Brian J. Malloy
Brian Malloy represents plaintiffs in state and federal courts in cases involving product liability, serious personal injury, wrongful death, elder abuse, consumer fraud and protection, select employment matters, class/collective actions, and appeals.
Brian is admitted to the bars of California, Nevada, Arizona, and Washington, D.C., along with several federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court. He has represented clients in all aspects of litigation, including successfully obtaining and opposing summary judgment motions, trials to verdict in California and Nevada state courts as well as federal court, post-judgment proceedings, and appeals. The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization has certified him as an Appellate Law Specialist. Examples of the results on behalf of his clients are listed below.
Brian has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for 2016-2023, to Super Lawyers (Northern California) for 2016-2023, and to Super Lawyers' Northern California Rising Stars for 2010-2014. He was also selected as a Finalist for 2021 Consumer Attorney of the Year from the Consumer Attorneys of California.
Brian frequently authors articles on various aspects of litigation. He serves as a volunteer General Counsel for The Tony Patiño Fellowship, a nonprofit organization that awards law-school scholarships at U.C. Law San Francisco (formerly U.C. Hastings), the University of Chicago and Columbia University. Prior to joining The Brandi Firm, Brian served as a law clerk to the Honorable Melvin Brunetti of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He attended the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly U.C. Hastings), earning Order of the Coif, and graduating as Valedictorian. Brian attended the University of Oregon, Robert D. Clark Honors College, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude. A native of Eureka, California where he graduated from Saint Bernard High School, Brian lives in San Francisco with his wife.
Areas of Practice
· Product Liability
· Severe Personal Injury/Wrongful Death
· Elder Abuse
· Class Actions
· Consumer Fraud/Protection
· Aviation
· Employment
· Appeals
Bar Admissions
· California
· Nevada
· Arizona
· District of Columbia
· U.S. District Court Northern District of California
· U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
· U.S. District Court Central District of California
· U.S. District Court District of Nevada
· U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
· U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
· U.S. Supreme Court
Education
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly U.C. Hastings)
o Honors: Valedictorian
o Honors: Order of the Coif
o Honors: Tony Patino Fellow
o Honors: Thurston Society
o Law Journal: Hastings Law Journal, Member
· University of Oregon, Robert D. Clark Honors College
o B.A., Political Science
o Honors: summa cum laude
o Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
o Minor: Business Administration
- Certified Appellate Law Specialist, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, 2021
- Finalist, 2021 Consumer Attorneys of California’s Consumer Attorney of the Year
SuperLawyers, Northern California, 2023
- SuperLawyers, Northern California, 2022
- SuperLawyers, Northern California, 2021
- SuperLawyers, Northern California, 2020
- SuperLawyers, Northern California, 2019
- SuperLawyers, Northern California, 2018
- SuperLawyers, Northern California, 2017
- SuperLawyers, Northern California, 2016
- Northern California Rising Stars, SuperLawyers, 2010-2014
Listed in Top Verdict’s Top 10 Personal Injury Settlements in California, 2022
- Listed in Top Verdict’s Top 20 Personal Injury Settlements in California and Top 100 Personal Injury Settlements in the United States, 2020
- Listed in The Recorder’s Top Verdicts & Settlements In The West, 2020
- Listed in Top Verdict’s Top 50 Settlements in California for 2016 and 2017
- Listed in The Recorder’s Top California Verdicts & Settlements for 2016 and 2017
- Listed in Leaders in the Law’s Top Northern California Settlements for 2016
- Listed in The Recorder’s Top California Settlements for 2011
San Francisco, California 94104
