Blaine M. Brown
OC Trial Group, APC
Blaine M. Brown is a co-founder of the OC Trial Group and acts as one of the primary Trial attorneys. Since Mr. Brown was five years old, he knew he wanted to be a Trial attorney, tagging along with his father to jury trials, depositions, and other legal events. Mr. Brown loved experiencing first-hand the competitive world successful Trial attorneys thrive in on a day-to-day basis. Mr. Brown’s background and life-long exposure to the legal profession gives him a unique perspective into the hard work and attention to detail it takes to be a successful Trial attorney.
Within the past year, Mr. Brown has obtained sought out litigation success in defending against financial elder abuse actions against several clients. In one of the cases, Mr. Brown obtained a dismissal with prejudice of the Petition against his Client for financial elder abuse in the middle of deposing the Petitioner.
Mr. Brown has received numerous awards, including but not limited to being selected by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star and was awarded the Avvo Clients’ Choice Award each year since 2020.
Mr. Brown’s litigation experience includes, but is not limited to complex Trust litigation, financial elder abuse, real property disputes, business litigation, contract disputes, and personal injury suits. In addition to Mr. Brown’s extensive litigation experience, he also represents clients in uncontested Trust matters and transactional estate planning. Mr. Brown’s past representation of Clients in litigation and/or uncontested matters has encompassed the following legal areas:
Financial Elder Abuse Actions
Nursing Home Abuse
Breach of Fiduciary Duty Actions
Breach of Trust Actions
Trustee Removal Actions
Surcharge Actions
Accounting Actions
Fraud Actions
Shareholder Disputes
Dissolution Actions
Property Disputes
Trust Administration
Breach of Contract
Misappropriation of Trust Funds
Undue Influence Actions
- Elder Law
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Trust and Estates Litigation
- FaceTime
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- Skype
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- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- California
- State Bar of California
- ID Number: 325627
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Shareholder/Trial Attorney
- OC Trial Group, APC
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- Trust and Probate Litigation: complex trust and probate litigation, including but not limited to the following: (1) wills and trust contests; and (2) breach of fiduciary duties. Business Law/Litigation: business/corporate law and litigation, including but not limited to the following: (1) formation and restructuring of business entities; (2) company transactions; (3) asset purchase and stock sale agreements; (4) shareholder agreements; and (5) disputes between partners/shareholders. Estate Planning: planning the estates of clients, including but not limited to the following: (1) advanced planning of wills and trusts; (2) special needs trusts; (3) inheritance tax planning; (4) gifting and charitable planning; and (5) advising trustees. Real Estate Law/Litigation: real estate law and litigation, including but not limited to the following: (1) real estate purchase agreements, leases, etc.; (2) property tax issues; (3) titling of residential, commercial, and income properties.
- Trial Attorney
- Hess Verdon & Associates, APC
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- Trust and Probate Litigation: complex trust and probate litigation, including but not limited to the following: (1) wills and trust contests; and (2) breach of fiduciary duties. Business Law/Litigation: business/corporate law and litigation, including but not limited to the following: (1) formation and restructuring of business entities; (2) company transactions; (3) asset purchase and stock sale agreements; (4) shareholder agreements; and (5) disputes between partners/shareholders. Estate Planning: planning the estates of clients, including but not limited to the following: (1) advanced planning of wills and trusts; (2) special needs trusts; (3) inheritance tax planning; (4) gifting and charitable planning; and (5) advising trustees. Real Estate Law/Litigation: real estate law and litigation, including but not limited to the following: (1) real estate purchase agreements, leases, etc.; (2) property tax issues; (3) titling of residential, commercial, and income properties.
- Trial Attorney
- Gates, Gonter, Guy, Proudfoot, & Muench, LLP
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- Responsible for taking cases from the initial client meeting through to conclusion, becoming intimately involved in meeting my clients’ legal needs. Specific duties include: Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a diverse range of agreements, and file comprehensive complaints and airtight responses. Working closely with team to develop comprehensive briefs and prepare persuasive motions on each case that goes to trial; prepare persuasive motions. Interfacing with clients about discovery, depositions, trial preparation, and other case-related work. Conducting depositions (excess of 60 lay and expert witness) and discovery; perform industry research on legal matters related to specific matters, as well applicable legislation. Making frequent court appearances, hearings, and pre-trial conferences (excess of 35)
- Law Clerk
- Gates, Gonter, Guy, Proudfoot, & Muench, LLP
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- Searched and studied legal documents, investigated facts and law of cases, determined causes of action, and prepared cases. Additionally, screened petitions, motions, and complaints filed to determine the litigant's legal merits. Attended several jury trials with the managing partner, using these one-on-one interactions to better understand the legal issues involved in each case.
- California State University - Chico
- B.S. | Business Administration with Finance
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- Western State College of Law at Argosy University
- J.D. | Law
- Honors: Summa Cum Laude, Salutatorian Class Rank: 2 Law Review: Marketing Editor Moot Court: Student Competitor Business Law Association: President Witkin Excellence Award/Highest Grade: 14 courses
- Activities: Law Review Moot Court Business Law Association
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- Avvo "10/10 Superb"
- Avvo
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- Lead Counsel Verified
- Law Info
- The Lead Counsel Verification offers consumers and businesses an objective and comprehensive evaluation tool to use when selecting legal representation. This verification is provided to attorneys who have a "spotless record" and "the right professional experience."
- Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- Selection to the 2023 California Rising Stars list. This is an exclusive list, recognizing no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in the state. To be eligible for the Rising Stars list, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger, or in practice 10 years or less. On to the next goal.
- Avvo Clients' Choice Award
- Avvo
- The Avvo Clients’ Choice Award is awarded to select attorneys based on the rating they acquire. Avvo uses the Avvo Rating to evaluate an attorney’s background based upon the Avvo profile of the attorney and additional info they collect from other public web sources, such as the state bar associations and lawyer websites.
- Ones to Watch
- Best Lawyers
- The "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch" award is a recognition program by "Best Lawyers," a prominent legal publication and rating organization. It is designed to acknowledge outstanding attorneys who are earlier in their careers. The "Ones to Watch" distinction is typically awarded to attorneys who have been in practice for less than ten years and have demonstrated exceptional professional excellence in their respective areas of law.
- State Bar of California # 325627
- Member
- Current
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