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Meet Our Team

Rick Brody

Accomplished attorney with strong background in complex civil litigation, including trial, law and motion, settlement negotiations, appellate and bankruptcy matters. Extensive experience managing multi-party litigation projects. Extensive experience in office management and employee development.

Bar Admissions

  • California, 1981
  • Northern District of California, 1985
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1981
  • United States District Courts for the Southern and Central Districts of California, 1981

Education

  • UCLA School of Law, J.D.
  • University of California, Santa Cruz, B.A.

Past Employment

  • The Wartnick Law Firm
  • The Law Office of Richard A. Brody
  • Brayton Purcell
  • Casey, Gerry, Reed & Schenk

Areas of Practice

  • Complex Litigation
  • Maritime Law/Jones Act
  • State Appellate Practice
  • State Trial Practice
  • Mediation
  • Personal Injury – Plaintiff
  • Product Liability
  • Railroad
  • Toxic Law
  • Asbestos

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • State Bar Of California
  • American Association for Justice
  • Consumer Attorneys Of California
  • San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
  • Alameda-Contra Costa County Trial Lawyers Association
  • Sonoma County Bar Association
  • Sebastopol Area Chamber Of Commerce
  • Rohnert Park Chamber Of Commerce
  • City of Sebastopol Planning Commission
  • City of Rohnert Park Rent Appeals Board

Honors and Awards

  • Distinguished Advocate, Moot Court Honors Program

Significant Trials & Victories

  • Kinsman v. Unocal Corporation (37 Cal.4th 659)
  • Donaldson v. National Marine, Inc. (35 Cal.4th 503)

Pro Bono Activities

  • Leadership Rohnert Park, 1993 – 1996
  • Judge Pro Tem, Sonoma County Superior Court, 2002 - 2004

 

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John Thomas
John Thomas has been practicing for over 17 years and is licensed in Texas and Mississippi. Mr. Thomas has worked on both the Plaintiff and Defense side in litigation and handled thousands of cases over the years for Plaintiffs.
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About Brent Coon & Associates
Brent Coon & Associates is the epitome of the 21st-century law practice and one of the country’s largest trial law firms, with over 15 offices across the country, including Beaumont, Houston, Austin, Corpus Christi, Pasadena and Dallas Texas. Drawing from the best legal talent throughout the nation, the firm employs more than 60 aggressive litigators who embody solid experience in individual and complex multiparty, occupational/environmental, health and personal injury cases. The majority of the firm’s cases are referred from attorneys who have confidence in the firm’s integrity, expertise and solid work ethic.