Brian Slome

Home attorneys PDF Print Partner Brian Slome EMAILBrian. [email protected] San Diego, CA 619.699.4954 Additional Offices San Francisco, CAProfile Capabilities Credentials Experience News & Insights Brian Slome is a partner in the San Diego office of Lewis Brisbois, vice chair of the Professional Liability practice, and co-chair of the Real Estate Agents & Brokers E&O practice. Mr. Slome focuses his practice on the defense of attorneys and other professionals, including insurance agents and brokers, architects and engineers, real estate agents, and inspectors. Mr. Slome defends attorneys in disciplinary proceedings. Mr. Slome also defends pollution and environmental matters, both property damage and personal injury matters caused by products and real property, air, and water conditions. Mr. Slome handles government regulatory matters, as well as appeals in state and federal court as a regular part of his practice. Mr. Slome has significant experience in cases dealing with all scenarios arising under CGL and auto policies, including premises liability, construction site accidents, commercial vehicles, personal lines auto, and liability for crimes committed on premises by unknown third parties. His practice includes a large number of catastrophic cases. Mr. Slome routinely defends claims arising from construction and products liability. He has defended general contractors in multi-million dollar lawsuits involving structural design failures and delay claims. Read More Capabilities Services Professional Liability Real Estate Agents & Brokers Errors & Omissions Architects & Engineers Products Liability General Liability Credentials Admissions Education Certifications Awards & Honors Admissions State Bar Admissions California Education Emory University School of Law Juris Doctor, with honors, 2005 University of California Los Angeles Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 2002 Certifications California Department of Real Estate, Real Estate Broker (CAlDRE # 02226870)Awards & Honors Deans List, State Bar of Georgia Award for Excellence in Labor Law Henry Quillian award for Commercial Law Experience Associations Pro Bono & Philanthropy Additional Experience Associations Association of Discipline Defense Counsel Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers Alameda County Bar Association Pro Bono & Philanthropy Georgia Innocence Project, Atlanta Additional Experience Pollution Legal Liability/Environmental Impairment Liability (PLL/EIL)Attorney Ethics, Regulation & Licensing Appellate News & Insights Newsroom Insights Publications Presentations Newsroom Brian Slome Named to the Daily Journals List of Top Professional Responsibility Lawyers for 2025 Firm News March 5, 2025 Webinar Series: Ethics II - Social Media Speaking Engagements December 4, 2023 Webinar Series: Ethics I: Trouble with Clients? How to Deal Practically & Ethically Speaking Engagements July 5, 2022 San Diego Team Prevails in Ninth Circuit Appeal of Malpractice Suit Client Successes March 1, 2021 Kenneth Feldman, Brian Slome Publish Article in Daily Journal on Arbitration of Malpractice Claims Firm News March 26, 2019 Load More Resources Insights New California Law Requires Real Estate Agents and Brokers to Disclose AI Alterations in Listings Client Alerts December 19, 2025 In Matter of First Impression, California Appellate Court Finds a Claim for a Real Estate Professionals Breach of Fiduciary Duty is Assignable Client Alerts January 17, 2025 Construction Professionals Could Face More Liability Exposure Following California Appellate Ruling Client Alerts November 19, 2024 Former MLB Pitcher Matt Garza Serves Up Reminder for Insurance Agents to Keep Their Eye on the Ball During Application Process Client Alerts May 12, 2023 Professional Liability Newsletter - Summer 2022 Newsletters July 18, 2022 Load More Resources PublicationsFulfilling Ethical Obligations - Practicing During a Pandemic, Los Angeles Daily Journal, October 16, 2020Arbitration of Malpractice Claims is Alive and Well, Los Angeles Daily Journal, March 22, 2019 Author, New rules on consultations with prospective clients, Daily Journal, September 2018New Cases Reaffirm Principles re Unauthorized Practice of Law, SDPA Precedent, July/August 2012Will courts protect insureds or industry in broker litigation? Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, May 2012Are non-profit corporations allowed to practice law in California? Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Professional Liability Update, 2006 Presentations Buyer Interest Letters Accompanying Offers, Webinar, November 2020 Advertising Tips and Traps for Real Estate Professionals, Webinar, September 2020 The Crisis of Financial Elder Abuse Claims Across America, MCLE, September 2020 Between a Rock and a Hard Place - Ethical Issues in Environmental Litigation and Toxic Tort Cases, MCLE, November 2019 The Expansion of Financial Elder Abuse Claims Against Professionals in California, MCLE, November 2019 New Rules of Professional Conduct, MCLE, December 2018 Legal Ethics and Social Media, MCLE presentation given before the Alameda County Bar Association, May 9, 2018