Junior Partners & Associate Attorneys
Junior partners and associate attorneys at Brayton Purcell have both exemplary training and years of legal experience to provide each client the finest representation. No plaintiffs firm in California has more resources to draw upon in litigation. We are proud of the skills and talents that these individuals bring to our clients’ cases and the courtroom.
Junior Partners:
- David R. Donadio
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- University of San Francisco School of Law (1991)
- University of Pennsylvania (1985)
- Lloyd (“Butch”) LeRoy
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- Vanderbilt University School of Law (1979)
- United States Air Force Academy (1971)
Associates:
- Anne T. Acuña
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- University of San Francisco School of Law (2006)
- University of California at Berkeley (2003)
- Jennifer Alesio
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- Santa Clara University School of Law (2008)
- Vassar College (2005)
- Read about Ms. Alesio’s trials.
- David Backenstoe
(Admitted in CA) -
- Pepperdine University (1984)
- California State University, Northridge (1980)
- Robert Barrow
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- Thomas Jefferson School of Law (2000)
- Brigham Young University (1965)
- Jennifer C. Benaderet
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- Santa Clara University School of Law (2009)
- University of California at Santa Cruz (2005)
- Sarah Bendon
(Admitted in CA) -
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law (2009)
- University of California at Los Angeles (2005)
- Gary Brayton
(Admitted in CA) -
- University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall (1976)
- University of California at Santa Cruz (1973)
- Jacquelynn D. Carmichael
(Admitted in UT) -
- University of Utah S. J. Quinney College of Law (1993)
- University of Utah (1990)
- Rene Casilli
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- Empire College School of Law (2008)
- Sonoma State University (1997)
- Andrew Chew
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- University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (2000)
- University of California at Berkeley (1996)
- Kimberly Chu
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- Boston University School of Law (1999)
- University of California at Irvine (1994)
- Hugh Cook
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- San Francisco School of Law (1999)
- University of California at Riverside (1993)
- David Cutt
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- University of Michigan Law School (1991)
- Colgate University (1987)
- Robert G. Gilchrist
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- University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law (1982)
- University of Minnesota (1976)
- Janette Glaser
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- University of California at San Diego School of Law (2007)
- Wake Forest University (1997)
- John B. Goldstein
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- University of San Francisco School of Law (1998)
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Meredith Boyden Good
(Admitted in OR and WA) -
- Northwestern School of Law Lewis and Clark College (2001)
- University of Puget Sound (1998)
- Richard Grant
(Admitted in CA) -
- University of Michigan Law School (1969)
- University of Michigan (1966)
- Christina D. Hart
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- University of San Francisco School of Law (2003)
- University of California at Santa Barbara (2000)
- Chris Hersom
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- Santa Clara University School of Law (2006)
- University of Michigan (2003)
- Brian D. Holmberg
(Admitted in CA) -
- California Western School of Law (1973)
- University of Southern California (1970)
- Gary V. Judd
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- University of San Francisco School of Law (1986)
- University of California at Berkeley (1976)
- Clayton W. Kent
(Admitted in CA) -
- Southwestern University School of Law (1985)
- California State University, Long Beach (1982)
- Read about Mr. Kent’s trials.
- Matthew B. Lee
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- University of Michigan Law School (2003)
- University of California at Berkeley (2000)
- Elisabeth Leonard
(Admitted in CA) -
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law (2010)
- Kent State University (2001)
- University of Pittsburgh (1994)
- St. John’s College (1989)
- Michael D. Levinson
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- University of Miami School of Law (2010)
- University of California at Berkeley (2005)
- Phyra McCandless
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- University of San Francisco School of Law (2008)
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2005)
- Harvard University (2000)
- Briana McCarthy
(Admitted in CA) -
- University of San Francisco School of Law (2010)
- California Polytechnic State University (2004)
- Maureen McGowan
(Admitted in CA) -
- University of California, Hastings College of Law (1973)
- University of Michigan (1969)
- Kimberly L. Meyer
(Admitted in CA) -
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law (2010)
- University of California at Los Angeles (2003)
- Michael T. Miller
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- California Western School of Law (2009)
- University of Illinois (2003)
- Nancy Mullikin
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- Golden Gate University School of Law (2010)
- Sonoma State University (2003)
- Emma Nelson–Munson
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- American University Washington College of Law (2010)
- University of Oregon, Clark Honors College (2007)
- James Nevin
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- University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (2002)
- Stanford University (1998)
- Boston College (1997)
- Read about Mr. Nevin’s trials.
- Jamie A. Newbold
(Admitted in CA) -
- Southwestern University School of Law (1999)
- Sonoma State University (1995)
- Keenan Ng
(Admitted in CA) -
- University of San Francisco School of Law (2009)
- University of California at Los Angeles (2004)
- Oren P. Noah
(Admitted in CA) -
- University of California, Hastings College of Law (1988)
- University of California at Berkeley (1981)
- Eric Olson
(Admitted in UT) -
- University of Utah (2007)
- Brigham Young University (2005)
- Brenda D. Posada
(Admitted in CA) -
- University of San Francisco School of Law (1990)
- University of San Francisco (1987)
- Jason M. Rose
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- California Western School of Law (2010)
- University of La Verne College of Law (2009)
- Sacramento State University (2005)
- Framta Saechao
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- University of California, Hastings College of the Law (2009)
- University of California at Berkeley (2006)
- Amir Sarreshtehdary
(Admitted in CA) -
- University of California, Hastings College of Law (2000)
- University of California at Irvine (1996)
- Christina Skubic
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- University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (1997)
- Sonoma State University (1994)
- Geoff Sloniker
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- Southwestern University School of Law (2009)
- University of California at Davis (2003)
- Ksenia Snylyk
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- Loyola Law School (2009)
- University of California at Los Angeles (2006)
- Eric C. Solomon
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- University of California, Hastings College of Law (1984)
- University of California at Berkeley (1979)
- Lance Stewart
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- Northeastern University School of Law (2008)
- University of Georgia (2001)
- Umu Tafisi
(Admitted in CA) -
- University of California at Los Angeles (2009)
- University of Utah (2005)
- Jane E. Vetto
(Admitted in OR and WA) -
- University of Oregon School of Law (1991)
- University of Oregon (1988)
- Nancy Williams
(Admitted in CA) -
- University of San Francisco School of Law (1998)
- University of Iowa (1988)








