Many of our clients are suddenly confronted with life-altering or traumatic events, facing catastrophic or significant injuries or loss.  Families, businesses, and individuals coping with these circumstances deserve legal representation that is both compassionate and fierce in the face of such challenges.

We outwork and outsmart our opponents to achieve the best possible results for your position.  We only take cases that we believe the facts and the law are on our site so that we can maximize potential recoveries and positive resolutions.

PROVEN TRACK RECORD

Jane M. Braugh has an established reputation as being among the most effective and accomplished trial attorneys.  She is recognized by her peers, judges and the legal community, for her professionalism and exceptional track record for success and fairness.  Jane M. Braugh, herself, has experience on the bench first as a District Judge and currently as an Associate Justice of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation (CPN) Supreme Court, wherein she is also a member. 

ATTORNEYS

  MEET JANE M. BRAUGH

Originally from Sarita, Texas, Jane M. Braugh received her B.A. in English from the University of Kentucky. She attended law school at the University of Houston, Law Center in Houston, Texas, graduating in 1994. During law school, Jane M. Braugh studied abroad in Innsbruck Austria, and Mexico City, Mexico, where she completed a law internship at Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), Mexico’s state-owned petroleum company.

After obtaining her Juris doctorate degree, Jane M. Braugh was appointed Assistant Attorney General for the State of Texas in the Financial Crimes Division and practiced in Austin, Texas from May 1995 through December 1999. While an Assistant Attorney General, Jane M. Braugh co-authored the Texas County and District Attorney’s Practice Guide on Asset Seizure and Forfeiture, drafted proposed legislation, and testified before Legislative committees regarding pending legislation.

Jane M. Braugh then transferred her practice to Southern California in January 2000 where she initially worked for Belin, Rawlings & Bedal, of Brentwood, California, and later associated with Artiano, Guzman & Toomey of Torrance, California with a focus in complex business disputes and environmental law.  Later, Jane M. Braugh was exclusive, Of Counsel and managing attorney of Sico, Hoelscher, Harris & Braugh, LLP’s California office, where her practice focused on a variety of complex litigation matters involving catastrophic injury, product liability, premises liability, vehicular and trucking accidents, aircraft litigation, workplace accidents, and a variety of business and commercial disputes.

Presently, Jane M. Braugh provides legal services to individual clients, businesses, and law firms, and is Of Counsel to various law firms within and outside of California who engage in complex litigation and high-value claims.

Jane M. Braugh is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the State Bar of California.  She is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Northern, and Western Districts of Texas, as well as the Central District of California. Jane M. Braugh is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Jane M. Braugh, a Native American, is also a member of the judiciary. In 2004, Jane M. Braugh was elected District Court Judge of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation (CPN) of which she is a tribal member, where she served until 2010.  On June 26, 2010, Jane M. Braugh was elected Associate Supreme Court Justice of the CPN Supreme Court where she remains serving for multiple consecutive terms.

Highlighted Representative Experience

Successfully represented, the family of William Moreno, an 11-year-old boy who died as a result of an automotive retailer’s negligent installation of a twelve-year-old recalled tire.  The case resulted in a jury verdict of $18 million.

Successfully represented, a 42-year-old mother catastrophically injured as a result of a rollover accident, whose child, also died in the accident. The case resulted in a significant confidential settlement.

Successfully represented, the widower and beneficiary of a life insurance policy against a major insurance company, who was wrongfully denied death benefits under a life insurance policy after his wife died from breast cancer.  The case resulted in a significant confidential settlement.

Successfully represented a paparazzi photographer against an A-list celebrity in a dispute over privacy rights with regard to provocative photographs taken by the photographer.

Successfully represented high net worth individuals and businesses in a commercial real estate property dispute.

Education

1990 B.A. in English from the University of Kentucky

1994 Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston Law Center

Case Citations

In Re Bass, 113 S.W.3d 735 (Tex. 2003).

Activities and Affiliations

Member State Bar of Texas

Member State Bar of California

Member Citizen Potawatomi Nation

Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA)

Publications

Texas County and District Attorney’s Practice Guide on Asset Seizure and Forfeiture