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Neil S. Lerner

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2021.
12011 San Vicente Boulevard, Suite 600 Los Angeles, California 90049
(310) 440-0040
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nsl@cwlfirm.com
Firm: Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP
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Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen LLP


Years In Practice


Phone Number (310) 440-0040

   Neil practices maritime & transportation law.  He’s a Partner in Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen, LLP.  His core practice is representing insurers in first & third party cases & advising maritime & transportation companies in business litigation, constitutional law cases (preemption, public trust & navigation) & in unfair competition & misclassification cases.

   An emerging practice is advising private equity.  He's recently provided transportation legal advice to Och-Ziff re Uber’s Series E Financing, ABRY Partners re SambaSafety, The Carlyle Group re CB URS Holdings Corporation, Gamut Capital Management re PS Logistics, and York Capital Management re Mode Transportation LLC.

   In 2021, he's advising transportation clients on compliance with new California laws on independent contractors (Dynamex case, AB-5) and on shifting to employee based or brokerage based business models.  He's also advising clients on methods for transferring their risks to third parties.

   He's been featured in the LA Times, the LA Daily Journal, Forbes & LA Magazine. He's been a Certified Admiralty Specialist & Admiralty Commissioner.  He's been a Speaker on Insurance Policy Rescission for TKG, Marine Claims/Barratry for IAMI, Insurance Bad Faith for TKG and was featured in Lawyer Monthly Magazine.  His reported cases, and major successes, are listed at www.transportationlaw.com. Recently, the perpetrator of a suspicious insurance claim in Hawaii, which Neil investigated, pled no contest, was found guilty, and was sentenced to prison and ordered to make full restitution.  For this, Neil, and the investigative team, was nominated for IAMI investigator of the year.

   He is best known, however, for his win against Rex DeGeorge, the “King of Insurance Fraud,” in a case that started in Naples, Italy & ended in LA with DeGeorge in prison for scuttling his over-insured yacht, on its maiden voyage, in the Med.  His book about it, which involved “credible” death threats, Hollywood studios & ancient maritime doctrines, and a story that Federal Judge Letts called "the single most incredible story I’ve ever heard from the stand," is named "An Act of Piracy," & is contracted with a NY publisher.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Transportation Law
Awards
  • Super Lawyers 2012-2022
  • The Best Lawyers in America 2021, 2022
  • Corporate America, Legal Elite
  • America's Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators
Languages
English
Education
George Washington University, JD
Graduated 1985
Tulane University, BS
Graduated 1982
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (310) 440-0040
Other: (310) 440-0040
Office: (310) 440-0020
nsl@cwlfirm.com
12011 San Vicente Blvd Ste 600
Los Angeles, California 90049
Los Angeles, California 90049
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