Barry A. Bradley

Barry A. Bradley is the firm’s Managing Partner. Prior to founding the firm, he served as a Deputy District Attorney for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Hardcore Gang Prosecution Division, where he had over thirty jury trials (including numerous murder trials), and countless bench trials and preliminary hearings. For over three decades Mr. Bradley has applied his law enforcement background with marked effectiveness to businesses. His vast civil litigation and trial experience now lends itself to assist the firm’s clients in their transactional and business decisions.

He is a leader in representing the private security industry, including formation, licensing, business strategy, contracts, negotiations, as well as business disputes.  Mr. Bradley assists a broad range of companies of all sizes, from executive protection, residential details, contract security guard providers, to in-house security teams, family offices and remote monitoring providers.

Mr. Bradley serves as general corporate counsel to numerous businesses throughout California, and nationally. He helps navigate his clients through licensing and training issues with the state security licensing entity. He also supervises the firm’s attorneys on its Business + Employment Team.

Honors/Distinctions

• AV Preeminent Peer Rated by Martindale Hubbell
• Southern California Super Lawyers honoree – for the past 15 consecutive years – Business Litigation

Publications

• Maria D. v. Westec Residential Security, Inc. 85 Cal. App. 4th 125: The California Court of Appeal held that an alleged rape committed by a uniformed security officer while on duty is outside of the course and scope of employment, thus shielding the corporation from respondent superior (vicarious) liability.
• Borg-Warner Protective Services Corporation dba Wells Fargo Guard Services v. Superior Court 75 Cal. App. 4th 1203:
• The California Court of Appeal ruled that the State’s Private Security Services Act section addressing a security company’s obligations still allows the company to assert the defense that it is not liable for its employees’ actions committed outside the course and scope of employment.
• The Californian – regular contributor of the Legal Update column, a quarterly publication of the California Association of Security Agencies, Guards & Associates (CALSAGA).
• Authored California’s required legal training modules for security officers, published by CALSAGA.
• Authored articles which have appeared in numerous publications in several states throughout the security industry.

Professional Activities

• California Association of Licensed Security Agencies, Guards & Associates (CALSAGA) – Legal Advisor since its inception in 1996 – Present
• Law Enforcement and Private Security Conference of L.A. (LEAPS) Board Advisor and Sponsorship Chair since its inception, 2000 – 2020
• International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety – Past Board Member, Greater Los Angeles Chapter
• ASIS International – Legal Advisor to San Fernando Valley Chapter; member since 1993
• Los Angeles Police Museum – Legal Counsel
• District Attorney Alumni Association, Los Angeles County –  Member
• Rotary International – Glendale Sunrise Rotary – Member since 2010, past Treasurer and current Board Member

Hobbies

• 5 Feet Under – Classic Rock band – Keyboard player
• Health & Fitness
• Dodgers fan