Ben Mehdian

Ben Mehdian is a seasoned and effective Los Angeles business litigation attorney who also handles employment defense and personal injury matters. He uses a focused, strategic approach to securing the best outcome for his clients and has obtained many substantial victories on behalf of his clients. If you need sophisticated legal representation to handle business litigation or employment defense, give him a call. He also represents the injured in personal injury lawsuits.

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Mr. Mehdian graduated from California State University, Fullerton cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles California.

While in law school, Mr. Mehdian concentrated in Civil Litigation and Advocacy, and gained valuable insights into the legal process. He interned for a United States Bankruptcy Court Central District Judge. He also volunteered at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, where he assisted victims of domestic violence in obtaining temporary and permanent restraining orders. He worked in several different civil litigation law firms, gaining notable experience about the different litigation and settlement approaches that trial lawyers use, and learning what strategies and styles are most effective in court and in negotiations in a range of practice areas.

After law school, Mr. Mehdian founded his own law practice representing corporations, businesses, and high net worth individuals in business litigation, class action defense, probate litigation and high asset divorce. He has negotiated seven figure settlements in lawsuits where technical issues or factual complexity easily could have led the court to a different outcome, and, strikingly, he has also won seven figure awards for clients at trial.  

Mr. Mehdian is a member of the State Bar of California and is an active member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He has represented in clients in numerous high-profile, controversial cases. For this work, he has been interviewed on the news and television.

Business Litigation

Mr. Mehdian has a sophisticated understanding of business litigation as it occurs among companies of varying legal structures, from corporations to sole proprietorships. The issues that arise frequently include breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, real estate disputes, class actions, partnership disputes, shareholder oppression, fraud, insurance coverage, zoning and land use, commercial debt collection, and tortious interference. In business litigation, the most common kinds of damages that are awarded include compensatory damages, reliance damages, restitution, liquidated damages, and punitive damages.

Employment Defense

The employment relationship can be fraught with pitfalls for employers. Numerous federal, state, and local laws govern these relationships, and it is not uncommon for businesses to face claims in many different areas including contractual disputes, employee classification, wage and hour, discrimination, and retaliation. As a business owner, you may need to mount an aggressive defense to a lawsuit, and it is imperative to retain an attorney who understands the rules that govern an employment relationship and issues that tend to arise in your business and industry in connection with those rules. Mr. Mehdian is a knowledgeable and results-oriented advocate for employers, including in class action lawsuits.

Personal Injury

Mr. Mehdian is hands-on with his personal injury clients. Many people don’t have significant funds with which to pay medical bills, especially when they may need to take time off work to recover; Mr. Mehdian is a dedicated advocate for their interests. Personal injury lawsuits can involve premises liability, car accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, or malpractice. Many of them require our attorneys to establish negligence. This means we will need to establish it is more likely than not that the defendant: (1) owed you a duty to use reasonable care, (2) breached this duty, (3) causation, and (4) actual damages.

Consult a Seasoned Los Angeles Lawyer

Whether you are protecting your own interests or defending against another company’s pursuit of remedies, engaging in legal disputes can be stressful and difficult. Retaining a seasoned Los Angeles business litigation attorney can make a huge difference to the outcome of your case. Call Mehdian Law, APC at (844) 463-4342 or (310) 889-0706 or contact us through our online form [link to contact page] to schedule a consultation concerning your litigation needs. Ben Mehdian can use his many years of experience to review your particular situation and provide you our honest assessment of your case.