture ing financial documents, personnel matters, inventory and other issues now inform her work as an attorney. "A business is a business, no matter what you're actually doing," Witten says. "Having that background has helped me be able to identify with my clients." Since founding Witten June PC in 2007, the Carmel resident has grown her own Monterey business from a solo operation to a team of soiled from work. Several Monterey County judges started their careers firm's long-standing client relationships complement Witten June's partnerships with newer businesses. "A lot of our growth in these past few years has been with the younger entrepreneurs and businesses.This merger is going to be a real mix of that traditional Monterey culture and where the new generation here in Monterey is headed," she says. What stays consistent is the commitment that both firms have made to seven attorneys representing small and large commercial entities and the community. Witten and her associates actively support Voices for acquisition of Hudson Martin Ferrante & Street, a Monterey firm estab- Museums and other organizations. non-governmental organizations. This fall, she expanded again with the lished in 1908. "They used to represent John Steinbeck and his cohorts, and all of the fisheries," says Witten. Hudson Martin Ferrante & Street's historic building, which now houses the combined businesses, once maintained a separate entrance to accom- 56 C ARMEL M AG A Z I N E • H O L I D AY 2013 Children-CASA, Hands to Help Seniors, the California Association of "I feel very blessed and grateful for the growth of the firm, but we also have a responsibility to give back," says Witten. "We're all in this together." To learn more about Hudson Martin Ferrante Street Witten & June, please visit www.wittenjune.com. —Renee Brincks

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