Douglas Brust is a Partner with the firm whose practice focuses on civil litigation with extensive experience in criminal matters. Doug has handled and successfully resolved disputes in diverse areas including personal injury, real property, common carrier liability, insurance defense, and commercial transactions on behalf of both individual and corporate clients. He has served as an Superior Court Arbitrator, Superior Court Settlement Conference Judge, Judge Pro Tem for Small Claims and cases of unlimited jurisdiction and is well versed in all phases of litigation and dispute resolution in state courts. He has received an AV Preeminent© rating from Martindale Hubbell and further peer recognition as a trial lawyer by election as an Associate of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). He has been named Top Lawyer by San Diego magazine and has been named one of “America’s Top Lawyers.”. He also handles Home Owners Assoc. cases both for and against HOAs, Boards of Directors and individuals. All matters involving the Sterling-Davis Act.
EDUCATION
- J.D., University of San Diego School of Law
- B.A. Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles
LEGAL EMPLOYMENT
- Partner, Konoske, Akiyama, & Brust, LLP
- Partner, Shifflet, Kane, & Konoske, LLP
- Associate, Shifflet, Sharp & Walters and Successor Entities
- Associate, Murray & Aiken
- Associate, Blake & Smith, Attorneys at Law
- Defenders Incorporated of San Diego (Predecessor to the current San Diego Public Defenders Office)
MEMBERSHIPS
- State Bar of California
- United States District Court, Southern and Central Districts of California
- American Board of Trial Advocates – Associate
- Martindale Hubbell – AV Rating
- San Diego County Bar Association
- San Diego North County Bar Association
- San Diego Superior Court Arbitration Panel
- San Diego Superior Court Settlement Judge Panel
- San Diego County Superior Court Judge Pro Tem for Small Claims and cases of unlimited jurisdiction
- Monitoring Counsel-Pacific Claims Executives Association
- Former President, University of San Diego School of Law Alumni Association
- Former Professor and Lecturer, Cabrillo Pacific College of Law
- Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
