Michael Brady, Esq.
Case Manager: Dorene Kanoh
Tel: (415) 772-0900 Ext. 10
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A graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Law School, Michael J.
Brady, Esq. spent 35 years at Ropers Majeski Kohn and Bentley before
becoming a full-time ADR professional. Mr. Brady was in charge of the
firm’s Appellate and Insurance Coverage Departments with more than 30
attorneys working in those areas.
LEGAL AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION EXPERIENCE
For more than 35 years Mr. Brady was chairman of one of California’s
largest law firm appellate departments. He has supervised or worked on
more than 1000 appellate matters involving many areas of law. Mr. Brady
has also counseled many litigants on the wisdom of an appeal, the
chances of success, and all factors germane to whether to push a case
forward or settle. He has also participated in the mediation of
appellate matters after the brief has been completed.
Mr. Brady has published numerous articles on matters of interest to the
insurance industry, and for the last twenty-seven years was in charge of
annual seminars for Roper Majeski’s clients. These seminars concerned
annual developments in all areas of casualty litigation, insurance
coverage, and bad faith.
In addition, he has substantial experience as a court-appointed
arbitrator in connection with the judicial arbitration system. He also
acted as mediator and resolved many cases thusly while practicing as an
attorney.
MEMBERSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Mr. Brady is Past-President of the Northern California Association of
Defense Counsel, an organization of more than 1500 defense insurance
attorneys throughout Northern California. He served as Chairman of the
Education Committee and the Amicus Curiae Committee for that
organization. He was a member of the Governor’s Commission on Mandatory
Legal Malpractice Insurance for California Attorneys, and also was
appointed by the Governor to the Commission on the Future of the State
Bar and the Legal Profession in California.
For many years Mr. Brady has served as annual lecturer on California
case law for the Northern and Southern California Associations of
Defense Counsel at their annual conventions throughout the State. He is
a member of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers and an active
member of the International Association of Defense Counsel, serving as
Vice-Chairman of the Casualty Insurance Committee, Chairman of the
Reinsurance Committee, member of the International Committee and is past
Vice-Chairman of the Amicus Curiae Committee. He has served as Chairman
of the Extra-contractual Liability Section of the Federation of Defense
and Corporate Counsel and is currently Chairman of the Insurance
Coverage Section has served as a member of the faculty board of the
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Litigation Management
College. He also served as Amicus Curiae Chairman for the Defense
Research Institute.
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