Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Ed Lara has practiced as a civil trail lawyer since he joined the California State Bar in December 2000. Mr. Lara has handled cases in both State and Federal courts and has been involved in arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association, JAMS, and several other industry-specific ADR tribunals. He has litigated matters for a number of individuals and companies involving several areas of law including contract, entertainment, class actions, unfair competition, false advertising, fraud, insurance, copyright, trademark and employment.

Mr. Lara obtained his Bachelor’s degree from U.C. Berkeley, graduating with Honors, and his law degree from Columbia University School of Law, where he was an editor of the Business and Human Rights Law Reviews. Mr. Lara also externed for the Honorable Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals while in law school. He began his legal career in the business litigation department at Christensen Miller Fink Jacobs Glaser Weil & Shapiro LLP. In 2003 he joined Liner Yankelevitz Sunshine & Regenstreif LLP and was recruited in 2006 to join a small firm in West Los Angles started by a former litigation partner at the Liner firm. Mr. Lara joined the Garcia Law Firm in 2008 where he currently focuses on elder abuse and consumer fraud cases.

A native of Los Angles, Mr. Lara is a member of the State Bar of California, the Mexican American Bar Association, the Hispanic National Bar Association, and the Los Angles County Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• Elder Abuse
• Consumer Fraud Cases

West Practice Categories

Consumer Protection, Criminal Fraud, Elder Law, Domestic Violence & Neglect

Bar Admissions

• California, 2000

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of California (Member)
• Mexican American Bar Association (Member)
• Hispanic National Bar Association (Member)
• Los Angles County Bar Association (Member)
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (Member)

Past Employment Positions

• Christensen Miller Fink Jacobs Glaser Weil & Shapiro, LLP
• Liner Yankelevitz Sunshine & Regenstreif, LLP

Education

• Columbia Law School, New York, New York
  Honors: Extern, Hon. Alex Kozinski fo the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
  
  Law Review: Business and Human Rights Law Reviews, Editor
• University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California
  Bachelor's Degree
  Honors: With Honors

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