John C. Brown —

Mr. Brown is resident in the firm's San Francisco office. He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia before graduating in 1992 from William & Mary Law School, which was ranked among the top three law schools in the country by The National Jurist in the mid-1990s.

After law school, Mr. Brown clerked in two courts, gaining expertise in trial procedure. Following the clerkships, he became a successful trial attorney. He has appeared in dozens of courts and tried over 30 cases. In his last trial, Mr. Brown was the lead counsel for a small Bay Area company in a multi-million dollar contract claim against a Fortune 200 defendant. The defendant refused to offer any compensation before trial, but Mr. Brown convinced a majority of jurors to find in favor of the plaintiff, ultimately leading to a favorable settlement of the case.

Mr. Brown has developed expertise in business litigation, employment litigation, telemarketing law, and real estate litigation, particularly focusing on compensation and fraud claims by employees and contractors.

Mr. Brown's clients include j2 Global Communications, Inc., which runs the popular "eFax" service. For several years in the mid-2000s, Mr. Brown was j2's lead counsel in lawsuits against North America's largest junk faxers, spearheading the efforts of j2 to put an end to junk faxing in the United States. Since 2003, Mr. Brown has obtained settlement payments of over two million dollars from violators of federal laws prohibiting junk faxing and telemarketing.

Mr. Brown also does pro bono work for the Animal Legal Defense Fund. He has assisted the ALDF in its efforts to shut down unlawful puppy mills and to improve conditions for animals at shelters run by local governments.

In addition to the bar of California, Mr. Brown has been admitted to the bars of Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.

Gary F. Redenbacher