Brown & Charbonneau, LLP | Irvine Business & Divorce Lawyers

Eileen Solis has a diverse background in law and medicine. Originally a Registered Nurse at a local Orange County Trauma Center , Ms. Solis was a trauma nurse and intensive care unit nurse. Her areas of law practice include civil and criminal law. For the past 5 years, a large portion of her practice is in the area of Family Law, including divorces, legal separation, custody, move away cases, step-parent adoptions, paternity issues and division of multi-dollar assets.


Ms. Solis continues to successfully represent clients in the criminal law arena as well for charges ranging from Felonies to Misdemeanors, including possession of deadly weapons, vandalism to drug possession, and DUI and DMV hearings.

A graduate of Loma Linda University and Western State College of Law, Ms. Solis also has extensive experience in catastrophic plaintiff's personal injuries, medical malpractice and clergy abuse cases. Ms. Solis has been involved in numerous multimillion dollar personal injury recoveries.



Born in Lima Peru , Ms. Solis is a bilingual attorney, fluent in Spanish. She is a volunteer with the Constitutional Law Foundation, serving as an advisory attorney for Peer Court . Ms. Solis is a board member for Project Hope School , a non-profit organization creating a school environment specifically for motel children and other displaced and homeless children. She was the Spanish-language liaison for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for approximately 6 years and has been featured in several prominent Los Angeles television stations as an expert commentator in the area of child abuse and missing and exploited children.

Gregory G. Brown, Esq. is an accomplished jury trial veteran and Certified Specialist in Civil Trial Advocacy, a distinction earned by only 110 lawyers in California. A trial lawyer for over 22 years, he has spent over 500 days as lead trial counsel in jury trials throughout California. A student of the jury trial, Brown has been awarded Martindale-Hubbell's highest honor, an AV Rating, signifying that his legal abilities are of the "very highest standard" and his professional ethics are "unquestionable." He has been selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013. He has earned the coveted Avvo Rating of "Superb", 10.0 out of 10.0. He is also a graduate of the renowned National Institute of Trial Advocacy and has been named to the prestigious Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers since 1997.

Brown's trial and litigation experience includes contract actions, fraud cases, trade secret litigation, trust litigation, commercial contract disputes, intellectual property disputes, unfair competition, false advertising, shareholder derivative actions, corporate litigation, professional liability, construction, personal injury and products liability suits. His successful defense of a Fortune 500 company in a $30 million fraud and breach of contract jury trial was featured in Verdict Magazine. His most recent trial involved a Trust & Estate dispute over the ownership of a well known food & beverage manufacturer valued at over $125,000,000. The L.A. Daily Journal featured Brown's achievements in a "Litigator Profile" article and has published dozens of his many trial successes. He has also served as an Arbitrator and Mediator.

Brown is an expert in the use of cutting edge trial technology, which no doubt gives his clients the edge. Brown's use of technology in the court room began when he represented a trial presentation software development company in trial against a competitor in the 1990's. Brown has since prepared hundreds of high winning trial presentations, including Power Point and video Openings and Closings, animations, trial graphics, trial witness examinations and video presentations. He has counseled clients and attorneys in the successful use of trial technology, and has used virtually all types of effective and persuasive evidence presentation tools in trial.

Born in La Jolla, California, Mr. Brown attended the University of San Diego School of Law, graduating in May 1987. He was named to the prestigious San Diego Law Review and served on the publication's staff for two years. In his senior year he was a founding editor of the Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues. He is a member of the California Bar, as well as the following professional associations: Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (Member of Board of Directors), Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Business Law Section of the State Bar of California and Orange County Bar Association. Brown was nominated Trial Lawyer of the Year for 2005 and 2006, and was a finalist in 2008.

Mr. Brown served on the Board of Directors of the Orangewood Children's Foundation/PALS Charity for over 12 years. He is a sports enthusiast, triathlete, marathon runner, and Ironman Triathlon Finisher!

Mark Higuchi works in the business litigation department of Brown & Charbonneau, LLP. Mark has been practicing in Southern California for 8 years. Mark brings his background of excellence to the practice and works on partnership disputes, shareholder disputes and derivative actions, fraud claims, contract disputes, complex litigation, trust disputes, unfair competition, trade secrets and other civil litigation matters.

Mark has also been involved with the firm’s general litigation practice, working on catastrophic injury and other personal injury matters.

Mark has represented a broad range of clients through all stages of civil litigation, from initial case assessment and preliminary demands, through the appellate process. During this time, Mark has practiced almost exclusively in the area of complex business litigation and also has extensive experience in negotiating and preparing a variety of contracts and agreements arising in business and commercial transactional practice, in addition to representing both consumer and business debtors in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases.

Family Law, Divorce, Mediations

Michele Marie Charbonneau is an experienced family law litigator. As a practicing attorney for 19 years, Ms. Charbonneau has tried and settled various notable family law cases throughout her career. She also has extensive experience in resolving cases as a family law mediator. After being admitted to the Bar in 1991, Ms. Charbonneau joined the Law Offices of Kring & Brown, LLP. She practiced in several areas, including family law and personal injury. She was the managing partner of the Inland Empire office for four years as well as headed up the family law department. Ms. Charbonneau practices exclusively in the area of family law at Brown & Charbonneau, LLP. She handles all types of family law disputes, focusing on getting results fast and efficiently for every client. Ms. Charbonneau is a graduate of Western State University College of Law, obtaining her Juris Doctorate degree in 1991. She graduated Magna Cum Laude and Salutatorian of her class. She was actively involved in law school, serving as the editor of law review for two terms and working as a judicial extern for Justice Wallin at the Court of Appeal. Ms. Charbonneau was a law school adjunct professor at Western State University for several years, where she taught various courses, including legal writing and appellate advocacy. She also served on the Board of Directors of the Orangewood Children's Foundation/PALS charity.