Brayton Purcell
Brayton Purcell, LLP (also known as Brayton Law) is a law firm based in Novato, California. The firm has 45 attorneys and 220 support staff. The majority of the firm's cases involve personal injury, and 75% of all cases are asbestos related. About the Partners. Prior to law school, founding partner Alan Brayton graduated from the US Air Force Academy in 1971. In 1972 he received a master's in finance from UCLA, and in 1976 he earned his J.D. from UC Berkeley. In 1983 founding partner Alan Brayton established the firm. In 1995 senior partner and  lead trial counsel Gilbert Purcell joined to name the partnership Brayton Purcell. In 2006 Alan Brayton was named president of the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation. In 2011 James Nevin became a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates at the age of 36, making him the youngest ever member. History. In 2002 a California jury granted the largest asbestos case award to the plaintiff in a case tried by Brayton Purcell employees. "Alfred Todak v. Foster Wheeler LLC" resulted in a $33.7 million verdict for the former Navy electrician and his wife. Controversies. In 2007 a  judge stated that the law firm "lied to the court, submitted fraudulent asbestos claim forms and broke other rules" in an asbestos-related case. As a result, the firm was barred from participating in the rest of the case. In May 2015 a federal judge in California sanctioned and fined Brayton Purcell partner Gilbert Purcell for lying about witness testimony. Purcell and several other members of his team were fined $250 each. Purcell lied about whether a particular witness would testify about how chemotherapy may have exacerbated his client's kidney problems.