Ron Makarem

Top rated Employment Litigation attorney in Los Angeles, California

Practice Areas:

Employment litigation,

Employment law - employer,

Legal malpractice,

Professional malpractice - other,

Wrongful termination,

Professional liability,

Discrimination

Education Qualification:

Pepperdine University School of Law

Practice Areas:

Employment litigation,

Employment law - employer,

Legal malpractice,

Professional malpractice - other,

Wrongful termination,

Professional liability,

Discrimination

11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2440Los Angeles, California, 90025

First Admitted: 1995, California

Bar/Professional Activity:

U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1995
Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2007 – 2008 (Member, Professional Rules and Ethics Committee)
Order of the Barristers (Former Member)
California, 1995
Arab American Lawyers Association of Southern California – AALASC (2009 – Present Member)
American Association for Justice (Former Member)
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles – CAALA, (1997 – Present Member, Education Committee)
National Academy of Elder Abuse Attorneys (Former Member)

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

$2.6 million settlement in a legal malpractice case against the law firm of Skadden Arps – one of the most prominent law firms in the world
In 2011, Ron defended Splash News & Picture Agency in a lawsuit brought by a woman claiming her right of privacy was invaded when she was videotaped with Heath Ledger at a SAG Awards after-party
Undisclosed settlement for a reality-television writer in the high-profile case against Donald Trump, NBC, and reality-television producer Mark Burnett regarding the hit-television show “The Apprentice”
In 2011, he certified a large wage and hour class action against DHL
$2.53 million judgment for his clients – victims of an attorney’s unreasonable billing practices and legal malpractice
In 2010, Ron argued before the California Supreme Court an important case relating to the mediation privilege – Cassel v. Wasserman, Comden

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Honors/Awards:

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers, 2012
2024 Southern California Top 100 Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyer, Superlawyers, 2024
2023 Southern California Top 100 Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyer, Superlawyers, 2023
Super Lawyer 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Top 100 Attorney in Southern California, Los Angeles Magazine, 2013
Rising Star-Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers, 2010
Top 100 Attorney, SuperLawyer, 2013
U.S. News & World Report Best Law Firm Nominee, 2013
Top 20 Under 40 in California, Daily Journal, 2007
CLAY Attorney of the Year, California Lawyer Magazine, 2012
AVVO Rating 10.0 out of 10.0, 2013

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