Brown & Charbonneau, LLP, Trial Attorneys

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Brown & Charbonneau, LLP, Trial Attorneys Irvine, CA Law Firm
Business Litigation - Family Law - Employment - Personal Injury - Criminal Law - Award winning, experienced and top rated attorneys.

Serving clients in Irvine, CA for over 25 years. We handle business disputes, shareholder disputes, contract disputes, fraud and misrepresentation cases, divorce and custody matters, support modifications, personal injury, brain injury, catastrophic injury, civil litigation, construction, real estate and general litigation. We have top trial lawyers to take your case to trial, when needed!

-Highest "AV Preeminent" rating by Martindale for legal ability and professional ethics (top 5%)
-Highest "Superb 10/10" rating by AVVO
-"Super Lawyers" designation (top 5%) of attorneys in California
-"Certified Trial Specialist" by State Bar of California
-"Top 100 Trial Lawyers" by National Trial Lawyers Assoc.
-"Lead Counsel Rated"
-"Top Attorneys in Southern California" by Los Angeles Magazine
-"Top Business Lawyers in Orange County" by OC Metro Magazine
-"10 Best" family law attorneys by American Institute of Family Law Attorneys
-Member of Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
-Member American Board of Trial Advocates

This just in! 📰 Founding partner and certified trial specialist Gregory G. Brown has been named to the 2027 Edition of B...
08/26/2026

This just in! 📰 Founding partner and certified trial specialist Gregory G. Brown has been named to the 2027 Edition of Best Lawyers in America ®️ for the 11th consecutive year! 📣 Congratulations, Greg! 🎉

⚖️ Jury Trial Day in Riverside Superior CourtToday, our team is in Riverside Superior Court representing the majority sh...
08/24/2026

⚖️ Jury Trial Day in Riverside Superior Court

Today, our team is in Riverside Superior Court representing the majority shareholder of a local trucking company in a dispute involving another shareholder who also serves as an officer and director.
The case involves serious allegations of breach of fiduciary duty and conversion, stemming from the alleged wrongful takeover of the company and transfer of company assets into the individual’s own name.
Today marks an important step in the pursuit of accountability and protecting our client’s ownership interests. We’re ready for trial. ⚖️

A HUGE thank you to our amazing paralegals. We couldn’t do it without you! We are so grateful for all you do. Today is y...
08/07/2026

A HUGE thank you to our amazing paralegals. We couldn’t do it without you! We are so grateful for all you do. Today is your day!

The whole B&C family had so much fun celebrating the one and only Michele Charbonneau! We know it will be the best year ...
08/05/2026

The whole B&C family had so much fun celebrating the one and only Michele Charbonneau! We know it will be the best year yet 👏✈️🥂

We can’t say thank you enough to our amazing staff! Happy Employee Appreciation day 🎉 We couldn’t do it without you. We ...
03/06/2026

We can’t say thank you enough to our amazing staff! Happy Employee Appreciation day 🎉 We couldn’t do it without you. We are so grateful for all you do.

PS new firm photos to come so we can highlight all of the amazing people that make the firm run like a well oiled machine!

THANK YOU 🙏

This just in! 📢 We are proud to announce that Partner and Certified Trial Specialist Gregory G. Brown has been selected ...
02/27/2026

This just in! 📢 We are proud to announce that Partner and Certified Trial Specialist Gregory G. Brown has been selected to the 2026 Super Lawyers List ®. Gregory has been recognized by Super Lawyers® for 18 YEARS!! We love to see the over 15 year badge of honor. Click the link in our bio to find him on SuperLawyers.com!🎉

Need legal advice or looking for an attorney? Call us today at 714-505-3000 📞 we would love to help you!

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Brown & Charbonneau, LLP! 🎅✨
12/26/2025

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Brown & Charbonneau, LLP! 🎅✨

12/21/2025

We ate, we drank, we were merry!

Our annual holiday party at Brown & Charbonneau was filled with games, food, drinks, lots of laughs, and Christmas gifts! 🎄

Thank you to our amazing staff, and we hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season 🎅

Thank you to all our service men and women who have served our country. We are forever grateful for your sacrifice 🇺🇸
11/11/2025

Thank you to all our service men and women who have served our country. We are forever grateful for your sacrifice 🇺🇸

Trial Win for Brown & Charbonneau, LLP! 🎉 Read more about the case below 👀Gregory Brown and Mark Higuchi represented a s...
09/26/2025

Trial Win for Brown & Charbonneau, LLP! 🎉 Read more about the case below 👀


Gregory Brown and Mark Higuchi represented a sitting Superior Court Judge (“Client”) against his former law partner in connection with his buyout from the law partnership. After an 8-day trial, in a nearly unanimous verdict, the Riverside County jury found in the Client’s favor on both the Corporations Code section 16701 demand for buyout and the breach of oral contract to buyout the Client’s interest, once he was appointed as a Superior Court Judge.

Immediately after his appointment, the Client worked to ensure that his two large institutional clients remained with the new firm going forward. He was successful in keeping both clients.

Shortly thereafter, the Client and his then law partner entered into an oral agreement to hire a CPA/valuation specialist to determine the buyout price. The valuation professional determined the value to be used in the buyout. Quite literally while the law partner was leaving on his last day, his remaining partner sent an email suggesting they look at alternative valuations but no outright rejection of the prior valuation. Thereafter, the remaining partner did nothing to conclude the transaction, always putting off B&C’s client.

At trial, the original valuation professional testified on behalf of the remaining partner, changing his original $769,426 valuation down to $210,000. The Client’s expert CPA determined that the value at the time of dissociation was $804,640. The jury found in the Client’s favor on both the breach of oral contract and the Corporations Code claim. This included a specific finding that the remaining partner acted “arbitrarily, vexatiously, or not in good faith” since he never tendered any payment or provided the required documents. With this finding, the Client will be entitled to recovery of his attorney’s fees and expert costs.

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420 Exchange, Ste 270
Irvine, CA
92602

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Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 3pm

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