Thomas J. Brandi Attorney

First Admitted: 1972, California

Professional Webpage: https://www.brandilaw.com/attorneys/thomas-j-brandi/

Bar/Professional Activity:

President of the Consumer Attorneys of California, 2000
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Supreme Court
All Federal Courts in California
California
Blue Ribbon Panel of Experts on the Fair and Efficient Administration of Civil Cases for the Administrative Office of the Court of the Judicial Council of California.
American Association for Justice – Member
Bar Association of California Judicial Evaluation Committee
Judicial Council Civil Litigation and Small Claims Committee – Appointed by Chief Justice Ronald George
St. Ignatius Legal Society – President
Litigation Counsel of America
American Board of Trial Advocates, (ABOTA), San Francisco Chapter, 1990
Member, Judicial Council Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee, 2006
Elected Member, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1998
Director of Bar Association of San Francisco, 2002
President of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 1998
Member, Commission for Access to Justice
Elected Member, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2001

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

$29,277,391.12 verdict against the State of California for an action involving the absence of a median barrier on SR 12 (Hutchinson v. State of California, Solano County Superior Court, FCS030143). $15.2 million verdict in San Luis Obispo County for a brain injured teenager due to a defective road in Morro Bay (Donville v. North Coast Engineering, San Luis Obispo County Superior Court, CV980098). $15 million dollar verdict in San Francisco County for the wrongful death of a 44 year old woman and 4 children under 6 in a fire due to inadequate maintenance in a public housing unit (Evans v. San Francisco Housing Authority, San Francisco County Superior Court, 999850). $25 million dollar verdict on behalf of a college student who suffered serious brain injury (TC vs. State, Santa Clara County). $12 million dollar verdict for a young woman with serious internal injuries after establishing the State failed to meet its own design criteria in striping a transition area on SR 1 (Burkowski vs. State, san Mateo, CIV481154 consolidated) A San Francisco jury awarded a verdict of $1,382,000,000 in a class action against the Bank of America for misuse of Social Security benefits directly deposited for their checking account customers (Miller v. Bank of America, San Francisco County Superior Court No. 301917). In consumer actions, numerous courts have appointed me to lead counsel positions or leadership positions on the Plaintiffs committees. I have been court appointed in the following matters to serve on behalf of plaintiffs: Dalkon Shield class action matters in Virginia. The plaintiffs' Management Committee in the California Diet Drug Litigation (Fen-Phen). The Plaintiffs Management Committee in the Alaska Airlines crash litigation and the asbestos creditor’s claimants committee in the bankruptcy proceedings involving USG and W.R. Grace & Co. A Court appointed member on Executive Committees in Yaz, Fosamax, Actos, and Vioxx. I tried one of the two California Vioxx cases, the last Dalkon Shield case in the United States, a case in the Welding Rods Litigation, and a class action vs. Bank of America. In 2010, Federal Magistrate Judge Bernard Zimmerman appointed me lead counsel for retail sales representatives of Hershey in an action that successfully resolved issues pertaining to their overtime compensation, a case that I repeated before Magistrate Hon. Kandis Westmore in Oakland. Also Judge Charles Breyer appointed me as lead counsel in a subsequent action involving Hershey and San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer appointed me lead counsel in the Zicam litigation.

Special Licenses/Certifications:

BEST Lawyers Trial Lawyer of the Year Personal Injury 2013

Pro bono/Community Service:

Honorary Consul of Slovenia, 2006
National Brain Tumor Foundation

Honors/Awards:

National Trial Lawyer of the Year – Nominee, National Trial Lawyer of the Year – Nominee, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 2004
Plaintiff Consumer Attorney Hall of Fame, Lawdragon, 2020
Italian American Bar Association – Member and “Golden Salami” Award Recipient, 2011
Distinguished Alumni of the Year – University of San Francisco, 2009
Trial Lawyer of the Year – 6-Time Nominee – San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
American Slovenian Educational Foundation – President
Named one of the top ten lawyers in Northern California, Top Ten Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers
Named one of the top 500 lawyers in America as voted by peers, Top 500 Lawyers in America, Lawdragon, 2007
Award given for excellence in trial advocacy., Robert E. Cartwright Award, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2004
CA State Bar Litigation Section Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame 2016, Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame, Ca State Bar Litigation Section, 2016
Award given to the outstanding trial lawyer in the state based on nomination and voting by the members of the organization., Trial Lawyer of the Year, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2004
Award given for continued excellence in advocacy on behalf of consumers and plaintiffs, Lifetime Achievement Award, San Francisco Trial Lawyers, 2005
2011 Named Adjunct Professor of the year by USF Law School Where he teaches Trial Practice, 2011
Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame, State Bar of Ca Litigation section, 2016

Educational Background:

San Jose State University

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Trial practice professor, Adjunct Professor, University of San Francisco Law School

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Tom is a four time nominee for Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Consumer Attorneys of California (2002, 2004, 2012, 2021) and six time nominee for Trial Lawyer of the Year by the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (2000, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2016, 2017). He was also nominated as National Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (2004).

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