Brydon Hugo & Parker

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135 Main Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, California 94105
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Phone: 415-808-0300  
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Brydon Hugo & Parker practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Trial Practice. Insurance Law, Casualty Defense, Insurance Coverage, Insurance Bad Faith, Professional Liability Defense, Risk Management, Products Liability, Asbestos Litigation, Toxic Tort Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Intellectual Property Law.
Year Established: 2003
Firm Size: 19
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California Bank & Trust, 465 California Street, San Francisco, CA, 94104.
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John R. Brydon (Member) born San Jose, California, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, California; 1982, Nevada; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Central, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of California; U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of the Pacific (B.A., 1972); California State University at Sacramento (M.A., 1975); University of the Pacific, McGeorge College of the Law (J.D., 1978). Associate Legislation Editor, Pacific Law Journal, 1977-1978. 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. Law Clerk to Hon. James H. Thompson, 2nd Judicial District, State of Nevada, 1981-1982. Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA). Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California; State Bar of Nevada; American Board of Trial Advocates; Association of Northern California Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. (Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Reported Cases: PPG Industries, Inc. v. Transamerica Ins. Co. (1999) 20 Cal. 4th 310; Buss v. Superior Court (1997) 16 Cal.4th 35; Burns v. 20th Century Ins. Co. (1992) 9 Cal.App.4th 1666; Weiss v. Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. (1988) 204 Cal.App.3d 1094; Skyway Aviation, Inc. v. Troyer (1983) 147 Cal.App.3d 604. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Products Liability Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Asbestos Defense. Email: John R. Brydon
Edward R. Hugo (Member) born San Francisco, California, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1995, Colorado, U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., Economics, 1982); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1986). Member, National Moot Court Team. Assistant District Attorney, San Francisco, 1987-1994. Faculty Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Certified Specialist, Criminal Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, 1993-2003. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Environmental Law; Proposition 65; Construction Defects; Personal Injury; Professional Negligence; Insurance Fraud; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; White Collar Criminal Defense. Email: Edward R. Hugo
James C. Parker (Member) born Los Angeles, California, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, California, U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: University of California, Irvine (B.A., 1979); Loyola University, Los Angeles (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Editor, Orange County Lawyer, 1988-1990. Member: San Francisco, Contra Costa, Orange County (Delegate to State Bar Conference of Delegates, 1987) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Sections on: Business Litigation; Real Property). Reported Cases: Kellogg v. Asbestos Corp., Ltd. (1996) 41 Cal. App. 4th 1397; Hamilton v. Asbestos Corp., Ltd. (2000) 22 Cal App.4th 1127; Arena v. Owens Corning (1998) 63 Cal. App. 4th 1178 (74 Cal. Rtpr. 2d 580). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Dental Malpractice; Products Liability Defense; Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Civil Appeals. Email: James C. Parker
Donna L. Maul (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, 1954; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey; 1993, District of Columbia; 1997, California; U.S. District Court, Central, Northern and Eastern Districts of California; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Education: University of Michigan (B.Mus., 1977); Eastern Michigan University (M.A., 1982); Rutgers University (J.D., 1991). Teaching Fellow, Moot Court. Member: District of Columbia Bar. Reported Cases: Turner v. Bailey, 673 A2d 596 (DC App., 1996). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Premises Liability; Personal Injury. Email: Donna L. Maul
Roland Ernest Thé (Member) born Jakarta, Indonesia, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, California. Education: University of California at Davis (B.A., 1989); Santa Clara University (J.D., 1992). Member, Northern California Fraud Investigators Association, 1998-1999. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Asbestos Defense; Water Pollution; Construction Defects; Personal Injury Defense. Email: Roland Ernest Thé
Heidi Kohn Hugo (Member) born Walnut Creek, California, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and 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. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., Economics, cum laude, 1982); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Heidi Kohn Hugo
SPECIAL COUNSEL
Robert K. Farrell (Senior Litigation Counsel) born Ames, Iowa, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, California. Education: University of California, Riverside (B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, 1977); King Hall School of Law, University of California, Davis (J.D., 1981). Reported Cases: Novak v. Low, Ball & Lynch (1999) 77 Cal. App. 4th 278. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Environmental Law; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense. Email: Robert K. Farrell
Thomas J. Moses (Senior Counsel) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 31, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, California; 1995, Texas. Education: California State University at Long Beach (B.A., 1981); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Casualty Insurance Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Products Liability; Manufacturers Liability; Products Liability Defense; Products Liability Insurance Coverage.
Gregory S. Rosse (Senior Litigation Counsel) born 1960; admitted to bar, 1992, California. Education: California State University, Fresno (B.A., 1988); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1991). (Also Member, Colombatto & Rosse). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Industrial Products Liability; Manufacturers Liability; Products Liability Defense; Products Liability Insurance Coverage; Construction Defects.
Paul M. Bessette (Senior Litigation Counsel) born Jacksonville, Florida, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, California and U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1980); University of San Francisco (J.D., 1986). Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Aviation Law; Toxic Tort Litigation; Insurance Defense; Maritime Law. Email: Paul M. Bessette
Charles S. Park (Senior Litigation Counsel) born Seoul, South Korea, October 17, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Eastern Districts of California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1987); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1992). Executive Editor, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly. Member: State Bar of California; Bar Association of San Francisco. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Products Liability Defense; Products Liability Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Asbestos Defense; Toxic Torts.
Randall Bernard (Senior Litigation Counsel) born Los Angeles, California, February 4, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, California and U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Eastern and Southern Districts of California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1992); Syracuse University (M.P.A., 1995; J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Tort Litigation; Governmental Tort Liability; Asbestos Defense Litigation; General Liability.
