TCG’s Brian Johnson Plays Guitar, Raises Money for SF Education

Brian Johnson, an attorney for The Chanler Group, shredded guitar at the first annual Law Rocks! San Francisco on June 13, a “battle of the bands” style rock concert in which five groups of legal professionals fought it out on stage to raise nearly $23,000 for five local charities.

Five TCG employees also turned out to support their colleague, donate to charity, and enjoy the festivities at The Independent, a live music venue in San Francisco’s trendy NoPa (North of the Panhandle) neighborhood.

“We’re really glad to be able to raise funds for charity and perform for our friends, colleagues and peers,” Johnson said.

Johnson’s band, Generator, raised $2,261 for the San Francisco Education Fund and came in third place overall.  The San Francisco Education Fund provides resources for underprivileged students and their teachers in the city’s public schools, utilizing more than 800 volunteers.

Generator includes attorney James Napoli of Hanson Bridgett LLP on keyboards and vocals; John Cesario, a music industry professional, and Jeff Herrera, a library employee at Hastings College of the Law on drums.  They have been performing classic rock together for five years throughout California, at venues such as health care facilities, senior homes, conventions, and charity events, and have recorded a CD.  They recently put on a show for patients at San Francisco’s Laguna Honda Hospital.

Law Rocks! was founded in 2009 and has held a number of similar fundraisers in London and Los Angeles.  Future events are planned for Chicago, Boston, New York and Seattle.

The Chanler Group represents citizen enforcers who, acting in the public interest, commence actions against businesses offering products for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm without first providing the health hazard warning required by Proposition 65. Citizen enforcers bringing Proposition 65 actions in the public interest may obtain a Court Judgment imposing civil penalties, an injunction requiring reformulation of products, and/or provision of health hazard warnings. The Chanler Group has represented citizen enforcers of Proposition 65 for more than twenty years.

Photo Credit: Cynthia Price