Jean-Claude Lapuyade

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. He holds close affiliations with prominent legal associations such as the:

• California Employment Lawyers Association
• Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
• Consumer Attorneys of California
• American Bar Association – Litigation Section, Labor and Employment Section and Tort, Trial and Insurance Section
• The State Bar of California – Labor and Employment Section and Litigation Section