Overview
With over 30 years of civil litigation and trial experience, Lawrence Segal’s primary concentration is on business, employment, entertainment, and real estate disputes. He also provides general counsel services and strategic advice to small businesses and entrepreneurs who are contemplating litigation or attempting to avoid it. He conducts contract review in appropriate circumstances.
Capable of representing either plaintiffs or defendants in state or federal court, Lawrence successfully defended MCA Television in a four-week federal court jury trial, defeating the plaintiffs’ $15 million claim and obtaining a defense verdict that was upheld on appeal. On the plaintiff’s side, he obtained a $2.7 million settlement for the son of a prominent rock musician who was deprived of inclusion in the division of his late father’s estate and copyrights. Lawrence also obtained a $3.9 million jury invasion of privacy verdict on behalf of plaintiffs. Lawrence also successfully tried a 3 week court trial over control of Audrey Hepburn intellectual property rights.
A substantial number of Lawrence’s cases have involved business and partnership-type disputes between partners, shareholders or members in companies where relations have soured, but the stakes remain high. Lawrence has developed a niche practice representing doctors and medical offices in partnership and employment disputes. Lawrence has also successfully resolved breach of contract and false light claims against Michael Jackson and Oprah Winfrey, but more commonly represents parties in less high-profile matters where the outcome remains just as important to those involved.
Lawrence prides himself on no nonsense communication and providing extraordinary outcomes for his clients.
Education
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
- B.A., University of Pennsylvania
Admissions
- State Bar of California
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Various federal courts in California, Arizona, and Texas
Awards & Recognitions
- Lawrence Segal has been named a California Super Lawyer—peer recognition for outstanding professional achievement—- in the area of civil litigation in 2006, 2007, and for the last 12 years, 2015 through 2026, consecutively.
- Lawrence has also received a five-star rating (the highest possible rating) by his peers on Lawyers.com as well as an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell (the highest possible award and recognition for professional excellence, legal acumen, and ethics).