Members of the Firm
David J. Garthe
Partner
Graduated from the University of California, Davis; J.D. from University of California Law School, Davis; Law Review and Order of the Coif; admitted to practice in 1972. Mr. Garthe specializes in insurance coverage and testifies as an expert in this field; he also specializes in personal injury litigation. He is a member of the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California (Board of Directors, 1995-1997) and the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Contact
Email: dgarthe@bjg.com
Charles I. Eisner
Partner
Graduated Cum Laude from the University of California, Riverside; J.D. from Hastings College of the Law; admitted to practice in 1974. Mr. Eisner specializes in insurance coverage, wrongful termination, and personal injury litigation. He is a member of the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California.
Contact
Email: ceisner@bjg.com
Robert G. Crow
Partner
Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley; J.D. from Hastings College of the Law; Law Review and Order of the Coif; admitted to practice in 1974. Mr. Crow specializes in toxic tort, environmental, and public entity litigation. He is a member of the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California.
Contact
Email: rcrow@bjg.com
Gregory J. Rockwell
Partner
Graduated from the University of San Francisco; J.D. from University of San Francisco School of Law; Assistant Editor of Law Review; McAuliffe Honor Society; admitted to practice in 1975. Mr. Rockwell specializes in medical malpractice, personal injury, and public entity litigation. He is a member of the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Contact
Email: grockwell@bjg.com
William T. Mulvihill
Managing Partner
Graduated from the University of San Francisco; J.D. from Golden Gate University School of Law; admitted to practice in 1977. Mr. Mulvihill specializes in products liability, psychological injury, medical malpractice litigation and personal injury litigation. He is a member of the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and the Defense Research Institute. He also acts as an arbitrator in San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties and has served on the faculty for the College of Advocacy, Hastings College of Law.
Contact
Email: wmulvihill@bjg.com
Robert B. Lueck
Partner
Graduated from the University of Southern California; J.D. from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law; Life Member of the Traynor Honor Society; admitted to practice in 1978. Mr. Lueck specializes in building industry disputes, including insurance coverage, construction deficiencies, personal injury and course-of-construction issues. He is a member of the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California.
Contact
Email: rlueck@bjg.com
Alan E. Swerdlow
Partner
Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley; J.D. from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law; member Pacific Law Journal; admitted to practice in 1987. Mr. Swerdlow specializes in insurance coverage and personal injury litigation. He is a member of the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California.
Contact
Email: aswerdlow@bjg.com
Thomas E. Mulvihill
Partner
Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley; J.D. from University of San Francisco School of Law; admitted to practice in 1987. Mr. Mulvihill specializes in insurance coverage and civil litigation. He is a member of the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Board of Arbitrators, Super Lawyer of Northern California ñ Insurance and Bay Area Lawyer Magazine, Best Lawyers in San Francisco Bay Area - Insurance.
Contact
Email: tmulvihill@bjg.com
Dennis P. Fitzsimons
Partner
Graduated from the University of Connecticut; J.D. from Golden Gate University School of Law; admitted to practice in 1989. Mr. Fitzsimons specializes in personal injury, public entity and products liability litigation. He is a member of the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California, the Defense Research Institute, and the Northern California Fraud Investigators Association.
Contact
Email: dfitzsimons@bjg.com
Joanna M. Whitcher
Partner
Graduated from Santa Clara University; J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law; admitted to practice in 1996. Ms. Whitcher specializes in personal injury and products liability litigation.
Contact
Email: jwhitcher@bjg.com
Christopher E. Brumfiel
Partner
Graduated from the University of California, Davis; J.D. from Hastings College of the Law; admitted to practice in 2001. Mr. Brumfield specializes in construction defect litigation and insurance coverage.
Contact
Email: cbrumfiel@bjg.com
Jeffery A. Chadic
Partner
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
Partner
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
Partner
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
Associates
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
Jason O. Balogh
ASSOCIATE
Graduated 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
Ekaterina L. Levy
ASSOCIATE
Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley; J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law; admitted to practice in 2006.
Contact
Email: elevy@bjg.com
PAMELA L. VARTABEDIAN
ASSOCIATE
Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley; J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law; admitted to practice in 2007.
Contact
Email: pvartabedian@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
Gabriel P. Rothman
ASSOCIATE
Graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles; J.D. from Hastings College of the Law; admitted to practice in 2007.
Contact
Email: grothman@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
ANDREW C. McCLELLAND
ASSOCIATE
Graduated from the University of California, Davis; J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law; admitted to practice in 2008.
Contact
Email: amcclelland@bjg.com
SARA J. QUINTO
ASSOCIATE
Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley; J.D. from Hastings College of the Law; admitted to practice in 2008.
Contact
Email: squinto@bjg.com
DONNELLY A. GILLEN
ASSOCIATE
Graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park; J.D. from Hastings College of the Law; admitted to practice in 2008.
Contact
Email: dgillen@bjg.com
NINA K. DINDRAL
ASSOCIATE
Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley; J.D. from Chapman University School of Law; admitted to practice in 2008.
Contact
Email: ndindral@bjg.com
of counsel
Andrew R. Adler
Of Counsel
Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley; J.D. from Boalt Hall, University of California; admitted to practice in 1973. Mr. Adler specializes in professional malpractice, business and real estate litigation, as well as general business matters.
Contact
Email: aadler@bjg.com
George I. Deane
Of Counsel
Graduated from University of California, Berkeley; J.D. from University of San Diego School of Law; admitted to practice in 1980.
Contact
Email: gdeane@bjg.com
Gail C. Trabish
Of Counsel
Graduated from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.; J.D. from Catholic University in Washington, D.C.; admitted to practice in Virginia in 1980 (inactive); in Washington, D.C. in 1981 (inactive); and in California in 1982. Ms. Trabish specializes in personal injury and public entity litigation.
Contact
Email: gtrabish@bjg.com



