Direct Dial: (510) 835-6801

Facsimile: (510) 835-6666

Practice Areas

• Professional Liability
• Product Liability
• Government & Public Entity
• Employment
• Construction
• Business & Commercial

Education

J.D., Golden Gate University, 1975
B.A., University of California at Berkeley

Licensed to Practice in

• California

Articles

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Attorney Profile PDFs

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Client Alerts

• Construction Defect Litigation and Indemnity Contracts

Firm Events

• Burnham Brown Partners, Greg Brown, Andrew Shalauta and Jimmie Williams, to speak at the ASHRM Annual Conference in Florida on October 13-16, 2010

Recent News

• Burnham Brown Supports Oakland Police Foundation
• Burnham Brown Shareholder and President of the Board of Directors, Gregory D. Brown, to be sworn in as ACBA President at the Installation & Distinguished Service Awards on January 14, 2010
• Burnham Brown Partner, Gregory Brown, will serve as President of the ACBA

Practice Experience

• One of the firm’s preeminent trial attorneys who oversees and handles complex cases
• Substantial experience in trying and resolving high profile cases involving products liability, mass tort claims, wrongful death, toxic exposure injury, professional liability, trust and elder litigation and business disputes
• Successfully handling scores of cases to verdict, Mr. Brown has represented public entities, private businesses and individuals, fiduciaries, insurance companies, and self-insured companies of all sizes in these matters

Dispute Resolution

• Professionally trained mediator, neutral evaluator and arbitrator on matters pending in local, state and federal courts
• Has been involved in training attorneys, business owners/managers and risk managers in alternative dispute resolution techniques and mediation skills utilizing mock-mediation sessions and mock trials

Advice & Counsel

• Represents clients in business interruptions, contract disputes, insurance and corporate governance matters
• Has tried numerous cases on behalf of business owners, professionals, fiduciaries and public institutions

Professional Associations

• Gives presentations to professional groups, insurance organizations, public agencies, and educational institutions on legal topics ranging from litigation management, professional liability, employment litigation, indemnification, contractual interpretations and business litigation
• California Community College lifetime teaching credential in Law and Police Sciences
• Member of the State Bar of California, Alameda County Bar Association, American Board of Trial Advocates, Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California, and the Earl Warren American Inns of Court
• Mr. Brown will serve as President of the Alameda County Bar Association for the year 2010
• He was also listed in The Best Lawyers in the Bay Area, under the Business & Corporate section
• Mr. Brown has been elected to a two year term on the Board of Directors and will serve as the Vice-Chair of the Oakland Police Foundation