Owner
Robert L. Brace, Attorney
2014 – present, Santa Barbara, California.
Ponzi litigation against banks and law firms across the USA.

Partner
Hollister & Brace, APC
1985 – September 2014 (29 years) Santa Barbara, California.

An AV-rated attorney since 1993 with over 30 years of experience. Rusty is a “Preeminent” lawyer successfully handling Ponzi scheme cases against banks, brokers, insurers, and law firms.
Rusty works with Rule 23 and for Federal Receivers and Bankruptcy Trustees. As a past member of the International Association of Insurance Receivers (IAIR), Rusty was certified as an Accredited Insurance Receiver in December 2002, demonstrating special competence with legal matters arising out of insurance insolvencies.
Rusty is admitted in these courts:
• 1985 All State Courts of California
• 1993 U.S District Court, Southern District of California
• 1995 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
• 1996 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
• 1996 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
• 2002 U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
• 2003 U.S. District Court, Central District of California
• 2006 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
• 2011 4th Circuit Court of Appeals

Rusty has appeared pro hac vice in these courts:
• 1998 U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
• 1999 U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
• 2000 Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri
• 2000 U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
• 2004 U.S. District Court, Northern District of Nevada
• 2004 U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
• 2004 U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
• 2007 District Court, Clark County, Nevada
• 2007 U.S. District Court, Southern District of Nevada
• 2008 U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York
• 2009 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
• 2010 U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Rusty was lead or co-lead counsel in the following Multi-District Litigation Ponzi cases:

• MDL No. 902, In re Consolidated Welfare Fund ERISA Litigation, 856 F. Supp. 837 (S.D.N.Y.1994) before the Hon. Milton Pollack (deceased).

• MDL No. 1878, In re: Southwest Exchange Inc. Internal Revenue Service § 1031 Tax-Deferred Exchange Litigation, United States District Court for the District of Nevada Case Number 07- CV-01394-RCJ before the Hon. Robert C. Jones.

• MDL No. 2028, In re: Edward H. Okun Internal Revenue Service § 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange Litigation, United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case Number 07-CV-2795-JW before the Hon. James Ware.

• MDL No. 2054, In re: LandAmerica 1031 Exchange Services, Inc. §1031 Tax Deferred Exchange Litigation, United States District Court of South Carolina, Case Number 09-CV-2054-JFA before the Hon. Joseph Anderson.