Bradley C. Gage

“The Key to my success is determination, drive, hard work and grit.” – Bradley C. Gage The attorneys at Brad Gage Law, APC pride themselves on providing high quality service for their clients, which has helped the firm consistently reach an AV rating in Martindale Hubbell, the highest possible rating for quality and ethics that a law firm can obtain. Bradley C. Gage has been an attorney since 1985 and is the founder of Brad Gage Law, APC. He is admitted to practice in all the Courts of the State of California, the Southern District and Central District of California and the Fifth and Ninth Circuits of the United State Courts of Appeal. Since becoming an attorney Bradley has represented many prominent individuals including judges, politicians, city managers and police chiefs. Bradley has handled approximately over 40 trials and settlements resulting in recoveries of more than $1,000,000 and some over $10 million. Bradley has participated in three class actions with recoveries over one billion dollars. Notable cases Mr. Gage had successfully handled include defending LAPD Officer John Futrell in connection with the North Hollywood Shootout." civil rights lawsuit brought by the bank robbers family. Bradley also represented the family of the rapper Notorious B.I.G. aka Biggie Smalls in a civil rights case against the LAPD after the rapper's death, in which the city had to pay more than $1,000,000.00 in sanctions. Mr. Gage obtained reportedly the largest verdict ever in Burbank Superior Court at the time. Bradley reportedly won the second largest verdict in U.S. History in a First Amendment Retaliation case against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Mr. Gage earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 1981 and his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California, 1984. He is Advocate Level in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Bradley C. Gage included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Nine Times Selected Top 100 U.S. Attorneys Six times nominated as Trial Lawyer of the Year Twice nominated Street Fighter of the Year Reportedly Second Largest U.S. Verdict in First Amendment Retaliation Reportedly largest California Verdict for Police officers in an Employment matter at the time. Largest verdict at the time in Burbank Superior Court Who’s Who in North America 2019-2020 Nominated for top U.S. Lawyer in Sexual Orientation Discrimination by Elite Lawyers Organization. Invited to 1980 Olympic Trials, Bicycle Racing, 1980 Silver Medal (age group) U.S. National Triathlons Team Maccabi Games Australia, 2004 Silver Medal (age group) U.S. National Triathlons Team Maccabi Games, Argentina 2005 Fifth Place, (age group) California Man Iron Man Triathlons 2004 7th Place United States National Championship Team Time Trial 1981 10th Place United States National Championship Madison Bicycle Race 1980 Swam Alcatraz to San Francisco seven times Other Sources of Feedback About Bradley C. Gage Included on the 2026Southern California Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2024 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2023 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2022 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2019 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2018 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2017 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2016 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2015 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2014 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2013 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2012 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2011 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2010 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2009 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2008 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2007 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2006 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2005 Southern California Super Lawyers list

• Founding Partner
• References
• Sgt. Harry Ryon, Los Angeles Police Department
• Citibank
• Robert Brown, Esq.
• Michael Waddington, Esq.

• Bet T'Shuva, 2019 to Present
• NAACP, 2021 - Present
• Representative Clients
• Estate of Christopher Wallace, better known as the Notorious BIG
• Victims of Civil Rights Abuse
• Victims of sexual harassment
• Wild Fire Victims
• Police Officers in Litigation against their Police Department
• City Managers and others against their employers
• Victims of sexual molestation
• Victims of surrogacy fraud and injury to the baby
• Class Action Litigation

• California, 1985
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1985
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1985
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2015

• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) (Advocate)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Sigma Alpha Mu