CONTACT
222 Rush Landing Road
PO Box 6169
San Francisco, California 94948
Tel: 415.878.5730
Fax: 415.898.1247
Email: abrayton@braytonlaw.com
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SUMMARY
As founding and senior partner at Brayton Purcell LLP, Alan R. Brayton proudly represents clients in Novato, California, and the surrounding areas. He focuses his practice on handling cases that involve the following matters: product liability law, asbestos litigation law, litigation, mass torts law, personal injury law, mesothelioma law, torts law and toxic torts law.
For more than 30 years, Mr. Brayton has been fighting to protect the rights of the injured. In addition to building compelling arguments in the courtroom, he has also testified before the U.S. Congress in opposition of efforts to relax asbestos control efforts.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Brayton has delivered consistently favorable results. He brings the discipline and tenacity he honed during his 12 years in the U.S. Air Force to every case he handles. Credited with successfully bringing the first asbestos case to trial in Solano County, he has since tried numerous matters involving asbestos-related diseases. Additionally, Mr. Brayton has negotiated a number of settlements for victims who suffer from issues such as beryllium lung cancer.
For his accomplishments, Mr. Brayton has earned the highest rating possible of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell; the Public Justice Foundation named him a Champion of Justice in 2013; and the Consumer Attorneys of California recognized him for his trial lawyer experience in products liability and professional negligence.
Mr. Brayton is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. He has also been admitted to The State Bar of California and Hawaii State Bar Association.
* AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.
Bar & COURT ADMISSIONS
California, 1977
Hawaii
U.S. District Court Northern District of California
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Education
| School | Major | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States Air Force Academy | Science | Bachelor | 1971 |
| University of California at Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California) | Science | Master | 1972 |
| University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (Berkeley, California) | - | - |
Professional Affiliations
Chrysler Bankruptcy Co–Chair – Unsecured Creditor’s Committee
Consumer Attorneys of California – Board of Governors
Public Justice Foundation – Member & Past President
American Bar Association – Member
Plaintiffs’ Involvement Task Force – Chair
ABA Asbestos Task Force – Co–Chair
Section’s National Trial Academy – Mentor and Course Director
American Association for Justice – Member
Marin County Trial Lawyers Association – Member
San Francisco County Trial Lawyers Association – Member
Marin County Bar Association – Member
American Inns of Court – Master
Lawyer Friends of Wine – Member
Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal) – Member
Awards
Rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale–Hubbell
Champion of Justice – Public Justice Foundation 2013