Miller Barondess LLP‘s California-based disputes team represents plaintiffs and defendants in commercial, employment, and appellate litigation and can count governmental bodies, investors, and entertainment companies among its clients. Major recent cases include long-term arbitration proceedings in the banking sector, class actions cases in foster care, and harassment lawsuits. Firm founder Louis R. “Skip” Miller’s considerable experience as a trial lawyer covers First Amendment litigation and employment disputes, and the firm has a group of focused litigation specialists: Dan S. Miller acts on copyright infringement and financial litigation; J. Mira Hashmall focuses her practice on acting for county and city governments in appellate litigation; Jason H. Tokoro has led on a number of prominent class action cases. Seasoned plaintiff-side trial lawyer Justin Ehrlich is another key name.
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Testimonials
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- 'I have worked closely with the firm over many years and have been extremely impressed by their creativity, responsiveness, tenacity, and effectiveness in the courtroom.'
- 'I have worked most closely with Skip Miller and Jim Miller. What impresses me most about them is their ability to think outside the box. In a recent case, they developed an approach to pursue claims arising out of a massive Ponzi scheme that no other firm came up with and successfully recovered over $100MM for the victims of the Ponzi scheme.'
Key clients
- County of Los Angeles, California
- Alcon Entertainment
- Beach Point Capital Management LP
- StudioFest
- Byron Allen / Allen Media Group
- City of Inglewood, California
- County of San Bernardino, California
- County of Sonoma, California
- Independent Artist Group
- Live Nation Worldwide, Inc.
- GI Partners
- Kovac Media Group
Work highlights
Secured a landmark California Supreme Court victory for the City of Inglewood, affirming that elected officials are not “employees” under Labor Code §1102.5(b) and clarifying that whistleblower protections do not extend to them.
Secured the dismissal of a $100+ million First Amendment and interference lawsuit brought by Soohyung Kim and Standard General against Byron Allen and Allen Media Group after plaintiffs’ proposed $8.6 billion acquisition of TEGNA failed to gain FCC approval.
Secured two victories for the County of Los Angeles in litigation by former Sheriff Alex Villanueva, with federal and state courts dismissing his claims and upholding the County’s investigation while awarding costs and attorneys’ fees.
Practice head
Louis R. “Skip” Miller; Dan S. Miller; A. Sasha Frid; J. Mira Hashmall
Other key lawyers
Jason Tokoro; Justin Ehrlich