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
Professional Webpage: https://www.makaremlaw.com/attorney/ron-makarem/
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:
- Certified Legal Malpractice Specialist by CA State Bar, 2012
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
Educational Background:
- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, B.A., 1992
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