Kailua, HI

Richard K. Bridgford

Founding Partner of Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian. He has represented close to 12,000 wildfire victims, handled mass tort cases, class actions, and various civil litigation matters. He graduated from Stanford Law School in 1985.

Jay Stuemke

Since graduating law school, Jay has zealously advocated for plaintiffs’ rights all across the country. For over 25 years he has successfully litigated cases against some of the largest and most sophisticated corporations in the world on behalf of his clients. Jay specializes in trying cases involving products liability, toxic workplace and environmental exposures, wrongful death, and gross negligence. He has achieved multiple jury verdicts that have been recognized as among the highest in the state in which they were tried and the nation. Jay believes passionately in using the law to advance public safety, and has been at the forefront of efforts to expose hidden dangers in consumer products - and to hold wrongdoers accountable. Currently, his efforts to promote safety among visitors to Hawai’i have received international media attention. Jay has been featured in USA Today, News Nation, Fox News, The Independent (UK), the New York Post, Business Insider, and other mass-media outlets, in legal magazines including Texas Lawyer, appeared as a legal commentator on television, and repeatedly been an invited speaker and panelist at professional conferences. In addition, he often partners with other firms to help bring their cases to trial and successful resolution.

Mark F. Gallagher

Mark F. Gallagher is the founder of The Law Office of Mark Gallagher, providing legal representation for personal injury cases in Hawaii since 1993. He handles cases including motor vehicle accidents, slip-and-fall injuries, premises liability, wrongful death, and sex abuse. He is recognized as a Hawaii Super Lawyer and holds a Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished rating.

Brian E. Sutter

Mr. Sutter practices in all areas of civil litigation, including personal injury, wrongful death, construction defect, and mass tort cases throughout California and Hawaii. He represents fire survivors from various wildfires and Orange County homeowners in class action construction defect claims.

John S. Gleason

Mr. Gleason has extensive experience as a trial and appellate lawyer, including successfully arguing the landmark appellate decision Furla v. Jon Douglas Co. (1998). He specializes in complex litigation, real estate law, and business litigation.

Michael H. Artinian, Esq.

Mr. Artinian has extensive experience successfully handling a variety of civil litigation matters, including complex and class-action matters, in State and Federal Courts. He has obtained multi-million dollar results in construction defect and personal injury cases.

Allan L. Bridgford III

Mr. Bridgford practices in all areas of civil litigation, mass tort cases (including public utility-caused wildfires), catastrophic personal injury, employment law, premises liability, and other consumer-oriented matters where individuals have been wronged. He has experience handling various aspects of litigation for thousands of clients, resulting in over a billion dollars in resolutions.