Current Employment Position(s)

Associate, since 2009

Lawyer Overview

Tony Brown received his J.D. in 2005 from Boalt Hall School of Law, where he was an editor of Ecology Law Quarterly (ELQ) and a finalist in the National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition. 

Following law school, Tony clerked for the Honorable James R. Browning of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.  He then joined the litigation department of the Los Angeles law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where his practice included environmental, white collar criminal, and appellate matters.  Tony joined GMSR to pursue his longstanding interest in appellate law.  He has assisted in appeals, writs, and amicus briefs in the United States Supreme Court as well as the California Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal.

Tony is also actively involved in pro bono matters, which have included assisting in the defense of a United States Marine being court-martialed for the kidnapping and murder of an Iraqi civilian; helping draft an amicus brief supporting two United States nationals in the custody of the Multi-National ForceIraq who had challenged the denial of their habeas petitions to the United States Supreme Court; and successfully suing a local redevelopment agency for its long-standing failure to develop sufficient affordable housing. 

Before becoming a lawyer, Tony developed his writing and oral advocacy skills by earning a Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of California, Berkeley, and then teaching expository writing at Harvard University.                                                                                     

In his spare time, Tony likes to surf, cook, and hang out with his wife and two sons.

Areas of Practice

• Appellate and Constitutional Law
• Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort

West Practice Categories

State Appellate Practice, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Bar Admissions

• California
• U.S. District Court Central District of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

Past Employment Positions

• Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, Associate, 2006 - 2009
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Law Clerk to the Honorable James R. Browning, 2005 - 2006

Education

• Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, California, 2005
  Juris Doctor
• University of California, Berkeley, 2005
  Doctor of Philosophy in English Literature
• Amherst College, 1989
  Bachelor of Arts

Published Works

• EPA Opens Public Comment Period Concerning Nanotechnology Regulation

Address

5900 Wilshire Boulevard
12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Phones

(310) 859-7811

Faxes

(310) 276-5261

Emails

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Websites

http://www.gmsr.com
http://www.greinesmartin.com