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About Robert Louis Brace

Robert Louis Brace is a lawyer practicing general practice, appeals, litigation and 7 other areas of law. Robert received a B.A. degree from University of California at Berkeley in 1979, and has been licensed for 41 years. Robert practices in Santa Barbara, CA.

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Areas of Law

  • General Practice
  • Litigation
  • Class Actions
  • Other 7
    • Appeals
    • Contingency Fee Lawyer
    • Ponzi Schemes
    • Bank Liability
    • Lawyer Liability
    • Insurer Fraud
    • Insurance Coverage

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Retired Partner
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    In re Consolidated Welfare Fund ERISA Litigation, MDL 902, 856 F. Supp. 837 (S.D.N.Y.1994)

    Janice Lloyd, as Trustee
    Liquidator of First Assurance
    Casualty Company, Ltd. v. Paine Webber, Inc., 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22628 (S.D. Cal. 1996)

    John C. Craft, Special Deputy Liquidator of Meadowlark Insurance Company v. Sunwest Bank of Albuquerque, N.A., n/k/a NationsBank, 84 F. Supp. 2d 1226 (D.N.M. 1999)

    Janice Loyd as Trustee
    Liquidator of First Assurance v. Aguilar & Sebastinelli, et al., 208 F.3d 755 (9th Cir. 2000)

    General Insurance Company of America v. Stephen Rhoades, 196 F.R.D. 620 (D.N.M. 2000)

    Robert Craig as Co-Liquidator of Alpine Assurance Company, Ltd.
    Amarilis Black v. The Bank of New York, 169 F. Supp. 2d 202 (S.D.N.Y 2001)

    Robert Craig as Joint Official Liquidator of Alpine Assurance Company, Ltd. v. Chase Bank of Tex. Nat'l Ass'n., 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18134 (N.D. Tex. 2001)

    Craig v. Bank of N.Y., 24 Fed. Appx. 96 (2d Cir. 2001)

    Elaine Chao, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Labor v. James Graf, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28329 (D. Nev. 2002)

    Carolina Cas. Ins. Co. v. McGhan, 572 F. Supp. 2d 1222 (D. Nev. 2008)

    Hawkes v. Qualified Exch. Servs., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 118509 (D. Nev. Mar. 25, 2008)

    In re L
    America 1031 Exch. Servs., Inc. IRS § 1031 Tax Deferred Exch. Litig., 626 F. Supp. 2d 1345 (J.P.M.L. 2009)

    Anita Hunter, et al. v. Citibank, N.A., et al., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61912 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 3, 2010)

    In re § 1031 Exch. Litig., 716 F. Supp.2d 415 (D.S.C. June 2, 2010)

    In re The 1031 Tax Group, LLC, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33755 (2011)

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1985, California
    1985, All State Courts of California
    1993, US District Court, Southern District of California
    1995, US Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
    1996, US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
    1996, US District Court, Eastern District of California
    1999, US District Court, Northern District of Texas
    2000, Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri
    2000, US District Court, Western District of Missouri
    2002, US District Court, Northern District of California
    2003, US District Court, Central District of California
    2004, US District Court, District of Columbia
    2004, US District Court, Northern District of Nevada
    2004, US District Court, Southern District of Florida
    2006, US Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
    2007, District Court, Clark County, Nevada
    2007, US District Court, Southern District of Nevada
    2008, US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York
    2009, US District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
    2010, and2010, US District Court, Southern District
    Memberships
    Santa Barbara County Bar Association
    State Bar of California (Past Member, State Bar Approved Professional Liability Insurance Committee)
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Colorado
    Class of 1985
    J.D.
    Other Education
    University of California at Berkeley
    Class of 1979
    B.A.
    with honors
  • Personal Details & History
    Hobbies & Interests
    Spending time with family, surfing and hunting.
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