Eric Strongin | Ladera Ranch Personal Injury and Insurance Lawyer

Eric Strongin is a skilled trial attorney specializing in (1) serious personal injury; (2) insurance coverage and insurance bad faith litigation; and (3) business litigation of contractual disputes and tort claims. Mr. Strongin has a track record of success in handling such matters and has successfully tried or resolved hundreds of matters. Mr. Strongin has personally recovered millions of dollars for his clients. In 2018, alone, he has already obtained awards of more than $12 million for his clients.

Mr. Strongin is rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell, the most recognized attorney rating service. “AV Preeminent” is the industry’s highest possible rating for both legal ability and ethical standards. An elite group of approximately 10 percent of all attorneys holds an AV Preeminent Rating, a designation trusted worldwide. In 2001, he was named to the “Who’s Who in American Law.”  In 2012, he was recognized by the City of Lancaster, California for “Excellence in Trial Advocacy,” after securing more than $1 million for his client in a case that went to the California Supreme Court.  For the years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018, Mr. Strongin was named as a Super Lawyer — Rising Stars and Super Lawyer. The Rising Stars list recognizes no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in each state.  In 2017 and 2018, the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys recognized Mr. Strongin as “10 Best Attorneys — California.”  Mr. Strongin was also selected as one of the Top 100 Attorneys in Southern California by L.A. Magazine and one of the Top 10 Attorneys for Personal Injury Law by Attorney and Practice Magazine.

Mr. Strongin has litigated cases with or against some of the largest law firms in the country.  He has also lectured with well-known attorneys and judges: Thomas Mesereau (Michael Jackson), Edi M.O. Faal (1992 Rodney King riots defense of alleged assailant of Reginald Denny), Hon. Judge Allen J. Webster, Jr., Hon. Judge David O. Carter, Brian T. Dunn (The Cochran Firm of O.J. Simpson infamy), among others.

SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY
Mr. Strongin has successfully handled hundreds of product liability and serious personal injury matters, and his commitment to his clients and aggressive advocacy in these areas has generated results that speak for themselves.  Mr. Strongin has secured millions for personal injury victims.

Mr. Strongin handles personal injury and product liability matters in the following areas: Auto Accidents; Bicycle Accidents; Brain Injury; Burn Injury; Car Accidents; Construction Accidents; Defective or Dangerous Products; Heavy Machinery Accidents and Defects; Dog Bite Injuries; Toxic Tort including Environmental Exposure and Toxic Mold; Motorcycle Accidents; Trucking Accidents; Nuisance; Tenant Rights including claims of Breach of the Implied Warranty of Habitability; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Transportation Accidents and Wrongful Death.

Mr. Strongin is well-known and respected within the legal and medical communities for his representation of clients that have been victims of environmental and chemical hazards such as Toxic Mold (often referred to as “black mold”) and Chemical Burns.  Mr. Strongin frequently represents individuals that have been forced to live in unacceptable or uninhabitable living conditions or that have been exposed to chemicals given off by wet or damp building materials which foster the growth of microorganisms and fungi, including mold. Mr. Strongin is relentless in his representation of victims exposed to environmental hazards and often other lawyers will counsel, or partner, with Mr. Strongin before agreeing to accept such cases because of his experience in this area. While many cases settle without the need to go through a jury trial, Mr. Strongin is no stranger to the courtroom, and he has tried many cases to verdict.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney at Law	Smith | Hall | Strongin, LLP	Ladera Ranch, CA	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of San Diego School of Law	J.D.	Law School	2001
Brigham Young University	Bachelor	Political Science	1998

State / Court	Date
California	2001

• California State Bar Association | Member
  Insurance Professionals of Orange County | Director
  Orange County Bar Association | Attorney Member
  J. Reuben Clark Law Society | Member

• 10 Best Attorneys - California | American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys | 2017
  Super Lawyer - Rising Star | Super Lawyers | 2015
  Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2014
  Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2013
  Recognition Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy | City of Lancaster | 2012
  Most Outstanding Trial Team | University of San Diego School of Law | 2001
  Evidence Advocacy - American Jurisprudence Award | University of San Diego School of Law | 2001
  Who's Who in American Law | Marquis Who's Who in American Law | 2001
  Order of Barristers - for excellence in courtroom advocacy | The Order of Barristers | 2001
  1st Place Lou Kerig Criminal Procedure/Criminal Law Competition | University of San Diego School of Law | 2000
  2nd Place Consumer Attorneys All California Trial Competition | Consumer Attorneys of San Diego | 2000

• Privacy & Data Security Law Journal | When Paper Doesn't Cut It: Understanding E-Discovery Law and Putting in Place an Effective E-Discovery Strategy | 2009
  Whittier Law Review | Protecting The Rights of Those Who Defended Us | 2000
  Consumer Attorneys Of California: 38th Annual Convention 1395 (1999). | Slave/Forced Labor Litigation: Illuminating a Dark Corporate Past | 1999
  Insurance Professionals of Orange County | The Insurer's Duty to Defend: A Legal Perspective | 2014
  FEWA 2009 Annual Conference: Diverse Disciplines, Common Concerns" | Case Biopsy: Fire/Construction Defect Case | 2009
  

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