Michael H. Pearson
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Location:
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Sherman Oaks, California |
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818-205-2803 |
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818-788-8104 |
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Michael H. Pearson is a partner and civil litigator in the firm’s
Los Angeles office, focusing on complex litigation, class actions, and
consumer protection. Mr. Pearson has extensive experience in representing
clients in a variety of contexts. He has served as a member of the litigation
team in multiple cases that resulted in class certification or a classwide
settlement, including cases that involved business litigation, complex
financial products, high-technology products, consumer safety, and false
and misleading advertising. Specifically, he was instrumental in managing
the review of tens of millions of documents and drafting pleadings inIn Re Credit Default Swaps Antitrust Litigation, which was settled for $1.86 billion, plus injunctive relief.
Mr. Pearson received his Bachelor of Science degree from Tulane University
in 2008, majoring in Finance with an Energy Specialization. He received
his Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School Los Angeles in 2011. Mr. Pearson
is an active member in a number of legal organizations, including the
American, Los Angeles County and San Fernando Valley Bar Associations,
Consumer Attorneys of California, the Consumer Attorneys Association of
Los Angeles and the Association of Business Trial Lawyers.
Mr. Pearson’s success has earned him recognition by his peers as
a Super Lawyers Rising Star (representing the top 2.5% of lawyers in Southern
California age 40 or younger or in practice for 10 years or less) in 2017,
2018 and 2019.
Current cases:
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City of Oakland v. The Oakland Raiders, et al. (N.D. Cal.)
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In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Ill.)
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In Re Pork Antitrust Litigation (D. Minn.)
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Senne, et al. v. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, et al. (N.D. Cal.)
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Trepte v. Bionaire, Inc. (Cal. Sup. Ct.)
Past cases:
Education:
- Loyola Law School Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California – J.D. – 2011
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Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana – B.S.
magna cum laude – 2008
Bar Admissions:
- California
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Bar Association
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- San Fernando Valley Bar Association