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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. If you wish to contact an associate or paralegal, please contact our staff directly.

Junior Partners:

David R. Donadio

• University of San Francisco School of Law (1991)
• University of Pennsylvania (1985)
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Lloyd (“Butch”) LeRoy

• Vanderbilt University School of Law (1979)
• United States Air Force Academy (1971)
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Associates:

Anne T. Acuña
(Admitted in CA)

• University of San Francisco School of Law (2006)
• University of California at Berkeley (2003)
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Hallie B. Albert
(Admitted in CA)

• Golden Gate University School of Law (2008)
• Ithaca College (2000)
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Jennifer Alesio
(Admitted in CA)

• Santa Clara University School of Law (2008)
• Vassar College (2005)
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Katherine (“Katie”) Allen
(Admitted in CA)

• Golden Gate University School of Law (2006)
• University of California at Davis (2003)
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Frank J. Anders
(Admitted in CA)

• University of San Francisco School of Law (2003)
• The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina (1995)
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Patrick D. Angel
(Admitted in OR)

• Lewis and Clark Law School (2002)
• University of California at Berkeley (1997)
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Ron Archer
(Admitted in CA)

• Golden Gate University School of Law (1996)
• University of California at Irvine (1992)
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David H. Backenstoe
(Admitted in CA)

• Pepperdine University School of Law (1984)
• California State University, Northridge (1980)
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Roksana Bidgoli
(Admitted in CA)

• John F. Kennedy School of Law (2005)
• University of California at Berkeley (1996)
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Bronson Bills
(Admitted in UT)

• The Catholic University of America, D.C. (2004)
• University of Utah (2000)
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Gary Brayton
(Admitted in CA)

• University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall (1976)
• University of California at Santa Cruz (1973)
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Jacquelynn D. Carmichael
(Admitted in UT)

• University of Utah S. J. Quinney College of Law (1993)
• University of Utah (1990)
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Cameron Carter
(Admitted in OR and WA)

• Montana School of Law (2002)
• University of Washington (1997)
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Andrew Chew
(Admitted in CA)

• University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (2000)
• University of California at Berkeley (1996)
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Kimberly Chu
(Admitted in CA)

• Boston University School of Law (1999)
• University of California at Irvine (1994)
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Hugh Cook
(Admitted in CA)

• San Francisco School of Law (1999)
• University of California at Riverside (1993)
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David Cutt
(Admitted in UT)

• University of Michigan Law School (1991)
• Colgate University (1987)
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Justin Fish
(Admitted in CA)

• Golden Gate University School of Law (2006)
• Brigham Young University (1994)
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Robert G. Gilchrist
(Admitted in UT)

• University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law (1982)
• University of Minnesota (1976)
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Janette Glaser
(Admitted in CA)

• University of California at San Diego School of Law (2007)
• Wake Forest University (1997)
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John B. Goldstein
(Admitted in CA)

• University of San Francisco School of Law (1998)
• Carnegie Mellon University
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Richard Grant
(Admitted in CA)

• University of Michigan Law School (1969)
• University of Michigan (1966)
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Laurel Halbany
(Admitted in CA)

• Wayne State University Law School (1995)
• University of Michigan (1989)
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• Read about Ms. Halbany’s trials.

Chris Hersom
(Admitted in CA)

• Santa Clara University School of Law (2006)
• University of Michigan (2003)
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Effat Hussain
(Admitted in CA)

• University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (2006)
• Georgetown University (2002)
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Siddharth Jhans
(Admitted in CA)

• Santa Clara University School of Law (2007)
• Boston University (2000)
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Gary V. Judd
(Admitted in CA)

• University of San Francisco School of Law (1986)
• University of California at Berkeley (1976)
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Clayton W. Kent
(Admitted in CA)

• Southwestern University School of Law (1985)
• California State University, Long Beach (1982)
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Jessica Kim
(Admitted in CA)

• New York University School of Law (2008)
• Stanford University (2004)
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Matthew B. Lee
(Admitted in CA)

• University of Michigan Law School (2003)
• University of California at Berkeley (2000)
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Lindsey Manroel
(Admitted in CA)

• Thomas M. Cooley Law School (2008)
• University of Arizona (2004)
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Maureen McGowan
(Admitted in CA)

• University of California Hastings College of Law (1973)
• University of Michigan (1969)
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Juliet Mushet
(Admitted in CA)

• Whittier Law School (2003)
• University of California at San Diego (2000)
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James Nevin
(Admitted in CA)

• University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (2002)
• Stanford University (1998)
• Boston College (1997)
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• Read about Mr. Nevin’s trials.

Oren P. Noah
(Admitted in CA)

• University of California Hastings College of Law (1988)
• University of California at Berkeley (1981)
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Paula Rasmussen
(Admitted in CA)

• Golden Gate University School of Law (2007)
• California Institute of the Arts at Los Angeles (1987)
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Amir Sarreshtehdary
(Admitted in CA)

• University of California Hastings College of Law (2000)
• University of California at Irvine (1996)
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Christina Skubic
(Admitted in CA)

• University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (1997)
• Sonoma State University (1994)
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Eric C. Solomon
(Admitted in CA)

• University of California Hastings College of Law (1984)
• University of California at Berkeley (1979)
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Lance Stewart
(Admitted in CA)

• Northeastern University School of Law (2008)
• University of Georgia (2001)
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Matthew S. Da Vega
(Admitted in CA)

• University of San Francisco School of Law (1997)
• University of California at Santa Barbara (1993)
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Jane Vetto
(Admitted in OR and WA)

• University of Oregon School of Law (1991)
• University of Oregon (1988)
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Nancy Williams
(Admitted in CA)

• University of San Francisco School of Law (1998)
• University of Iowa (1988)
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Zoya Yarnykh
(Admitted in CA)

• University of San Francisco School of Law (2008)
• San Francisco State University (2005)
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Matthew Zelasko–Barrett
(Admitted in CA)

• Thomas Jefferson School of Law (2007)
• Wayne State University (2002)
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