Alan C. Brown

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).

In his free time, Alan enjoys spending time with his family and traveling.

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.