About Gilbert Lynn
Gilbert Lynn Purcell is a senior trial partner at Brayton Purcell LLP, a law firm specializing in representing victims of asbestos exposure and artificial stone silicosis. Admitted to the California State Bar in 1984, he holds and maintains an active license. His practice is based in Novato, California, where he serves clients throughout the state and beyond.
Mr. Purcell earned his Juris Doctor from Pepperdine University School of Law in 1983. Prior to law school, he completed his Bachelor of Arts in Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1980. In 1979, he studied International Economics and Courts at Pembroke College, Cambridge University.
Specializing in asbestos-related diseases, including mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis, Mr. Purcell represents clients at all stages of litigation, from initial case evaluation through trial proceedings. He has secured numerous multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements in California, Washington, Oregon, and Utah. Notably, he achieved the first successful asbestos property damage action in California and tried the first asbestos-related colorectal cancer case in the state, obtaining a verdict exceeding $3.4 million. ([californiamesothelioma.accidentattorneys.org](https://californiamesothelioma.accidentattorneys.org/about-us/?utm_source=openai))
With over 40 years of experience, Mr. Purcell has been admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and various U.S. District Courts, including those in the Northern, Central, Eastern, and Southern Districts of California. He has also been admitted to practice in the District of Columbia. His extensive trial experience spans multiple jurisdictions, including numerous counties in California and states such as Washington, Oregon, and Utah. ([braytonlaw.com](https://www.braytonlaw.com/our-team/purcell-gilbert?utm_source=openai))
Mr. Purcell is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), where he serves on the Board of Governors and the Board of Directors. He is also a member of the American Association for Justice, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, the Public Justice Center, the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area, the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, the Bar Association of San Francisco, and the Marin County Bar Association. He holds the rank of Diplomate in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). ([braytonlaw.com](https://www.braytonlaw.com/our-team/purcell-gilbert?utm_source=openai))
