Edward R. Hugo is a principal member of the firm. He specializes in products and premises liability; environmental litigation (including State, Federal, Traditional, CERCLA and Proposition 65 claims); asbestos personal injury, wrongful death and property damage actions; construction law (including defect claims); and insurance coverage, bad faith, subrogation and defense. 

He gained his initial trial experience as a criminal prosecutor with the San Francisco City and County District Attorney’s Office. Mr. Hugo left that office as a Senior Trial Attorney after trying more than 75 felony cases where he was undefeated in all Superior Court jury and bench trials and 40 Municipal Court jury trials. 

He is designated trial counsel for several corporations in defense of products liability toxic tort claims and has successfully tried to verdict scores of asbestos personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits.; Prior to Brydon Hugo & Parker, Mr. Hugo was a name partner at Pond, North & Hugo PC, which later merged with the law firm of Burke Williams & Sorensen, where he was a litigation partner.; 

Mr. Hugo presently serves as a Superior Court Judge, pro tempore, a member of the Bench/Bar Settlement Program, and an advanced instructor for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. He lectures in the areas of mass tort, environmental and products liability, and trial and deposition skills. 

Mr. Hugo earned his J.D. degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1986. He is admitted to the California, Colorado, and Hawaii bars.