Brad has over 25 years of experience litigating business and public policy matters across the United States. He represents companies of all sizes in civil disputes and proceedings against regulatory agencies. He also regularly advocates for individuals, companies, advocacy groups, and industry associations in constitutional and public policy litigation at the trial and appellate levels. Brad has litigated multiple class action matters for plaintiffs and defendants.
Brad has briefed and argued appeals throughout California and in multiple federal courts of appeal. He frequently submits amicus briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court in significant cases.
After earning his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, Brad served as a law clerk to Judge J.L. Edmondson on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University, where he was a four-year letterman on the golf team.
Case Highlights
- Representing the American Petroleum Institute as an intervenor in California’s litigation against the United States over congressional revocation of EPA waivers regarding electric vehicles.
- Representing NetChoice, an Internet industry association, in challenge to California’s regulation of so-called addictive Internet feeds.
- Represented firearms manufacturers in successful Administrative Procedure Act challenge to ATF’s “pistol brace” rule.
- Representing community group in dispute with California Coastal Commission over proposed development.
- Representing individuals and nonprofit groups challenging multiple race-preference programs in California.
- Represented multiple corporate officers and LLC members defending derivative claims from fellow owners.
- Represented multiple businesses and individuals in claims involving trade secrets and alleged theft of corporate business opportunities, often arising out of employee or partner departures.
- Represented developers, property owners, and title companies in a variety of real estate disputes.
- Represented a bankruptcy trustee in adversary proceedings against multiple contingent fee law firms over reasonableness of attorneys’ fee claims
- Defended the Sacramento Kings in a dispute with their airplane charter service provider.
- Representing consumers in statutory breach of privacy claims arising out of allegedly improper sharing of data.
- Brought successful First Amendment challenges to schools’ enforcement of dress code policies that infringed students’ right to express their political views.
- Obtained permanent injunction in First Amendment challenge to statute prohibiting firearms dealers from displaying handgun advertisements on their premises.
- Litigating the lawfulness of California’s “handgun roster” setting out the list of semiautomatic handguns that may be sold in the state.
