Binder, Richard Carl

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Binder & Associates

283 South Lake Avenue
Suite 200

Pasadena, CA 91101-4821

Phone: (626) 793-9124 / (800) 310-1529 (Toll Free)

Fax: (626) 793-9510

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Summary

Current Employment Position(s)

Senior Partner

Lawyer Overview

Pasadena Attorney Mr. Richard Binder received his B.S. from California State University Los Angeles in 1967, and his J.D. (Law Degree) from the University of West Los Angeles Law School where he served as Law Review Editor in 1973. He is the senior partner of Binder & Associates, a law firm that is devoted to representing victims in all aspects of personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, and workers' compensation. He is either a member or former member of the American Bar Association, California Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Pasadena Bar Association, Consumer Attorneys of California, and Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. Attorney Richard Binder is admitted in all of the Federal and State Courts within California, as well as the United States Supreme Court. He has lectured frequently on matters concerning personal injury and workers' compensation, and has been recognized for his service as Judge Pro Tem by the Los Angeles Superior Court. Mr. Binder's law firm continues to achieve success after success, and has recently surpassed $75 Million in settlements and/or verdicts.  In addition, he has been voted a 2007, 2008, and 2009 SuperLawyer by Law & Politics Magazine.

Areas of Practice

  • Consumer Protection
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Discrimination
  • Construction Law
  • Employment Law -- Employee
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation & Appeals
  • Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
  • Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
  • Products Liability Law
  • Professional Malpractice Law
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Toxic Torts
  • Aviation
  • Workers' Compensation Law
  • Elder Law
  • Government Contracts
75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Mediation, Bad Faith Insurance, Bankruptcy Law, Business & Commercial Law, Consumer Protection, Civil Rights, Sexual Harassment, Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Construction Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Government Contracts, Health & Health Care Law, Nursing Home, Insurance Law, Bad Faith, Litigation & Appeals, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Apparel, Asbestos, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Food & Agricultural Products, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Pharmaceutical Products, Recreational Products, Professional Malpractice Law, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Other Professionals Malpractice, Toxic Torts, Transportation Law, Aviation, Trucking, Workers' Compensation Law

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • California, 1973
  • U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1974
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of California
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Central District of California
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of California
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of California
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1995
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1999

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • American Bar Association (Member)
  • California Bar Association (Member)
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member)
  • Pasadena Bar Association (Member)
  • Consumer Attorneys of California (Member)
  • Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (Member)
  • Los Angeles Superior Court (Judge Pro Tem)

Honors and Awards

  • Selected for Inclusion in Law and Politics Magazine's Super Lawyers List
  • Selected for Inclusion in Law and Politics Magazine's Super Lawyers List
  • Selected for Inclusion in Law and Politics Magazine's Super Lawyers List
  • Selected for Inclusion in Law and Politics Magazine's Super Lawyers List
  • Selected for Inclusion in Law and Politics Magazine's Super Lawyers

Classes and Seminars

  • Frequently Lectured, Personal injury, Workers' Compensation

Education

  • University of West Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1973
    J.D.
    Law Review: University of West Los Angeles Law School, Editor, 1973
  • California State University, Los Angeles, California, 1967
    B.S.

Office Information

Address

283 South Lake Avenue
Suite 200
Pasadena, CA 91101-4821

Phones

(626) 793-9124
(800) 310-1529 (Toll Free)

Faxes

(626) 793-9510

Emails

Contact Us

Websites

http://www.binderassociates.com

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