Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Brian J. Malloy
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2016 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
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 2016-2024, to Super Lawyers (Northern California) for 2016-2024, 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
Overview
- University of California Hastings College of the Law, J.D., graduated 2004
- University of Oregon, BA, graduated 2001
- California, United States
- Nevada, United States
- Arizona, United States
- District of Columbia, United States
- American Association for Justice - Member
- Consumer Attorneys of California - Member
- National Trial Lawyers Association - Member
- United States Court of Appeals
- California, United States
- Nevada, United States
- Arizona, United States
- District of Columbia, United States
- American Association for Justice - Member
- Consumer Attorneys of California - Member
- National Trial Lawyers Association - Member
- University of California Hastings College of the Law, J.D., graduated 2004
- University of Oregon, BA, graduated 2001
- United States Court of Appeals
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Appellate Practice
- Elder Law
- Employment Law - Individuals
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
Awards:
- 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, 2025
SuperLawyers, Northern California, 2024
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 50 Personal Injury Settlements in California, 2023
Listed in Top Verdict’s Top 20 Personal Injury Settlements in the United States, 2022
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
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Doe Family v. State of California and Does, 2023
$3 million settlement for family involved in accident in construction zone against the State of California and contractors, following the denial of summary judgment motions
- Doe v. City and Summer Camp Contractor, 2022
$18.5 million settlement for child injured at city sponsored summer camp
- Doe v. Mobile Home Park
$700,000 settlement for child injured in mobile home park, 2021
- Doe v. State of California, 2020
$3 million settlement with the State of California for individual injured by a dangerous condition of public property, obtained after denial of the State’s summary judgment motion
- Doe Husband v. Doe Trucking Company, 2017
$2.6 million policy limits wrongful death settlement on behalf a husband whose wife was killed by a commercial truck
- Doe Family v. Airplane Operator, 2016
Confidential settlement on behalf of family of passenger who died in an airplane crash.
- Pedestrian v. Commercial Trucking Co., 2016
$10.5 million settlement obtained on behalf of pedestrian who was struck by a commercial truck while crossing the street, sustaining serious brain and physical injuries.
- Tourist v. Tour Bus, 2016
$700,000 settlement on behalf of a tourist injured while on a tour bus.
- Employees v. Employer, 2016
Confidential settlement on behalf of a group of former employees who alleged employment discrimination led to their terminations.
- Employees v. Employer, 2015
Confidential settlement on behalf of group of employees who were retaliated against and terminated for asserting employment rights.
- Doe Family v. Foreign Airliner, 2015
Confidential settlement on behalf of family of passenger of foreign airliner who died in aircraft accident; claims against airliner brought under Montreal Convention treaty for injury or death during an international flight.
- Taxi Cab Passenger v. Taxi Cab Company, 2014
Confidential settlement on behalf of a tourist injured when a San Francisco taxi cab she was riding in ran a red light and crashed causing her significant injuries.
- Bicyclist v. Car, 2014
$463,550 jury verdict on behalf of helmeted bicyclist who sustained a concussion after being launched from her bicycle when defendant opened his door into her lane of travel; final judgment over four times insurance company’s final pre-trial offer.
- Employees v. Employer, 2013
Appointed Collective Action Counsel in a national overtime action and obtained favorable ruling on the calculation of overtime owed to the employees. (Zulewski v. Hershey Co., 2013 WL 633402 (N.D.Cal. 2013).
- Pierson v. Ford Motor Company, 2011
Substantial involvement at trial and on appeal regarding a $15 million jury verdict on behalf of man who was rendered a quadriplegic as a result of a defective vehicle, which was affirmed by a federal appeals court (Pierson v. Ford Motor Company, 455 Fed.Appx. 966 (9th Cir. Aug.04, 2011).
- Pedestrian v. Bus Company and Bus Driver, 2011
$2,000,000 settlement involving plaintiff, 64, retired, who was legally blind and accompanied by a service dog, who was struck in a crosswalk by a private bus in San Francisco, sustaining a comminuted left lateral tibial plateau fracture and permanent loss of taste and smell.
- Employees v. Employer, 2011
Appointed Collective Action Counsel and represented employees alleging overtime violations in a certified Fair Labor Standards Act collective action under 29 U.S.C. § 216(b). In a published opinion, the federal court granted Plaintiffs' motion for partial summary judgment, holding that the employees were not exempt from the overtime pay requirements of federal and California law, see 765 F.Supp.2d 1185 (N.D.Cal. February 23, 2011).
- Driver v. Driver, 2011
$650,000 settlement for 89-year-old woman who was involved in a motor vehicle accident breaking her legs and sternum and dislocating shoulder.
- Doe v. Doe, 2011
Confidential settlement with government contractors on behalf of family of military serviceman who died in aircraft accident.
- Doe v. Doe, 2010
Confidential settlement on behalf of family of student killed in an airplane crash during training.
- In re Helicopter Crash Near Weaverville, California, 2010
Confidential settlement on behalf of two families of firefighters killed in a helicopter crash.
- Taxi Cab Passenger v. Taxi Cab Company, Driver and Employers and Employee, 2009
$1.3 million settlement for woman seriously injured when taxi cab in which she was a passenger collided with a van driven by an employee of three companies.
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