John R. Brydon is a principal member of Brydon Hugo & Parker and is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and is a Certified Specialist in Civil Trial Law and Diplomate of the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Both organizations have strict trial requirements for inclusion and the National Board is accredited by the State Bar of California for certification of trial specialization.

Mr. Brydon has successfully defended numerous multi-million dollar complex personal injury, product liability, insurance coverage and bad faith trials in both Southern and Northern California, including cases involving issues of punitive damage exposure for major corporate and insurer defendants.

Mr. Brydon has also successfully argued cases before the California Courts of Appeal, State Supreme Court and 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. In 1997, Mr. Brydon successfully argued the case of Buss v. Superior Court (1997) 16 Cal. 4th 35, a nationally recognized decision that extends to insurance companies a right to seek reimbursement for defense costs expended to defend non-covered claims asserted against policyholders. In a 1999 California Supreme Court decision, PPG Industries, Inc. v. Transamerica Ins. Co. (1999) 20 Cal. 4th 310, he successfully argued for limits on the types of damages recoverable against insurance companies in bad faith cases based on alleged failure to settle within policy limits. An active member of the DRI and Association of Defense Counsel, Mr. Brydon has lectured on topics of defense in bad faith lawsuits, insurance coverage disputes and trial practice.

He received his B.A. from the University of the Pacific in 1972, M.A. from California State University, Sacramento in 1975, and J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1978, where he was on the editorial board of the Pacific Law Journal and a national finalist in the American College of Trial Lawyers' mock trial competition. Mr. Brydon is licensed in California and Nevada.

Mr. Brydon's Martindale-Hubbell biography is listed below:

Born San Jose, California, April 19, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, California; 1982, Nevada; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Central, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of California; U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Law Clerk to Hon. James H. Thompson, 2nd Judicial District, State of Nevada, 1981-1982.

University of the Pacific (B.A., 1972); California State University at Sacramento (M.A., 1975); University of the Pacific, McGeorge College of the Law (J.D., 1978). Associate Legislation Editor, Pacific Law Journal, 1977-1978.

Comment, "Slaying the Nuclear Giants: Is California's New Nuclear Power Plant Siting Legislation Shielded Against the Attack of Federal Preemption?" 8 Pacific Law Journal 741, 1977.

Hastings College of Law, 1980-1981.
National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA).

Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California; State Bar of Nevada; American Board of Trial Advocates; Association of Northern California Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. (Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy).

• PPG Industries, Inc. v. Transamerica Ins. Co. (1999) 20 Cal 4th 310;
• Buss v. Superior Court, (1997) 16 Cal.4th 35;
• Burns v. 20th Century Ins. Co. (1992) 9 Cal.App.4th 1666;
• Weiss v. Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. (1988) 204 Cal.App.3d 1094;
• Skyway Aviation, Inc. v. Troyer (1983) 147 Cal.App.3d 604.

Trial Practice; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Asbestos Defense.