Members of the Firm
David J. Garthe
Partner
Practice Areas:
Insurance Coverage; Insurance Arbitration; Insurance Agents and Brokers Errors and Omissions; Insurance Defense; Products Litigation.
Professional Associations:
Alameda County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California (Member, Board of Directors, 1995-1997) and the American Board of Trial Advocates. Rated AV
Education:
University of California School of Law at Davis (J.D., 1971).
Order of the Coif. Member, University of California at Davis Law Review, 1969-1970.
Contact
Email: dgarthe@bjg.com
Charles I. Eisner
Partner
Practice Areas:
Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Construction Coverage and Defect Defense.
Professional Associations:
Alameda County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California. Rated AV
Education:
University of California at Riverside (B.A., with high honors, 1970);
Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1974).
Phi Beta Kappa
Omicron Delta Epsilon.
Contact
Email: ceisner@bjg.com
Robert G. Crow
Partner
Practice Areas:
General Liability Defense; Toxic Tort; Public Entity Defense; Construction Defect Defense.
Professional Associations:
Arbitrator, Alameda and Contra Costa County Superior Courts; Member: Alameda County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Rated AV
Education:
University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1971);
Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1974).
Order of the Coif. Editor, Hastings College of Law, University of California Law Review, 1972-1974.
Contact
Email: rcrow@bjg.com
Gregory J. Rockwell
Partner
Practice Areas:
Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Employment Law; Government Tort Liability; Products Liability Defense.
Professional Associations:
Member: Alameda County Bar Association; State Bar of California; American Board of Trial Advocates; Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California. Rated AV
Education:
University of San Francisco (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1975).
Member, McAuliffe Law Honor Society.
Assistant Editor, University of San Francisco Law Review, 1974-1975.
Author: Comment, "Inadequate Representation of Counsel in Criminal Cases: The Need for a New Approach," 9 U.S.F.L. Rev. 166, 1974.
Contact
Email: grockwell@bjg.com
William T. Mulvihill
Managing Partner
Practice Areas:
Personal Injury Defense; Product Liability Defense; Construction Injury Accidents; Medical/Pharmacy Malpractice Defense; Mediation/Arbitration.
Professional Associations:
Faculty Member, Center for Trial & Appellate Advocacy, Hastings College of Law, 1988-1989.
ADR Panel Member: San Francisco Superior Court, 1988 to present; Contra Costa Superior Court, 1989 to present; Alameda Superior Court, 1996 to present.
Member: Alameda County Bar Association;
State Bar of California;
Defense Research Institute;
Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California.
Rated AV
Education:
University of San Francisco (B.A., 1972)
Golden Gate University (J.D., 1977)
Contact
Email: wmulvihill@bjg.com
Robert B. Lueck
Partner
Practice Areas:
Construction Insurance; Construction Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation; Construction Mediation; Insurance Coverage.
Professional Associations:
Member: Traynor Society.
Member: Alameda County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California.
Rated AV
Education:
University of Southern California (B.A., cum laude, 1975);
University of the Pacific, McGeorge College of the Law (J.D., with distinction, 1978).
Contact
Email: rlueck@bjg.com
Alan E. Swerdlow
Partner
Practice Areas:
Insurance Coverage; Indemnity; Insurance Bad Faith; Construction Insurance; Insurance Litigation.
Professional Associations:
Member: Alameda County and American Bar Associations;
State Bar of California;
Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California.
Education:
University of California at Berkeley (A.B., 1984);
University of the Pacific, McGeorge College of the Law (J.D., 1987).
Member, Pacific Law Journal, 1986-1987.
Chapter Contributor, Donner and Crowe, "Attorney's Practice Guide to Negotiations," Clark, Boardman Callaghan, 2d Ed., 1995.
Contact
Email: aswerdlow@bjg.com
Thomas E. Mulvihill
Partner
Practice Areas:
General Liability Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense; Broker-Dealer Arbitration; NASD Arbitration; Securites Corporate Counsel.
Professional Associations:
Member: State Bar of California,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Board of Arbitrators,
Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California,
Super Lawyer of Northern California –Insurance,
Bay Area Lawyer Magazine,
Best Lawyers in San Francisco Bay Area – Insurance.
Rated AV
Education:
University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1981);
University of San Francisco School of Law (J.D., 1987).
Contact
Email: tmulvihill@bjg.com
Dennis P. Fitzsimons
Partner
Practice Areas:
General Liability Defense including Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Warranty and Lemon Law; Products Liability and Insurance Fraud.
Professional Associations:
Member: Alameda County Bar Association;
State Bar of California;
Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California;
Defense Research Institute;
Alameda Bar Association ADR Committee;
Northern California Fraud Investigators Association.
Education:
University of Connecticut (B.A., 1975)
Golden Gate University (J.D., 1989).
