wall street journal best Lawyers 2025
CONGRATULATIONS Alan Brown!
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Alan C. Brown, Esq., SBN 166099 - Managing Partner
Alan has been with the firm since 1993 and a managing partner since 2010. He is highly devoted to working in several personal injury, medical malpractice, dental malpractice, and legal malpractice cases. He has practiced in Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, and San Diego counties. His practice includes defending physicians and attorneys being sued for medical, dental, and legal negligence as well as malicious prosecution. Alan’s practice is 100% devoted to litigation and has a very high success rate. He was the president of the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association in 2009 and remains very active in many bar associations, publications, and community events and outreach. Alan is also an adjunct professor at Western State University and is an advocate for higher education. Alan Brown was nominated and has been inducted as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).
Bar Admissions
State of California, 1993
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1994
U.S. District Court of Northern District of California, 2017
Education
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California - 1992
Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, Washington
Juris Doctor - 1993
Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 1990
Major: Political Science
Major: History
Member of Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity
Honors and Awards
Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
Member since 1994
Parliament 2002
Treasurer 2003
Secretary 2004
3rd Vice President 2005
2nd Vice President 2006
1st Vice President 2007
President Elect 2008
President 2009
National Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Lawyers in California
Listed in the Top 3 Personal Injury Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs Super Lawyers 2020
AV Peer Review rated (top rating by Martindale-Hubbell)
The Consumer Attorneys of California Presidential Award of Merit as the 2009 Chapter President of the Year
2008 Volunteer service Award, Capistrano Animal Rescue Effort
Top 25 Motor Vehicle Lawyers of California
Attorney Spotlight - Gonzaga University School of Law 2015
Super Lawyers, Member 2016, 2017 & 2018
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) Senior Life Fellow Member
American Board of Trial Advocates Patriot Level Supporter since 2009
California State Assembly Certificate of Recognition
Lifetime Achievement Membership for America's Top 100 Attorneys
Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America
American Bar Association
California State Bar Association, Litigation Section Member
Top 25 Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers Association
Top 10 Plaintiff Trucking Lawyers in California by the National Trial Lawyers Association
The Wall Street Journal, Best Lawyers In Southern California 2018
Orange Coast Magazine Top 2020 Lawyer
"Lawyer of the Year" in Medical Malpractice Law- Plaintiffs in Orange County 2020 by Best Lawyers
AV Preeminent Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards
Best of the Best Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney
The Wall Street Journal Best Lawyers in Southern California- 2021
AV Preeminent - Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards
Professional Associations and Memberships
Adjunct Professor of Law, Western State University, College of Law
Lecturer, Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
Lecturer, National Business Institute
Lecturer, California State University, Long Beach
Forensic Expert Certificate Program (past)
California State Bar Association, Special Master
Orange County Bar Association, Fee Dispute Committee
Orange County Bar, Arbitrator, Fee Dispute Panel
Orange County Bar, Medical-Legal Liason Committee (past)
Consumer Attorneys of California
Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), Board of Directors
Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, Past President
America Inns of Court
Robert Banyard Inns of Court, Board of Directors (past)
Orange County Down Syndrome Association
Down Syndrome Association of Orange County
Elected as a Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers 2014 - 2017
National Association of Distinguished Counsel - Member
Tustin Chamber of Commerce - Member
Orange County Bar Association 2017 Volunteer Certificate of Appreciation
Recommended Business Award by Trabuco Canyon Business Owners
Motor Vehicle TLA Member
Classes/Seminars/Lectures/Articles
Legal Networking Forum 2020: "Preparing for the legal avalanche once the courts fully open and resume"
“Ethics Jeopardy”, Orange County Bar Association, Irvine, CA
"Deposition Techniques", Consumer Attorneys of California College of Trial Arts at The Fairmont Kea Lani, 2010
“Propounding, Responding to and Enforcing Written Discovery: Yes, It Does Matter”, Orange County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Costa Mesa, CA
“What You Need to Know Before You Take the Stand as an Expert Witness… A Mock Cross Examination”, Forensic Consultants Association of Orange County, Newport Beach, CA
"Legal Jeopardy", Orange County Bar Association, Orange, CA
“Strategies for Propounding and Responding to Written Discovery", Orange County Barristers, Orange, California
"Preparing a Case for Trial: The Last 100 Days", Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), Costa Mesa, California
"Mock Trial", Robert A. Banyard Inns of Court, Santa Ana, California
"Legal Jeopardy", Orange County Bar Association, Costa Mesa, California
“Analyzing Medical Records for the California Paralegal", Institute for Paralegal Education, Anaheim, California
“Analyzing Medical Records for the California Attorney”, National Business Institute, Anaheim, California
“Advanced Deposition and Discovery Methods: Tools to Win Your Case at Trial”, Orange County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Newport Beach, California
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).
The Gavel, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association: "Ever Represent An Out-of-State Plaintiff? Code of Civil Procedure §1030 and What You Should Know." By: Alan C. Brown, Esq. and Trevor J. Herrera, Esq. Volume 19, Number 4, Fall 2016.
The Gavel, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association: "Is the Insurance Company Asleep at the Wheel on your UM/UIM Arbitration? Try Deposing the Adjuster." By: Alan C. Brown, Esq. and Trevor J. Herrera, Esq. Volume 19, Number 2, Spring 2016.