Brayton Purcell News

by Brayton Purcell LLP | Dec 16, 2013 | Brayton Purcell News | Apart from providing stellar legal support to asbestos and mesothelioma victims in the court room, Brayton Purcell, LLP works hard to find ways to support its local community. Headquartered in Novato, California, Brayton Purcell can be found sponsoring and volunteering within many [...]

There is little to fear when you have a Super Lawyer on your side! Luckily for you, the chances of working with a Brayton Purcell LLP  Super Lawyer are high. Many of our attorneys have been rated “Super Lawyers” for years on end, and a selection of our associate attorneys have been deemed “Rising Stars,” fast [...]

Those in Oregon will love to learn that Brayton Purcell L.L.P. has been ranked in the Top 10 Accident and Injury Lawyers in Oregon for three months straight! It is evident that our commitment to justice and success in the court room is not going unnoticed, especially by Oregon residents. Bestattorneysonline.com has ranked Brayton Purcell L.L.P. as [...]

We are happy to announce that Brayton Purcell ‘s own Al Brayton has been awarded the Public Justice Foundation’s 2013 Champion of Justice award. He proudly accepted the award at the 31st Annual Gala and Awards Dinner in San Francisco on July 23, 2013. At the Public Justice Foundation’s 31st Annual Gala & Awards Dinner in [...]

Anti-Asbestos Champion Gilbert L. Purcell to Deliver Commencement Address for Pepperdine University School of Law MALIBU, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 10, 2013 Gilbert L. Purcell, a champion for asbestos victims, has been selected to deliver the commencement address for the Pepperdine University School of Law. Purcell has obtained more verdicts in favor of asbestos disease victims than [...]

Brayton Purcell took two spots in The Recorder’s Top 100 Verdicts in 2012. The annual report features the year’s largest verdicts and defense victories. Data was recorded by VerdictSearch and includes an analysis of current trial trends, those involved in each case, claims and defenses, and appeals and post-trial activity. The Novato plaintiff firm ranked 26 [...]

Founding and Senior Partner, Alan R. Brayton, was selected to be a member of the National Judicial College (NJC) Board of Trustees. Mr. Brayton was officially appointed to the Board at the June Trustee meeting in Reno, Nevada. As a Trustee, Mr. Brayton will be furthering NJC’s mission of advancing justice through judicial education. Nearly [...]

April 11, 2012 – James P. Nevin is one of 50 California lawyers on the “Fast Track” according to legal newspaper The Recorder. Recorder editors recognize attorneys whose early accomplishments indicate they will be tomorrow’s top lawyers and leaders. The lawyers were selected from over 300 nominees in their first 10 years of practice. They [...]

February 9, 2012 — On October 15, 2011, James P. Nevin became the youngest ever associate member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) San Francisco Chapter. The American Board of Trial Advocates is the national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the civil jury trial [...]

Assembly member Jared Huffman will present his January Sustainable North Bay Award to Brayton Purcell LLP in recognition of its environmentally responsible business practices. For more than a decade, Brayton Purcell has been striving to minimize its impact on the environment. The firm has demonstrated this commitment to conservation and sustainability by progressively introducing business [...]

Cynthia Foster, The Recorder San Francisco — January 18, 2012 — Lawyers for about 30 different defendants crowded into a makeshift San Francisco courtroom this week as trial got under way, after some delays, in a major asbestos case. Plaintiff’s lawyer Gilbert Purcell, of Novato’s Brayton Purcell, said the case shares similarities and defendants with [...]

Senior Partner Gil Purcell Gives Presentation on the Status of Tobacco Litigation to Members of the NorCal American Lung Association September 1, 2009 — On Monday, August 17, board members from the Northern California offices of the American Lung Association (ALA) came to Brayton Purcell as part of their summer retreat for a presentation on the tobacco [...]