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General Defense
Brydon Hugo & Parker
135 Main Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, California 94105
Telephone: 415-808-0300
Fax: 415-808-0333
E-Mail: jbrydon@bhplaw.com
www.bhplaw.com


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Established: 2003
Civil Trial Practice, Insurance Law, Casualty Defense, Insurance Coverage, Bad Faith, Professional Liability, Risk Management, Product Liability, Asbestos Litigation, Toxic Torts, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Intellectual Property, Environmental Law, Medical Malpractice, Construction Defect

Client Information
Insurance Company Clients
ACE USAAIG Insurance Company
Cincinnati Insurance CompanyCNA Environmental Claims
Farmers Insurance GroupFireman's Fund Insurance Company
First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd.Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Company
GuideOne Mutual Insurance CompanyThe Hartford
Hartford Fire Insurance CompanyInterstate Fire & Casualty Company
Kemper Insurance CompaniesKP Claims
Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyNationwide Indemnity Company
Reliance Insurance CompanyThe RiverStone Group
Safeco Insurance CompanySt. Paul Travelers
TIG Insurance CompanyTravelers Insurance Company
Travelers, Special Liability Group21st Century Insurance Company
United Fire GroupUtica Mutual Insurance Company
Zurich North America
Non-Insurance Company Clients
Black & DeckerCavell USA, Inc.
Cooper Industries, Inc.Dana Corporation
Developers Diversified Realty CorporationDomco Products Texas, Inc.
Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.Fisher-Price, Inc.
Foster Wheeler, LLCFreymiller, Inc.
Goodman Global Holdings, Inc.Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc.
Leslie Controls, Inc.National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
Nibco, Inc.Pneumo-Abex Corporation
Scotts Miracle-Gro CompanySolta Medical Inc.
TCI Leasing/RentalsToyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Union Carbide CorporationVeriClaim, Inc.
Winnebago Industries, Inc.

