Eric Burton Strongin

EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT and AGGRESSIVE ADVOCACY.  

WHAT WE DO
Strongin | Burger, LLP is a dedicated litigation firm whose attorneys have an established track record of achieving exceptional results for their clients. Big picture. Laser focus. Personal attention. These are the marks of a case handled by our law firm.

OUR TEAM
Trusted. Experienced. Tenacious. These are some of the attributes that have been used to describe our attorneys and our approach to our clients’ legal matters. We are committed to the practice of law, we have a passion for advocacy, and it shows.

ABOUT ERIC STRONGIN

Named as “10 Best Attorneys” in California for 2017 by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys.  

Selected as one of “California’s Top 10 Attorneys for Personal Injury Law” by Attorney and Practice Magazine.

Selected as "Super Lawyers -- Rising Star" three years straight for 2013, 2014 and 2015.  

Also named Top Attorney in Southern California in 2013 by Los Angeles Magazine,.

Top Attorney in Orange County in 2014 and 2015 by Orange Coast Magazine.

Eric Strongin is a skilled trial attorney specializing in (1) serious personal injury; (2) insurance coverage and insurance bad faith litigation; and (3) business litigation of contractual disputes and tort claims. Mr. Strongin has a track record of success in handling such matters and has successfully tried or resolved hundreds of matters. Mr. Strongin has personally recovered millions of dollars for his clients. In 2018, alone, he has already obtained awards of more than $12 million for his clients.

Mr. Strongin is rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell, the most recognized attorney rating service. “AV Preeminent” is the industry’s highest possible rating for both legal ability and ethical standards. An AV rating is based on peer reviews by other attorneys and the judiciary. An elite group of approximately 10 percent of all attorneys holds an AV Preeminent Rating, a designation trusted worldwide. In 2001, he was named to the “Who’s Who in American Law.” In 2012, he was recognized by the City of Lancaster, California for “Excellence in Trial Advocacy,” after securing more than $1 million for his client in a case that went to the California Supreme Court. For the years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 Mr. Strongin was named as a Super Lawyer — Rising Stars and Super Lawyer. The Rising Stars list recognizes no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in each state. In 2017, 2018, and 2019 the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys recognized Mr. Strongin as “10 Best Attorneys — California.” Mr. Strongin was also selected as one of the Top 100 Attorneys in Southern California by L.A. Magazine and one of the Top 10 Attorneys for Personal Injury Law by Attorney and Practice Magazine.

Mr. Strongin has litigated cases with or against some of the largest law firms in the country. He has also lectured with well-known attorneys and judges: Thomas Mesereau (Michael Jackson), Edi M.O. Faal (1992 Rodney King riots defense of alleged assailant of Reginald Denny), Hon. Judge Allen J. Webster, Jr., Hon. Judge David O. Carter, Brian T. Dunn (The Cochran Firm of O.J. Simpson infamy), among others.

Serious Personal Injury
Mr. Strongin has successfully handled hundreds of product liability and serious personal injury matters, and his commitment to his clients and aggressive advocacy in these areas has generated results that speak for themselves. Mr. Strongin has secured millions for personal injury victims.

Mr. Strongin handles personal injury and product liability matters in the following areas: Auto Accidents; Bicycle Accidents; Brain Injury; Burn Injury; Car Accidents; Construction Accidents; Defective or Dangerous Products; Heavy Machinery Accidents and Defects; Dog Bite Injuries; Toxic Tort including Environmental Exposure and Toxic Mold; Motorcycle Accidents; Trucking Accidents; Nuisance; Tenant Rights including claims of Breach of the Implied Warranty of Habitability; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Transportation Accidents and Wrongful Death.

 Insurance
Mr. Strongin has extensive expertise analyzing issues pertaining to insurance coverage. For more than a decade, he was called upon by major international and domestic insurers to interpret, and offer advice, concerning whether claims were covered under their policies, and what the insurers’ obligations were. Years of experiencing litigating and providing advice regarding insurance coverage issues sets him apart from other lawyers who do not have this background. In addition to automobile liability policies, his experience and expertise extends to commercial property, commercial liability, natural catastrophe, homeowners, specialty and contingency insurance lines such as those covering specialized risks such as fine art and specie, jewelers block, and related cargo/transportation claims.