Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense
- Telephone: 559-268-0117
- Fax: 559-237-7995
- E-Mail: bpfrs@bortonpetrini.com
- Website: www.bortonpetrini.com
Virtual Appointments Available
Established: 1899
Practice Areas
- Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Agriculture
- Appellate Practice
- Bad Faith
- Bankruptcy
- Business Litigation
- Casualty Insurance Law
- Collections
- Commercial Law
- Construction Defect Litigation
- Contracts
- Corporate Law
- Employment Litigation
- Environmental Law
- Estate Planning
- Family Law
- Fire
- Insurance Coverage
- Intellectual Property
- Labor and Employment
- Land Use
- Legal Malpractice
- Oil and Gas
- Patent, Trademark and Copyright Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Professional Errors and Omissions
- Property
- Public Entities
- Real Estate
- Real Estate Malpractice
- Religious Institutions
- Sports and Entertainment Liability
- Toxic Torts
- Transactional Law
- Transportation
- Trucking Litigation
About Us
When Fred Borton established his law practice in 1899, the 25th U.S. President William McKinley was in office, the Spanish-American War had just ended the year before, and a gallon of milk cost 27 cents. Many of today's areas of practice did not exist. There were no class-action lawsuits nor were there toxic mold cases. There were no automobiles in the streets nor airplanes in the sky. Televisions, movie theaters, cell phones, desktop computers and the modern technological age were unimaginable. In fact, Fred Borton's mode of transportation was a horse.
James Petrini joined the Firm shortly after Fred Borton formed the business. Together, they forged a name for the Firm. Harry M. Conron joined the Firm in 1932. The three original partners formed a strong alliance of legal talent that would become one of California's leading law firms with 10 strategically placed offices throughout California, from Sacramento to San Diego. This growth, from a small local firm to a statewide entity, is the product of expertise and scholarship.
Borton Petrini, LLP holds an effective understanding of California, its people and its law. Throughout the 20th Century, the Firm's partners became noted judges and justices within the California court system. Many of the Firm's attorneys have helped to shape California law through precedent-setting cases. Borton Petrini, LLP has participated in the evolution of business practices, land use, estate and tax planning, water law, employment law, public entity, professional liability, intellectual property, environmental and health care law, to name a few.
In the 21st Century, times have changed dramatically and so has the Firm. Yet, as in the beginning, you will find that our attorneys combine a blend of specialized knowledge and diverse experience.
Personnel Information
Partner
Bradley A. Post
Fresno, CA
- E-Mail: bpost@bortonpetrini.com
Practice Areas
- Business Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- Employment Law
- Product Liability
- Casualty
- Professional Errors and Omissions
- Commercial Litigation
- Wrongful Termination
- Sexual Harassment
- Discrimination
- Trucking Law
- Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist
- Environmental Law
- Corporate Law
- Personal Injury
- Professional Malpractice
- Construction Defect
- Insurance Fraud
- Civil Rights
- Governmental Entity Defense
- Appellate Advocacy
- Agriculture
- Pesticide Litigation
- Real Estate Errors and Omissions
- Agent and Brokers Errors and Omissions
- Collections
- Business Transactions
- Business Formation
- Premises Liability
Admitted
- California, 1986
- U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1986
Additional Biographical Details:
Stanislaus County Society for Handicapped Children and Adults (Past President and Board Member); Borton Petrini LLP, Firm Managing Partner (2006-Present); Sportsmen of Stanislaus (President and Past Board Member)
Brad has been representing various public entities throughout Central California during his 30-plus year legal career defending cases through trial in both state and federal courts. Various cities represented include, but are not limited to, the cities of Modesto, Ceres, Riverbank, Oakdale, Sonora, Lathrop, Angels Camp, Escalon, Waterford, Patterson, Atwater, Hughson, Turlock, Elk Grove, Gustine, Coalinga, and Livingston. Other public entities that Brad has represented include the County of Stanislaus, the Special District Risk Management Authority, Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District, Public Agency Risk Sharing Authority of California, and the Central San Joaquin Risk Management Authority. Brad has experience in a broad range of cases, including accident and health insurance issues, attorney malpractice, real estate law, wrongful death, dangerous conditions, and construction defect. He is also familiar with the appellate process, having handled successful appeals pertaining to the use of trial expert testimony, attorney conflicts, dangerous condition of public property, design immunity, and FIFRA regulations.
Memberships:
- State Bar of California
- Stanislaus County Bar Association (Board of Directors, Past President 1978-2006)
- Mid-Valley Claims Association
- Modesto Claims Association
- Association of Defense Counsel, Northern California
Publications:
- Co-Author: "Corporate Successor Liability - When Does the Burden Outweigh the Benefit," California Defense Magazine (Winter 2004)
Education:
- University of the Pacific, B.A., 1981
- University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D., 1986
Born: 1959
Service Areas
Hanford, California, USA 31 miles
Madera, California, USA 23 miles
Tulare, California, USA 46 miles
Visalia, California, USA 42 miles
(See profile under Bakersfield, CA for additional information)
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