Personnel Information
Members
JOHN R. BRYDON — 1950 — University of the Pacific, B.A., 1972; California State University, Sacramento, M.A., 1975; University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D., 1978 — Law Clerk to Hon. James H. Thompson, 2nd Judicial District, State of Nevada, 1981-1982 — Associate Legislation Editor, Pacific Law Journal, 1977-1978 — Admitted to Bar, 1978, California; 1982, Nevada; U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California; U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Court of Federal Claims — Member State Bar of California, State Bar of Nevada, Bar Association of San Francisco; American Board of Trial Advocates; Association of Defense Counsel, Northern California; Defense Research Institute — Author: Comment, "Slaying the Nuclear Giants: Is California's New Nuclear Power Plant Siting Legislation Shielded Against the Attack of Federal Preemption?" 8 Pacific Law Journal 741, 1977 — Instructor, Hastings College of Law, 1980-1981, National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) — Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy — Reported Cases: PPG Industries, Inc. v. Transamerica Ins. Co., 20 Cal. 4th 310 (1999); Buss v. Superior Court, 16 Cal. 4th 35 (1997); Burns v. 20th Century Ins. Co., 9 Cal. App. 4th 1666 (1992); Weiss v. Chevron, U.S.A., Inc., 204 Cal. App. 3d 1094 (1988); Skyway Aviation, Inc. v. Troyer, 147 Cal. App. 3d 604 (1983)
EDWARD R. HUGO — 1960 — University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1982; University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., 1986 — National Moot Court Team — Admitted to Bar, 1986, California; 1995, Colorado; 2001, Hawaii; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern and Southern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii — Assistant District Attorney, San Francisco, 1987-1994; Faculty Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy — Certified Specialist, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, 1993-2003
JAMES C. PARKER — 1956 — University of California, Irvine, B.A., 1979; Loyola Law School Los Angeles, J.D. (cum laude), 1982 — Editor, Orange County Lawyer, 1988-1990 — Admitted to Bar, 1982, California; U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California — Member American, San Francisco, Contra Costa and Orange County (Delegate to State Bar Conference of Delegates, 1987) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Sections: Business Litigation; Real Property) — Reported Cases: Kellogg v. Asbestos Corp., Ltd., 41 Cal. App. 4th 1397 (1996); Hamilton v. Asbestos Corp., Ltd., 22 Cal. App. 4th 1127 (2000); Arena v. Owens Corning, 63 Cal. App. 4th 1178, 74 Cal. Rtpr. 2d 580 (1998)
DONNA L. MAUL — 1954 — University of Michigan, B.Mus., 1977; Eastern Michigan University, M.A., 1982; Rutgers University School of Law, J.D., 1991 — Admitted to Bar, 1991, New Jersey; 1993, District of Columbia; 1997, California; U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims — Member District of Columbia Bar — Teaching Fellow, Moot Court — Reported Cases: Turner v. Bailey, 673 A.2d 596 (DC App., 1996)
ROLAND ERNEST THE — 1967 — University of California, Davis, B.A., 1989; Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D., 1992 — Admitted to Bar, 1993, California — Member Northern California Fraud Investigators Association, 1998-1999 — Languages: Spanish
HEIDI KOHN HUGO — 1960 — University of California, Los Angeles, B.A. (cum laude), 1982; University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1986 — Admitted to Bar, 1986, California; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1987, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1991, U.S. District Court, Central District of California — Member State Bar of California
BRIAN H. BUDDELL — 1965 — University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1990; Golden Gate University School of Law, J.D., 1993 — Admitted to Bar, 1993, California; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
KARLEEN MURPHY — 1970 — University of Washington, B.A., 1994; Golden Gate University School of Law, J.D., 1998 — Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Civil Procedure II; CALI Award for Excellent Achievement in the Study of Remedies — Senior, Notes and Comments Editor, Golden Gate Law School Journal, 1998 — Admitted to Bar, 1998, California; 2002, New York
Senior Litigation Counsel
GREGORY S. ROSSE — 1960 — California State University, Fresno, B.S. (magna cum laude), 1988; University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., 1991 — Admitted to Bar, 1992, California; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of California
PAUL M. BESSETTE — 1958 — Boston College, B.A., 1980; University of San Francisco School of Law, J.D., 1986 — Admitted to Bar, 1987, California; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of California — Member State Bar of California, Bar Association of San Francisco
RANDY MOSS — 1966 — University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1988; University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., 1991 — Admitted to Bar, 1991, California; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1996, U.S. District Court, Central District of California — Member Bar Association of San Francisco
GEORGE OTSTOTT — 1969 — Southern Methodist University, B.B.A., 1993; Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 1993; University of San Francisco School of Law, J.D., 1995 — Moot Court Best Brief Award — Comments and Staff Editors, University of San Francisco Law Review — Admitted to Bar, 1995, California; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California — Member State Bar of California
CHARLES S. PARK — 1964 — University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1987; University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., 1992 — Executive Editor, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly — Admitted to Bar, 1992, California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California — Member State Bar of California, Bar Association of San Francisco
Senior Counsel
THOMAS J. MOSES — 1959 — Long Beach City College, A.A., 1979; California State University, Long Beach, B.A., 1981; University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D., 1984 — Phi Beta Kappa, Order of the Coif — Admitted to Bar, 1984, California; 1995, Texas — Adjunct Professor, Insurance Law, University of San Francisco
Of Counsel
JEFFREY KAUFMAN — University of Michigan, B.A., 1967; University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D. (with honors), 1970 — Admitted to Bar, 1970, Wisconsin; 1971, California; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Ninth Circuits — Member American Bar Association, Bar Association of San Francisco
Senior Litigation Attorneys
Robert CraneTara-Jane Flynn
Associates
Jann NoddinPat Dyas
Pegah ShetabiRobert Oca
Lisa RickenbacherJosette Johnson
Ken HoangShaghig Agopian
Christina Glezakos


 

 

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