Brian H. Buddell (Senior Litigation Counsel) born Santa Monica, California, July 9, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1990); Golden Gate University (J.D., 1993). Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California; Barrister's Club of San Francisco. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Negligence Law; Public Entity Defense; Employment Discrimination; Toxic Tort Litigation.
ASSOCIATES
Lisa M. Rickenbacher (Associate) born Las Vegas, Nevada, August 16, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.S., 1996); Golden Gate University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Business Law; Real Estate.
Josette D. Johnson (Associate) born Fresno, California, November 7, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Massachusetts; 1998, California. Education: California State University (B.A., 1993); Boston University (J.D., 1997). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Trial; Products Liability.
Randy A. Moss (Senior Litigation Associate) born Los Angeles, California, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1996, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1988); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1991). Author, "Rethinking Legal Education," Experience Magazine, (ALI-ABA), Spring 1995; "Do Law Schools Meet the Expectations of the Practicing Bar?" CLE Journal & Register, May 1995. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco. Reported Cases: Alexandria S. v. Pacific Fertility Medical Center, Inc., 55 Cal. App. 4th 110 (1997). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Coverage; Subrogation; Insurance Defense. Email: Randy A. Moss
John A. Holman (Senior Litigation Associate) born Fort Hood, Texas, September 30, 1963; admitted to bar, 1995, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., Political Science, 1987); Golden Gate University (J.D., 1994). Named, Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service, BASF, 1998. Formerly with: Bravo & Margulies; Mike and Mike at Hinshaw & Culbertson; Long & Levit. Member: Marin County Bar Association; Bar Association of San Francisco. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort.
Karleen F. Murphy (Senior Litigation Associate) born Bellingham, Washington, November 10, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, California; 2002, New York. Education: 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 and Notes and Comments Editor, Golden Gate Law School Journal, 1998. Author: Issue Comment, "A Hearsay Exception for Physical Abuse," Golden Gate Law School Journal, 1997. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability. Email: Karleen F. Murphy
Jann Noddin (Associate) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1998, California; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: San Francisco State University (B.A., 1982); John F. Kennedy University (M.A., 1986); San Francisco Law School (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Construction Defects; Construction Insurance Defense.
George A. Otstott, Jr. (Senior Litigation Associate) born Dallas, Texas, May 21, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, California and U.S. District Court, District of Northern California. Education: Southern Methodist University, (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1991) ; Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (Summer Abroad Program, 1993); University of San Francisco School of Law, (J.D., 1995). Studied International Contract Law, Czech Republic; Comments and Staff Editors, University of San Francisco Law Review; Moot Court Best Brief Award. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance Defense Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Commercial Contracts; Residential Real Estate Development. Email: George A. Otstott, Jr.
Shelley K. Tinkoff (Senior Litigation Associate) born 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: California State Polytechnic University (B.A., 1992); Golden Gate University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Litigation.
Tara-Jane Ingram Flynn (Senior Litigation Associate) born London, England, 1977; admitted to bar, 2001, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1997); University of San Francisco School of Law (J.D, 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Real Estate; Dental Malpractice; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: Tara-Jane Ingram Flynn
Ken Hoang (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, California. Education: University of California at Santa Cruz (B.A., Psychology, 1995); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1999). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Bancroft-Whitney Award in International Law, 1999. Extern, Criminal Felony Division of the United States Attorney's Office. Member: San Mateo County and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; Northern California Vietnamese Bar Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Products Liability Defense; Products Liability Insurance Coverage.
Michelle M. Clowser (Senior Litigation Associate) born Hayward, California, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: California State University, Hayward (B.A., 1993); Gonzaga University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Recipient, CALI Award for Civil Rights. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Insurance Defense.
Patrick M. Dyas (Associate) born Petaluma, California, March 21, 1963; admitted to bar, 2003, California. Education: Empire College School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Business Litigation; Construction Defects Litigation.
Robert C. Crane (Senior Litigation Associate) born Santa Ana, California, April 9, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, California. Education: Chapman University (B.A., 1991); Golden Gate University School of Law (J.D., with high honors, 1998). Member: Alameda County and San Francisco Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Toxic Torts. Email: Robert C. Crane
Robert Lucero Oca (Associate) born 1969; admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: San Francisco State University (B.A.); Golden Gate University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Asbestos Defense.
Steven F. Egler (Associate) born 1972; admitted to bar, 2003, California. Education: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, (Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, 1995); George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C. (Juris Doctor, 2000). Government Contracts Moot Court Competition. Finalist, Moot Court Competition, Best Brief, Experience in complex civil litigation, including insurance defense. Member: State Bar of California.
Pegah Shetabi (Associate) born Mineola, New York, July 22, 1972; admitted to bar, 2001, California; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Barnard College (B.A., 1994); Golden Gate University (J.D., 2000). Languages: Farsi. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Toxic Torts Litigation.
Shaghig D. Agopian (Associate) born Beirut, Lebanon; admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: Occidental College (B.A., 2000), Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of California. Languages: Armenian and Spanish. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Products Liability Defense.
Erin Carpenter (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: Kennesaw State University (B.A., 1998); California State University (M.B.A., 2003); Whittier College School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Products Liability Defense; Products Liability Insurance Coverage.
Tami Oei (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: University of California, Davis (B.A., 2000); University of San Francisco (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Defense; Environmental Law. Email: Tami Oei
LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL
Sandra L. Gifford (Director of Administration and Finance) Education: University of Kansas (B.S.); University of Missouri at Kansas City (M.A.).

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