First Admitted: 1979, California

Professional Webpage: http://faberlaw.net/about/

Bar/Professional Activity:

California Bar in 1979

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

In 2021, Mr. Faber won a jury verdict of nearly $1.4 million against the California Department of Developmental Services on behalf of the former Chief Executive Officer of the Kern Regional Center, Duane Law, for intentionally interfering with Mr. Law’s employment contract with KRC. The verdict came after nearly six years of litigation during which Mr. Faber defeated the State’s anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss the case, defeated the State’s appeal of the denial of that motion, and defeated the State’s Motion for Summary Judgment. On the eve of trial, the State made a “last, best, and final” offer of settlement in the sum of $90,000. The trial, in Sacramento Superior Court, lasted over a month before the jury returned its verdict of nearly $1.4 million in favor of Mr. Faber’s client. [Law v. Dept. of Developmental Services, Sacramento Superior Court Case No. 34-2016-00194451.], 2021
In 2020, in a case that took nearly two years to litigate, and against one of the largest and most prominent California law firms, Mr. Faber won a judgment of more than $950,000 against the Los Angeles County Fair Association. Mr. Faber's client, the Fair's former head of food and beverage, was falsely accused by the Fair's Chief Executive Officer of stealing two cases of wine. Mr. Faber not only proved the accusation was false, but, overcoming numerous legal obstacles, successfully held the Fair liable for defamation. The sizeable award included damages for lost earnings, emotional distress, and punitive damages. [Teig v. Los Angeles County Fair Association, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 715433.]
In 2018, in a hotly contested legal malpractice action, Mr. Faber represented clients against their former defense attorneys, a national law firm. After three days of trial, the law firm settled for over $3 million.
In 2016 and 2017, Mr. Faber successfully litigated a sexual harassment case in which his client fended off the advances of a company's senior executive. Despite four national law firms arrayed against him, he negotiated a pre-trial settlement in excess of $4 million.

Honors/Awards:

Martindale-Hubbell'AV® Preeminent' Rating for over 13 years
The Best Lawyers in America
Southern California Super Lawyer, Los Angeles Magazine, 2006-2019

Educational Background:

Northwestern University School of Law, Juris Doctor cum laude, 1979
University of California, Santa Barbara, Bachelor of Arts with High Honors

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Note and Comment Editor on the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
Faculty of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy

Michael J. Faber