Contact
Email: dfitzsimons@bjg.com
Joanna M. Whitcher
Partner
Practice Areas:
Personal Injury Defense; Products Liability Defense; Medical/Pharmacy Malpractice Defense.
Professional Associations:
Member: Alameda County Bar Association;
State Bar of California.
Education:
Santa Clara University (B.S., 1993; J.D., 1996).
Contact
Email: jwhitcher@bjg.com
Christopher E. Brumfiel
Partner
Practice Areas:
Construction Insurance; Construction Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation; Insurance Coverage.
Professional Associations:
Member: Alameda County Bar Association, State Bar of California.
Education:
University of California, Davis (B.A., 1994);
Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 2001).
Contact
Email: cbrumfiel@bjg.com
Associates
Jeffery A. Chadic
ASSOCIATE
Graduated from San Francisco State University; J.D. from University of San Francisco School of Law; admitted to practice in 1998.
Contact
Email: jchadic@bjg.com
Alexander R. Moore
ASSOCIATE
Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley; J.D. from Golden Gate University School of Law; admitted to practice in 1998.
Contact
Email: amoore@bjg.com
Jonathan W. Heck
ASSOCIATE
Graduated from the University of California, Davis; J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law; admitted to practice in 2001.
Contact
Email: jheck@bjg.com
Jill P. Sazama
ASSOCIATE
Graduated from the University of Chicago; J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law; admitted to practice in Illinois in 1999 and in California in 2001.
Contact
Email: jsazama@bjg.com
John E. O'Neill
ASSOCIATE
Graduated from Yale University; J.D. from University of San Francisco School of Law; admitted to practice in 2002.
Contact
Email: joneill@bjg.com
Emmett E. Seltzer
ASSOCIATE
Graduated from Vanguard University of Southern California; J.D. from Hastings College of the Law; admitted to practice in 2003.
Contact
Email: eseltzer@bjg.com
Jesse M. Adams
ASSOCIATE
Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley; J.D. from Hastings College of the Law; admitted to practice in 2004.
Contact
Email: jadams@bjg.com
Tamiko A. Dunham
ASSOCIATE
Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley; J.D. from Hastings College of the Law; admitted to practice in 2004.
Contact
Email:tdunham@bjg.com
Lucas J. Olona
ASSOCIATE
Graduated from Washington State University; J.D. from the University of Oregon; admitted to practice in 2005.
Contact
Email: lolona@bjg.com
Elizabeth A. Marcum
ASSOCIATE
Graduated from Saint Mary’s College; J.D. from University of California, Davis; admitted to practice in 2005.
Contact
Email: emarcum@bjg.com
Jason O. Balogh
ASSOCIATE
Gradated from the University of California, Santa Cruz; J.D. from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law; admitted to practice in 2005.
Contact
Email: jbalogh@bjg.com
W. Brian Jones
ASSOCIATE
Graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara; J.D. from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law; admitted to practice in 2007.
Contact
Email: bjones@bjg.com
Jo Custer Melnyk
ASSOCIATE
Graduated from Miami University of Ohio; J.D. from Hastings College of the Law; admitted to practice in 2007.
Contact
Email: jmelnyk@bjg.com
Taylor R. Genovese
ASSOCIATE
Graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara; J.D. from Hastings College of the Law; admitted to practice in 2007.
Contact
Email: tgenovese@bjg.com
Richard K. Lin
ASSOCIATE
Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley; J.D. from Hastings College of the Law; admitted to practice in 2007.
Contact
Email: rlin@bjg.com
Gabriel P. Rothman
ASSOCIATE
Graduated from University of California, Los Angeles; J.D. from Hastings College of the Law; admitted to practice in 2007.
Contact
Email: grothman@bjg.com
of counsel
Andrew R. Adler
Of Counsel
Born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 20, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, California. Education: University of California (B.A., 1970); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1973). Member: Alameda County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Rated AV
Practice Areas
Business Litigation; Legal Malpractice Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Real Estate Brokers Malpractice Defense; Insurance Defense.
Contact
Email: aadler@bjg.com
George I. Deane
Of Counsel
Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley; J.D. from University of San Diego School of Law; admitted to bar in 1980. Rated AV
Contact
Email: gdeane@bjg.com
Gail C. Trabish
Of Counsel
Born New York, N.Y., November 2, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Virginia (inactive); 1981, District of Columbia (inactive); 1982, California. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.B.A., 1976); Catholic University (J.D., 1980). Member: Alameda County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Virginia State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar.
Practice Areas
Personal Injury Defense; Premises Liability Defense; Premises Security; Product Liability Defense; Negligence Defense. Rated AV
Contact
Email: gtrabish@bjg.com
