Attorney Profiles

Brett S. Markson, Partner 

Brett Markson received his Law Degree from Hastings College of the Law in 1991 and his Bachelors Degree from University of California, San Diego in 1987. Having started as a prosecutor with the San Diego City Attorney's office, Mr. Markson remains ready and willing to try his cases to a jury.  Currently, Mr. Markson focuses on serious personal injury matters helping injury victims recover fair compensation for their harms. 

Before forming Markson Pico LLP in 2005, Mr. Markson practiced as a litigator for the national law firm of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP and (the now-defunct) Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon LLP.  He has represented numerous large, national and Fortune 500 companies in cases involving complex issues of state and federal law. While at the big firms, Mr. Markson handled a wide-range of business litigation, including real estate matters, insurance, employment, wage & hour class actions, product liability, intellectual property litigation, celebrity right-of-publicity matters, partnership disputes and more. 

"My experience and training as a former prosecutor and as a former 'big firm' lawyer provide me with a unique advantage in personal injury cases.  I'm tough with insurance companies but I don't overreach.  I can discuss technical points of law with a judge, but also speak plain English to a jury.  Most important, I understand how critical it is to be fully prepared for trial.  My clients win because I listen, I care and I come prepared," says Markson.

Mr. Markson started his own firm in 2001 before joining forces with Tim Pico (a former Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi colleague) to form Markson Pico LLP.  Mr. Markson is licensed to practice before all California state and federal courts.  He is a member of the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Consumer Attorneys of California, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Santa Clarita Valley Bar Association, and the Los Angeles County Bar Association.  Mr. Markson was selected for inclusion in 2010 Southern California Super Lawyers, an indicator of peer recognition and professional achievement.

Mr. Markson can be reached at (213) 895-4000, ext. 201. 


Timothy A. Pico, Partner 

Timothy A. Pico received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1990 and his Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law, located in Malibu, California, in 1995. Mr. Pico's practice focuses on employment litigation, including sexual harassment, civil rights, retaliation, and wrongful termination and wage and hour/ workers rights class actions. Mr. Pico provides advice and counsel to employers related to a variety of employment issues, including proper personnel policies and sexual harassment prevention training. Mr. Pico also represents individual and business clients in complex business, serious personal injury, product liability matters and more.

Before forming Markson Pico LLP in 2005, Mr. Pico practiced in the litigation department of Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, and then for the national law firms Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, LLP and Jackson Lewis, LLP. Mr. Pico has represented many national and local-based employers and individual defendants in all types of employment litigation, including sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination. He also has extensive experience in complex business litigation including products liability, intellectual property and personal injury.

Mr. Pico is a member of the California Bar and practices before state and federal courts and state and federal agencies. He is a member of several bar associations and the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.

Mr. Pico can be reached at (213) 895-4000, ext. 202.