Thomas P. Brown IV, Attorney

Background:
Mr. Brown received his B.A. degree from Temple University cum laude in 1970, and his J.D. degree in 1974 from Vanderbilt University Law School.  Mr. Brown was a trial attorney for the United States Department of Labor's Solicitors Office in Atlanta, Georgia from 1976 to 1979 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in San Francisco, California during 1979 and 1980. 

Mr. Brown has been in private practice since 1980, and was a partner with Ford & Harrison (1984-1991) and a shareholder at Epstein Becker & Green (1991-2006) before co-founding Brown Gitt Law Group LLP in June 2006. He has represented employers and management in all aspects of single plaintiff, multi-plaintiff and class action labor and employment litigation, including  wage and hour issues, OSHA, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, disability and all other discrimination litigation, ERISA, trade secrets, unfair labor practices, union organizing activity, and collective bargaining. He also is experienced in other business and commercial litigation, including construction defects, contract, and securities-related disputes. 

Mr. Brown has been a frequent writer for The Labor Lawyer and was named a "Super Lawyer" by Los Angeles Magazine for 2006 through 2008. He is a member of the Pasadena Bar Association. Mr. Brown is a frequent speaker on employment and labor topics.

Bar Admissions:
Georgia, 1973 (now inactive); California, 1981
 
Court Admissions:
Mr. Brown is admitted to all California State courts as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and United States District Courts for the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California.

Trial Experience:
 Mr. Brown has tried over 20 employment and contracts cases during the past ten years, winning in the vast majority of the trials. Generally, when he cannot prevail in mediation or summary adjudication, he tries two to three cases per year.