Brown Law Group is comprised of highly qualified and principled attorneys who have an uncompromising commitment to client service and professionalism.

Brown Law Group is unique:

	Our lawyers have and have been asked to work in international, national and larger firms, but have chosen BLG because of its commitment to excellence and its positive work environment.
	BLG’s boutique size works to the clients’ advantage – every member of BLG knows you and the status of your case.
	BLG’s positive work environment inures to the benefit of our clients, because it focuses our intellect on our client’s issues.
	BLG practices preventive law, which means whenever practicable, we help clients avoid lawsuits.
	If a lawsuit must proceed, BLG lawyers are fierce, but practical advocates.
	BLG’s culture promotes teamwork over individual accolades, thus our focus is on our clients’ problems, not our own accomplishments.
	Cases are carefully staffed, so that we accomplish our tasks well in advance of the due dates.
	BLG makes certain that clients are apprised of all significant matters.
	BLG partners with its clients to assure that we reach the clients’ objectives.
	BLG bills clients only for the time spent; we do not charge clients for our fax machine, our copy machine or word processors.
	BLG’s lawyers are community, academic and legal leaders.  Every member is proud to work at BLG.
	BLG lawyers have actual trial and appellate experience – we are not merely “litigators.”
	Brown Law Group has been certified as a women minority-owned business entity (WMBE) by the Public Utilities Commission – State of California Utility Supplier Diversity Program. The firm has also been certified as a minority-owned business entity (MBE) by the Greater San Diego Business Development Council and the National Minority Supplier Development Council.  We believe BLG’s clients benefit when people from varied backgrounds and perspectives bring their expertise and experience together.

Preventive Law

Critical to any businesses’ success is having in place updated and firm employment policies and procedures.  Whether you are a relatively new business, rapidly growing, or a well-established enterprise, one of the most cost effective steps you can take is to get advice and counseling to prevent litigation from arising and reduce its impact if it does.

One of the ways that Brown Law Group provides extraordinary services to its clients is to help them avoid lawsuits before they are filed.  Brown Law Group is innovative in its preventive approach, helping its clients to reduce overall liability through a variety of proactive approaches, including training, personnel policies, manuals and arbitration clauses, and pre-termination counseling.  This cost-effective approach conveys to our clients our commitment to help serve their best interests through litigation prevention. Our attorneys have a vast array of experience in:

• Advice and Counseling
• Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
• Employment Policies
• Employment and Training Handbooks: Updating
• At-Will and Arbitration Agreements
• Diversity Training
• Interviewing Training
• Good Faith Investigations
• Termination Training
• Performance Evaluation Training
• Severance Agreement and Advice
• Alternative Dispute Resolutions

Employment Law

We are employment law specialists, with expertise in every area of employment law.  Brown Law Group lawyers have tried wrongful termination cases, claims based on race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, other protected classes, public policy, whistleblower, and wage and hour claims.  These cases have been successfully litigated in all forums, including in mediations, arbitrations, to judges and juries, and in various federal and state courts of appeal.

Real Estate Litigation

Brown Law Group lawyers have handled a significant number of real estate disputes for a variety of prominent real estate developers and lending institutions, including lease disputes, fraud claims, and breach of contract allegations.  These cases have been resolved in a variety of forums, including mediation, trial, and in the courts of appeal.

General Business Litigation

Brown Law Group also has practice strengths in general business and civil litigation representing a variety of corporate and business clients.  Our lawyers bring their collective knowledge and innovative thinking to class action litigation as well as complex multi-party disputes.  We have skillfully handled cases involving such matters as shareholder derivative claims, Indian gaming, trademark infringement, contract breach, fraud, licensing, trade secret, insurance, catastrophic injury and defamation.

Business Formation

Brown Law Group represents a wide range of corporate clients.  From individuals that are starting a business or are conducting business without a formal corporate structure, to established fortune 500 companies, the firm works with clients to create a sound infrastructure for their business in order to minimize the risk of litigation, ownership disputes, and regulatory or administrative penalties.  Our goal is to protect the assets and integrity of our clients’ business enterprises.

• Consult with clients regarding appropriate business form
• File organizational documents with Secretary of State for corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, non-profits and associated corporate forms
• Draft and maintain general corporate records, corporate resolutions, minutes of meetings, and fictitious business name filings
• Draft operational documents such as: operating agreements, bylaws, partnership agreements,
  shareholder agreements, stock option agreements and equity incentive plans (incentive stock option or non-statutory)

Mergers & Acquisitions

We provide services that will enhance our clients' abilities to grow and thrive.  We are effective negotiators, conduct detailed due diligence and consummate sensible business transactions which protect our clients’ interests and confidentiality.  Our services include the following:

• Indemnity Agreements
• Business acquisitions, spin-offs or combinations
• Divestitures
• Employee relations/affairs
• Regulatory compliance
• Issuance of debt (secured, subordinated and/or convertible debt securities)

Securities

Private Equity Concerns:  The firm counsels issuers in connection with exempt private placements of securities for start-up ventures and for established companies looking to the private debt and equity markets for assistance with growth or restructuring initiatives.

Finance

We help our clients secure and protect their financial interests.  We also help our real estate clients with financing transactions, loan workouts and dispute resolution. Brown Law Group offers the following services in conjunction with this practice:

• Deeds of Trust and securitization
• Pledge agreements
• Promissory notes
• Construction loans
• Administration of loans through closing

Real Estate Transactions

Brown Law Group represents residential and commercial developers as well as a variety of retail clients in their real estate transactions.  We assist our developer clients from the initial stage of financing, to development, ownership, management and operation of their projects.  We also advocate on behalf of landlords and tenants for retail and office leases.

• Commercial leases
• Purchase and sale agreements
• Disposition and development agreements
• Easements
• Licenses
• Assignments
• Deeds of trust
• Releases
• Estoppels
• Subordination agreements
• Indemnity agreements