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Paul Lee

Paul Lee

  • Business Law, Employment Law, Environmental Law ...
  • California
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Paul Lee is engaged in the relentless pursuit of justice for victims of serious injuries. He has successfully handled hundreds of major personal injury matters, including those involving vehicle accidents, workplace accidents, products liability, toxic torts and premises liability, including severe spinal cord injuries, brain damage, fractures, amputations, third degree burns, severe lung damage, leukemia and other injuries.

In the area of defective and dangerous products, Paul has successfully settled cases involving automobiles, heavy machinery and equipment, consumer products, chemicals and pharmaceutical products.

Before founding Kaplan Lee LLP, Paul was a litigation partner at Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP, one of the largest law firms in California. He honed his litigation skills while amassing an impressive record as a defense attorney on behalf of corporations and insurance companies. His successes as a defense lawyer have included the dismissal of a manufacturing client in a case involving severe obstructive lung disease, even though other defendants were forced to pay millions of dollars. He also obtained outright dismissals or summary judgment victories on behalf of many other corporate defendants, including a pharmaceutical company, an industrial wire shelving manufacturer, an industrial pump component manufacturer, an environmental remediation company and a Fortune 100 retailer, in separate cases involving catastrophic injuries.

Today Paul is thrilled to be utilizing his skills to bring justice for injured victims. He finds it particularly fulfilling to achieve outstanding results on behalf of those who otherwise would be left without recompense. In recognition of his achievements, in 2009-2010 Paul was retained by an out-of-state law firm to prosecute a mass tort lawsuit on behalf of thousands of injured victims of Hurricane Katrina.

In addition to specializing in personal injury and product liability matters, Paul has successfully litigated complex business and employment matters, including those involving breach of contract, Business and Professions Code 17200 claims, fraud, business torts, Proposition 65 and wrongful termination.

He and his family reside in Huntington Beach with their husky and cat.

Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School
J.D.
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Washington University in St. Louis
B.A.
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Professional Experience
Partner
Kaplan Lee LLP
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Partner
Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP
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Litigation Partner in the Product Liability Group and Environmental & Toxic Tort Group
Awards
AV Preeminent
Martindale-Hubbell
Top Lawyers in Orange County
OC Metro magazine
Professional Associations
Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
Member
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Orange County Korean-American Bar Association
Board Member
- Current
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Orange County Bar Association Mandatory Fee Arbitration Program
Arbitrator
- Current
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Orange County Bar Association
Member
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Activities: Member, Sections on Tort & Trial, Employment Law and Business Litigation
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California State Bar  # 118981
Member
- Current
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Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
California
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Fees
  • Free Consultation
Practice Areas
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Employment Law
Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Environmental Law
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Products Liability
Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
Additional Practice Area
  • Car Accidents
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Contact & Map
Irvine Office
19900 MacArthur Blvd.
Suite 1150
Irvine, CA 92612
Telephone: (949) 679-0053
Fax: (888) 706-9850
Los Angeles Office
355 S. Grand Ave.
Suite 2450
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: (213) 553-4550
Fax: (213) 553-4590
Huntington Beach Office
7755 Center Ave.
Suite 1100
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Telephone: (714) 891-2200
Fax: (888) 706-9850