Experience :

BROWN LAW GROUP: San Diego, CA
September 1999 to present - Owner of Brown Law Group (including its predecessor, Vantage Law Group)
Janice P. Brown is the founder of Brown Law Group, a seven-lawyer law firm focused on business and employment litigation. Brown Law Group prides itself in assisting its clients in litigation avoidance strategies, practicing preventative law. Ms. Brown specializes in employment law and in general civil litigation. She represents clients with employment issues such as wrongful termination, race, and sex discrimination claims, and sexual harassment claims. As part of her employment practice, Ms. Brown conducts training and investigations of employee misconduct and discrimination for her clients. In addition to employment matters, Ms. Brown also handles intellectual property, fraud and contract cases for a variety of clients. Ms. Brown has tried numerous cases to verdict and argued successfully before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, including class actions.

SELTZER CAPLAN WILKINS & MCMAHON: San Diego, CA
April 1988 – September 1999 - Partner
Joining Seltzer Caplan in 1988, Ms. Brown became a partner in 1992 and part of the firm’s executive committee in 1995. While at Seltzer, Ms. Brown headed up the firm’s business development committee.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, TAX DIVISION - HONOR'S PROGRAM: Washington, D.C.
April 1984 – April 1988 – Trial Attorney
Ms. Brown was a trial attorney with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., recruited out of law school into the Justice’s Honor Program in Tax. At Justice, Ms. Brown tried lawsuits on behalf of the United States in venues throughout the western United States, including Iowa, Colorado, Nebraska, California and Texas.

Honors & Awards :

Ms. Brown has received numerous awards and recognitions throughout her career, but she has identified the following awards as the most significant:

Department of Justice - Trial Lawyer of the Year: 1987
California Association of Black Lawyers - Lawyer of the Year: 1995
San Diego Women Who Mean Business in the Law: 1998
San Diego County Bar Association - Diversity Professional of the Year: 2003
Witkin Legal Professional of the Year: 2003
Daily Transcript Top 25 Attorneys - Employment: 2005
One of the “50 People to Watch in 2007” – San Diego Magazine
San Diego’s “10 Coolest Women” – local chapter of Girls Scouts
2007 Super Lawyer - San Diego
2008 Super Lawyer - San Diego

Press & Media :

Ms. Brown has been a speaker on employment and diversity related topics and has appeared on television segments relating to Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Email Policies & Internet Use, Dating in the Workplace and Recent Developments in Employment/Labor Laws. She has been a featured guest on the TV segment "Making It;" on CBS (San Diego affiliate), NBC (San Diego affiliate); ABC (San Diego affiliate); FOX News (San Diego affiliate) and KUSI Morning News. In addition, Ms. Brown has published several articles on employment and related issues and regularly conducts employment-related training seminars for management and non-management personnel.

Community Involvement :

Sponsor, Chairman's RoundTable
House of Delegates for the ABA from San Diego
Member, ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Council
Member, San Diego Judicial Evaluation Committee
Lifetime Member, NAACP
Member, Lawyers Club of San Diego
Member, Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association
Member, Building Industry Association of San Diego
Member, San Diego County Bar Association
Member, Association of Business Trial Lawyers
Member, National Bar Association
Member, California Minority Counsel Program
Member, California Chamber of Commerce
Board Member, Centre City Development Corporation
Chair, Centre City Development Corporation Budget & Finance Committee

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