Atty. Jeffrey W. Griffith
Jeffrey is a tort and business trial lawyer who has handled many complex matters, involving issues of construction defects, personal injury, products liability, property owner liability, mold, insurance coverage, as well as business, bankruptcy, real estate and intellectual property litigation for the past 49 years. He has also negotiated and documented multi-billion dollar agreements with foreign governments and corporations.
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Jeffrey W. Griffith is an Of Counsel based in Irvine, California, practicing at London Fischer Llp. Their practice focuses on personal injury, real estate, ip, product liability, and environmental. Educated at University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law (JD Phi, 1974) and University of California, Los Angeles, Claremont McKenna College (BA Political, 1971). Active member of Memberships •Los Angeles County Bar Association •Orange County Bar Association •Financial Lawyers Conference •American Bar Association. Serands clients in Irvine, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Jeffrey is a tort and business trial lawyer who has handled many complex matters, involving issues of construction defects, personal injury, products liability, property owner liability, mold, insurance coverage, as well as business, bankruptcy, real estate and intellectual property litigation for the past 49 years
- He has also negotiated and documented multi-billion dollar agreements with foreign governments and corporations
- Mr. Griffith has won over 36 jury and court trials, over 50 arbitrations, and five out of six appellate matters
- Before entering private practice, Mr. Griffith served as an assistant district attorney and senior briefing attorney to the Chief Justice of the Fifth Court of Appeals in Texas
- He served as corporate counsel for the Hughes Aircraft Company and general counsel of another corporation headquartered in Southern California, as well as being a partner in a prominent California law firm
- Jeffrey’s experience in business and business litigation provides a broader perspective on the business impact of litigation on the clients to assure that the management of the litigation serves the clients’ broader business interests
- He commits to being available to his clients 24/7 to work in partnership with them to achieve cost effective results
- Jeffrey has been an active member of the Southern California legal community, serving on the Executive Committee of the Los Angeles County Barristers, Chairman of the Los Angeles County Barristers Speakers Program, a delegate to the California State Bar House of Delegates, and an outside grievance arbitrator for the California Youth Authority
- He has written numerous articles for the Los Angeles Lawyer and Los Angeles Barrister magazines, as well as contributing to Appellate Procedure in Texas (Matthew Bender 1978) and The ADR Reporter
- He served as a guest speaker at the UCLA School of Management on the law of government contracts and as a guest instructor at the UCLA School of Law in trial and appellate advocacy practicums
- He has published both fiction and non-fiction in general interest magazines
- Notable Decisions/Results Jeffrey successfully won a series of appeals and petitions to the California Supreme Court in the case of Harbour Landing-Dolfann, Ltd. v
- Anderson (1996) 48 Cal.App.4th 260 Awards and Honors: Award for winning one of the Top Ten Judgments in the State of California in 2017
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Jeffrey W. Griffith handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
Jeffrey W. Griffith is one of 264,852 personal injury attorneys indexed nationally. Browse personal injury attorneys in California →
Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
Jeffrey W. Griffith is one of 316,149 real estate attorneys indexed nationally. Browse real estate attorneys in California →
IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
Jeffrey W. Griffith is one of 106,079 ip attorneys indexed nationally. Browse ip attorneys in California →
Jeffrey W. Griffith is one of 66,193 product liability attorneys indexed nationally. Browse product liability attorneys in California →
Environmental attorneys for regulatory compliance, contamination, land use, and natural resource law.
Jeffrey W. Griffith is one of 56,434 environmental attorneys indexed nationally. Browse environmental attorneys in California →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in California
Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Irvine are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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