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Jean-Claude Lapuyade is an employment law attorney and partner at JCL Law Firm, APC, working out of their office in San Diego, California. Mr. Lapuyade handles a wide variety of employment and labor law matters, including those involving wage and hour class actions for unpaid wages, missed meal and rest breaks, unpaid overtime, misclassification, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, equal pay and other consumer class cases. He represents employees in the San Diego area and on a statewide basis.
Mr. Lapuyade has 18-plus years of legal experience and provides competent representation to employees, fighting aggressively for their rights. Over his time in practice, he has recovered over $500 million in monetary awards for his clients. He is highly experienced in both litigation and arbitration and works hard on behalf of each client he serves.
After earning a bachelor’s degree in history from The University of Arizona in 2001, Mr. Lapuyade earned his law degree from the California Western School of Law, where he was the recipient of a dean’s merit scholarship. He holds a license to practice law before all California state courts and the U.S. District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California.
As an employment law attorney, Mr. Lapuyade stays active in his legal community. Rated “Superb” on Avvo, he has also received the Distinguished Advocate Award for Outstanding Oral Advocacy.
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Acquired: 2007
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5440 Morehouse Drive, Suite 3600, San Diego, CA, 92121
7 Client Reviews
Showing 1 - 2 of 2 reviews | Trustworthiness
Posted by Steph | April 28, 2020
So impressed!!
Like everyone else in this CoVid Pandemic, I found myself laid off and being asked to sign a bunch of documents. I work in Production in Los Angeles, so this wasn't my first layoff, and likely won't be my last. That said, I've read a few separation agreements in my time, and there were a few red flag...
Posted by Fedelito | March 16, 2019 | Hired Attorney
Great Lawyer
Jean-Claude and his team were retained after being referred by a service in or around late 2014 early 2015. My case was classified as a class action and Jean-Claude was very well versed on educating me on what was going on during a case. And very good at explaining any tactics that were being used ...
Construction and development lawyer | Mar 16
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Jean-Claude and I went to law school together. When I needed a lawyer to represent my HOA, I turned to Jean-Claude. He litigated the case, pushing the case hard at every step. His word is his bond, a rare quality these days. I highly recommend him."
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Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
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Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2017
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Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2015
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2014 - Present
Managing Partner, JCL Law Firm APC Employment Lawyers
2011 - 2014
Co-Editor, Insurance Column for Consumer Attorneys
2007 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
2007 - Present
State Bar of CaliforniaMember
2007 - Present
San Diego County Bar AssociationMember
2007 - Present
California Employment Lawyers AssociationMember
2007 - Present
Consumer Attorneys of San DiegoMember
2011 - 2014
Consumer Attorneys of San DiegoCo-chair
2006
J.D.
2001
BA
N/A
2023
2017
2016
English
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