BGA has represented over 10,000 wildfire victims as clients throughout Southern and Northern California who sustained losses from wildfires involving PG&E and SCE. BGA is also representing over 600 wildfire victims, at this time and growing, from the 2023 Lahaina fire in Maui. Richard Bridgford is a 1985 Stanford Law graduate and U.S. News Best Attorney. Bridgford and BGA were one of the four original attorney groups that negotiated the RSA that led to the estimated $13.5 billion settlement against PG&E in the North Bay and Paradise Fires. Similarly, BGA clients have to date received over $300 million in recovery in the Southern California wildfires and over $800 million in the Northern California wildfires. Additionally, BGA filed the first wrongful death case in the Las Vegas MGM shooting and represented close to 200 clients in the $800 million global settlement.
BGA has played a significant role representing wildfire victims in the following wildfires:
- 2017 North Bay Fires vs. PG&E
- 2017 Thomas Fire vs. SCE
- 2017 Thomas Mudslides from Fire vs. SCE
- 2017 Creek Fire vs. SCE
- 2018 Paradise Fire vs. PGE
- 2018 Woolsey Fire vs. SCE
- 2022 Laguna Niguel Coastal Fire vs. SCE, represents 180+ clients and all burn downs
- 2023 Lahaina, Maui Fire vs. Hawaiian Electric, et al.
Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian has successfully handled numerous trials, arbitrations, mediations, appeals, and pre-litigation disputes.
These matters include disputes in the following areas as both plaintiff and defense counsel: breach of contracts, business/commercial fraud, construction defect, construction delay, real estate contracts, real estate fraud, broker/finder, estates (beneficiary/trustee disputes), insurance bad faith and coverage, interference with contract and business relations, unfair competition, trade secrets/intellectual property, wrongful termination, personal injury, auto accidents, trust and probate litigation and general business. Liability exposure on these cases has ranged from under $1 million to over $50 million dollars.
BGA employees only seasoned trial attorneys. Collectively, the partners possess approximately 75 years of courtroom and litigation experience. Our experience allows us to maximize our client’s results in the most efficient and cost effective manner for the client.
Finally, although litigation is our firm’s specialty, we take great pride in the results achieved in advising clients prior to the instigation of litigation and in the early stages of litigation to obtain advantageous settlements at minimal cost to the client. Our firm has also testified as an expert witness regarding the standard of care in complex litigation.
We only employ experienced, well-trained personnel who are dedicated to providing quality services in a cost efficient manner.
