Eric Strongin | Ladera Ranch Personal Injury and Insurance Lawyer

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About Eric

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.

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Experience

Attorney at Law

Smith | Hall | Strongin, LLP

Present

Ladera Ranch, CA

Admission

Verified California

2001

Education

Brigham Young University

Bachelor (Political Science)

1998

Recognitions & Achievements

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

Notable Work

Publications

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 (). Slave/Forced Labor Litigation: Illuminating a Dark Corporate Past

1395 / 1999 / 1999


Insurance Professionals of Orange County The Insurer's Duty to Defend: A Legal Perspective

2014


FEWA Annual Conference: Diverse Disciplines, Common Concerns" Case Biopsy: Fire/Construction Defect Case

2009 / 2009

Smith | Hall | Strongin, LLP Highlights

Accident & Injury, Personal Injury, Car Accident, Slip & Fall Accident, Household Mold, Insurance, Bad Faith, Business Litigation

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