Eric Paul Lampel
Irvine, CA
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Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Criminal Defense
Language
English
About
ERIC P. LAMPEL established the firm in 1985, although he has practiced trial law in California since 1980. Leading the firm's Civil & Criminal Litigation Department, Mr. Lampel has extensive experience in employment litigation, serious injury, criminal defense and general commercial litigation. Mr. Lampel served as General Counsel for an innovative New Zealand based international DSL Technology Company and provided HR services to employees in the United Sates, Europe and New Zealand in conjunction with local counsel. Importantly, Mr. Lampel chairs the Criminal Defense Practice Group in the firm.Mr. Lampel's practice involves all aspects of Civil Rights litigation, employment law, business law, criminal defense, and serious injury/death cases. Mr. Lampel has counseled clients on a variety of topics including job terminations, job discrimination, accommodating disabilities, leaves of absence, personnel policies, and wage and hour issues. Mr. Lampel has also litigated criminal defense and employment cases in both federal and state courts and before numerous administrative agencies. The lawsuits Mr. Lampel has prosecuted or defended include claims of discrimination (racial, gender based, sexual orientation, race, and disability), harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, fraud, defamation and alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Family Medical Leave Act.Mr. Lampel received a Bachelor of Arts degree, Cum Laude, in Political Science/ Social Ecology from the University of California at Irvine in 1977. He graduated in 1980 with a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. Mr. Lampel served as outstanding member of the Jessup International Moot Court Honors Team while at Loyola Law School, and both lived abroad and studied International Law abroad at the University of Oxford, St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, England. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Edmund_Hall,_OxfordMr. Lampel also served as co-founder, principal writer and lead actor of Libel & Slander Night, A Law Revue, a Loyola Law School original production in which the legal profession and other "sacred cows" were lampooned through song, dance and stinging comedy sketches. His sardonic wit and good humor have won over Judges, juries and opposing counsel time and time again.Mr. Lampel prosecuted the nationally famous Clove Cigarette death case, 1985; Prosecuted sex discrimination case against Lucky Stores, Inc., Henry v. Lucky's 1992 (receiving preliminary judgment of $1,300,000.00+, before punitive damages, and then settled for a confidential sum). In the summer of 2000, Mr. Lampel defended the infamous People of the State of California v. Shantae Molina. Ms. Molina was wrongly charged with the murder of her infant son while defending her home from intruders. Mr. Lampel tried the case to verdict gaining a full acquittal of this innocent young woman; past member, Board of Directors, Laguna Shanti, 1994; Southern California Defense Counsel, past member, Orange County Bar Association, member, Orange County Trial Lawyers, member, Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association, past member, American Bar Association, member. He has served as Judge Pro Tem for the Orange County Superior Court, and as Arbitrator in numerous cases. Prior to forming The Lampel Firm, P.C., Mr. Lampel clerked for, and then joined the firm of Haight, Dickson, Brown & Bonesteel, and later Lazof & Swanson, before starting Lampel Law Corporation in 1985.Mr. Lampel is a member in good standing of the California Bar Association, and is admitted to practice in numerous Federal District courts, as well as the California and United States Supreme Court.
Practices Areas
Criminal Defense
Sexual Harassment
Employment and labor
Wrongful termination
Language
English
Contact
THE LAMPEL FIRM, a California Law Firm19200 Von Karman Ave., Ste. 400Irvine, CA, 92612
Office: (949) 407-6864
Website: N/AReviews
If you find yourself in a “Hot Legal” situation, I suggest you call Mr. Eric Lampel - ASAP! I wanted my attorney to feel my pain so to speak and be interested in all potential outcomes. Eric is a superb listener. He asks very detailed questions which let me know he was interested in my problem. He knows the LAW! and isn’t afraid to stand up for your rights. I knew I was in good hands immediately. Eric isn’t afraid to fight for you! I was in a Job Discrimination situation and Eric very professionally showed the employer how they had strayed from the law, actually how they pulverized the law and let them know exactly how they would remedy the situation on no uncertain terms! I am extremely happy with Eric and the final resolution. I cannot recommend Eric enough. Give him a call and a large part of your problem will be over by having excellent legal counsel.
I was wrongfully charged with a high profile murder case in Orange County. The charges were untrue. I hired Eric Lampel because I heard he was a fighter. Mr. Lampel worked around the clock for me, fought the District Attorney’s office and won the case at trial. It was very scary because I was facing 25 to life if convicted, but Mr. Lampel never let up. He even sued the lying cops for civil rights violations after he won my criminal trial! I put my life into his hands, and he delivered.
