Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Litigation - ERISA
R. Bradford "Brad" Huss
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2001 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Brad has been practicing in the employee benefits field for over forty years, and his practice is primarily in the areas of ERISA litigation, fiduciary responsibility matters, qualified pension and profit sharing plans and Department of Labor investigations. Brad serves as a private mediator in ERISA litigation matters and has been appointed as an Alternative Dispute Resolution Neutral in over sixty ERISA cases by the United States District Court, Northern District of California. Brad has also been appointed as a Special Master in an ERISA case by the United States District Court for the District of Idaho.
Brad makes frequent presentations on ERISA litigation and fiduciary responsibility matters to groups including the Western Pension & Benefits Council, the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries, the National Institute of Pension Administrators, and the American Bar Association. Brad has testified before the Senate Finance Committee of the United States Congress on retirement income security issues.
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/r-bradford-huss-1048996/
Overview
- University of California Berkeley, JD, graduated 1976
- University of California Berkeley, BA, graduated 1973
- California, State Bar of California
- American Bar Association - Member
- American Bar Association Retirement Fund - Board of Directors
- American College of Employee Benefits Counsel - Charter Fellow
- American College of Employee Benefits Counsel - Past Board of Governors
- American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries - Past Board of Directors
- American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries - Past Co-Chairperson, Government Affairs Committee
- Bar Association of San Francisco - Member
- Employee Benefits Committee of the Section of Tort Trial & Insurance Practice, American Bar Association - Past Chair
- Western Pension & Benefits Council - Past President, San Francisco Chapter
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California - 1995
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California - 1976
- U.S. Tax Court - 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit - 1980
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California - 1984
- U.S. Supreme Court - 1986
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California - 1992
- California Supreme Court - 1976
- California, State Bar of California
- American Bar Association - Member
- American Bar Association Retirement Fund - Board of Directors
- American College of Employee Benefits Counsel - Charter Fellow
- American College of Employee Benefits Counsel - Past Board of Governors
- American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries - Past Board of Directors
- American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries - Past Co-Chairperson, Government Affairs Committee
- Bar Association of San Francisco - Member
- Employee Benefits Committee of the Section of Tort Trial & Insurance Practice, American Bar Association - Past Chair
- Western Pension & Benefits Council - Past President, San Francisco Chapter
- University of California Berkeley, JD, graduated 1976
- University of California Berkeley, BA, graduated 1973
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California - 1995
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California - 1976
- U.S. Tax Court - 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit - 1980
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California - 1984
- U.S. Supreme Court - 1986
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California - 1992
- California Supreme Court - 1976
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Litigation - ERISA, San Francisco (2013)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Litigation - ERISA
Special Focus:
- ERISA
Awards:
- Chambers and Partners since 2009
- Best Lawyers in America since 1995 and Lawyer of the Year for 2013 in ERISA Litigation in San Francisco
- Northern California “Super Lawyers” by Super Lawyers Magazine since 2004 and ranked as a “Top 100 Attorney” in Northern California from 2007-2009 and 2013-2020
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