| Best's Directory of Insurance Attorneys | | General Defense | |
Brydon Hugo & Parker | | 135 Main Street, Suite 2000 | | San Francisco, California 94105 |
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| 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 |
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| Insurance Company Clients | | ACE USA | AIG Insurance Company | | Cincinnati Insurance Company | CNA Environmental Claims | | Farmers Insurance Group | Fireman's Fund Insurance Company | | First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd. | Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Company | | GuideOne Mutual Insurance Company | The Hartford | | Hartford Fire Insurance Company | Interstate Fire & Casualty Company | | Kemper Insurance Companies | KP Claims | | Liberty Mutual Insurance Company | Nationwide Indemnity Company | | Reliance Insurance Company | The RiverStone Group | | Safeco Insurance Company | St. Paul Travelers | | TIG Insurance Company | Travelers Insurance Company | | Travelers, Special Liability Group | 21st Century Insurance Company | | United Fire Group | Utica Mutual Insurance Company | | Zurich North America | | |
| Non-Insurance Company Clients | | Black & Decker | Cavell USA, Inc. | | Cooper Industries, Inc. | Dana Corporation | | Developers Diversified Realty Corporation | Domco Products Texas, Inc. | | Dresser-Rand Group, Inc. | Fisher-Price, Inc. | | Foster Wheeler, LLC | Freymiller, 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 Company | Solta Medical Inc. | | TCI Leasing/Rentals | Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. | | Union Carbide Corporation | VeriClaim, Inc. | | Winnebago Industries, Inc. | |
| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 Crane | Tara-Jane Flynn |
| Lisa Rickenbacher | Josette Johnson |
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