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.
About Robert Louis Brace
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Areas of Law
Practice Details
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Firm InformationPositionRetired Partner
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesIn 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
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1985, 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
MembershipsSanta Barbara County Bar Association
State Bar of California (Past Member, State Bar Approved Professional Liability Insurance Committee) -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolUniversity of Colorado
Class of 1985
J.D.
Other EducationUniversity of California at Berkeley
Class of 1979
B.A.
with honors
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Personal Details & HistoryHobbies & InterestsSpending time with family, surfing and hunting.