I hired Eric Lampel to remedy my wrongful termination. My company hired this huge law firm and fought us, refused to give me my job back, and then Mr. Lampel sued, and won, in trial $1.35 million dollars, then they settled. Mr. Lampel was amazing in trial. He has also done terrific jobs on criminal cases for friends, and a personal injury case for my Mom. I recommend him highly for any difficult legal matter.
When I had a serious drug charge filed against me a number of years ago I retained Mr. Lampel to defend me. He came up with a number of very smart defenses and strategies that really turned the case upside down, and then they lowered the charges, and I had no record. The other lawyers, and the Judge in court all seemed to like Mr. Lampel. I admired his work ethic. I would say that hiring his law firm is a smart decision.
I recently retained Mr. Lampel to handle a dispute over a deposit in a failed real estate transaction. He wrote an excellent (and quite extensive) letter that immediately got the other party to concede the argument (after lengthy delays and threats towards me by the other party and their representatives prior to Mr. Lampel's involvement), and he handled the settlement negotiations expertly. He was extremely responsive, his fee was very reasonable, and he obtained a great settlement for me despite most people telling me that I would be unlikely to prevail. This was not the first time I've engaged Mr. Lapel. He also handled a DUI case for my partner (about 5 years ago), and while my partner and I chose not to pursue the case to the maximum extent possible, his guidance resulted in significantly reduced penalties.
I retained Mr. Lampel to litigate a wrongful termination matter against a huge California entity. They were so arrogant and superior acting, basically dismissing my attempts at resolution and threatening to sue me if I made a claim against them! That ALL changed when I brought Mr. Lampel in. He methodically presented my claims in a thorough and comprehensive manner, and we achieved a generous settlement without having to go to trial... and without them "suing me", as they threatened. I would recommend Mr. Lampel to anyone in need of a real determined fighter.
If you find yourself in a “Hot Legal” situation, I suggest you call Mr. Eric Lampel - ASAP! I wanted my attorney to feel my pain so to speak and be interested in all potential outcomes. Eric is a superb listener. He asks very detailed questions which let me know he was interested in my problem. He knows the LAW! and isn’t afraid to stand up for your rights. I knew I was in good hands immediately. Eric isn’t afraid to fight for you! I was in a Job Discrimination situation and Eric very professionally showed the employer how they had strayed from the law, actually how they pulverized the law and let them know exactly how they would remedy the situation on no uncertain terms! I am extremely happy with Eric and the final resolution. I cannot recommend Eric enough. Give him a call and a large part of your problem will be over by having excellent legal counsel.
I was wrongfully charged with a high profile murder case in Orange County. The charges were untrue. I hired Eric Lampel because I heard he was a fighter. Mr. Lampel worked around the clock for me, fought the District Attorney’s office and won the case at trial. It was very scary because I was facing 25 to life if convicted, but Mr. Lampel never let up. He even sued the lying cops for civil rights violations after he won my criminal trial! I put my life into his hands, and he delivered.
I hired Eric Lampel to remedy my wrongful termination. My company hired this huge law firm and fought us, refused to give me my job back, and then Mr. Lampel sued, and won, in trial $1.35 million dollars, then they settled. Mr. Lampel was amazing in trial. He has also done terrific jobs on criminal cases for friends, and a personal injury case for my Mom. I recommend him highly for any difficult legal matter.
When I had a serious drug charge filed against me a number of years ago I retained Mr. Lampel to defend me. He came up with a number of very smart defenses and strategies that really turned the case upside down, and then they lowered the charges, and I had no record. The other lawyers, and the Judge in court all seemed to like Mr. Lampel. I admired his work ethic. I would say that hiring his law firm is a smart decision.
I recently retained Mr. Lampel to handle a dispute over a deposit in a failed real estate transaction. He wrote an excellent (and quite extensive) letter that immediately got the other party to concede the argument (after lengthy delays and threats towards me by the other party and their representatives prior to Mr. Lampel's involvement), and he handled the settlement negotiations expertly. He was extremely responsive, his fee was very reasonable, and he obtained a great settlement for me despite most people telling me that I would be unlikely to prevail. This was not the first time I've engaged Mr. Lapel. He also handled a DUI case for my partner (about 5 years ago), and while my partner and I chose not to pursue the case to the maximum extent possible, his guidance resulted in significantly reduced penalties.
I retained Mr. Lampel to litigate a wrongful termination matter against a huge California entity. They were so arrogant and superior acting, basically dismissing my attempts at resolution and threatening to sue me if I made a claim against them! That ALL changed when I brought Mr. Lampel in. He methodically presented my claims in a thorough and comprehensive manner, and we achieved a generous settlement without having to go to trial... and without them "suing me", as they threatened. I would recommend Mr. Lampel to anyone in need of a real determined fighter.