Top Rated Consumer Law Attorney in Woodland Hills, CA

Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, PC

| 21550 Oxnard St, Suite 780
Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Visit: www.toddflaw.com

Phone: 424-285-6006

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2016 - 2018

Licensed Since: 2001

Education: Loyola Law School Los Angeles

Practice Areas:

Consumer Law (40%),
Employment & Labor: Employee (40%),
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff (10%),
Civil Litigation: Plaintiff (10%)

Languages Spoken:

English,
French,
Spanish

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Attorney Profile

Todd M. Friedman is the founding partner of the Law Office of Todd M. Friedman, PC, with offices in Beverly Hills and Costa Mesa, California. Representing clients throughout Los Angeles and Orange counties, he focuses his practice primarily on employment law matters, assisting employees who have been harmed in cases involving wrongful termination, sexual harassment, retaliation, and wage and hour violations. Mr. Friedman also represents consumers in both individual lawsuits and class action litigation, who are seeking to protect their rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and similar federal and state statutes.

After receiving a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1998, Mr. Friedman then pursued his legal education at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and was awarded his Juris Doctor in 2001. He was a partner at a Los Angeles consumer rights law firm before founding his current firm in 2009. Admitted to practice in California, Illinois and Pennsylvania, Mr. Friedman is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California as well as the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois.

Mr. Friedman is frequently asked to speak before groups of fellow attorneys, including the National Association of Consumer Advocates, on topics relating to his practice areas. The Association of Credit and Collection Professionals invited him in 2014 to give his perspective as a consumer plaintiff's attorney. Highly regarded by his fellow professionals, Mr. Friedman has been given a 10.0 "Superb" peer review rating through Avvo. He stays abreast of current developments in his field through his active participation in a variety of legal associations, including the American Association for Justice, Consumer Attorneys of California and the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Practice Areas

Consumer Law (40%)

Employment & Labor (40%): Employment Law - Employee, Wage & Hour Laws, Sexual Harassment

Personal Injury - General (10%): Wrongful Death

Civil Litigation (10%)

Focus Areas

Employment Law - Employee, Wage & Hour Laws, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Death

Selections

Super Lawyers: 2016 - 2018

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White Papers

CAN THEY MAKE ME PAY FOR THAT? (2016) - If you work in California and have ever had to personally cover expenses directly related to your job — for example, by putting miles on your car when driving on the job, or using your own cellphone for work-related purposes — there is a good chance that you have a right to reimbursement.

Is That Legal? A Worker’s Guide to Spotting Employment Discrimination (2015) - A guide for workers who are wondering whether they have been treated illegally at work. Emphasis on lesser-known forms of discrimination.

About Todd Friedman

Admitted: 2001, California

Professional Webpage: www.toddflaw.com/About/Todd-M-Friedman.shtml

Honors and Awards:

Lead Counsel Rating ,Consumer Protection, Lemon Law and Civil Litigation, Lead Counsel Review Board, 2014
American Society of Legal Advocates as one of the Top 40 lawyers under 40, 2014
Avvo Clients Choice, Avvo, 2014

Bar/Professional Activity:

State Bar of Pennsylnavia, 2010
State Bar of California, 2002
State Bar of Illinois, 2002
US District Court Central District of California
US District Court Central District of Colorado
US District Court Central District of Illinois
US District Court Eastern District of Colorado
US District Court Northern District of Colorado
US District Court Southern District of Colorado
US District Court Southern District of California
US District Court Eastern District of California
US District Court Northern District of California
9th Circuit Court of Appeals

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

Guest Lecturer, California Association of Collectors
Author, Consumer Rights Guide
Author, “7 Deadly Mistakes that Will Wreck Your Car Crash Case,”

Verdicts and Settlements:

Weisberg v HD Supply - Final Approval Granted in a $1,225,000 Tcpa Class Action Settlement, 2018
Sheena Raffin v Medicredit, Inc. et. al., Case No. 2:15-cv-04912-MWF-PJW (C.D. Cal.) (Cal. Penal Code § 632.7 class action certified by Hon. George H. King Ret. under Rule 23(b)(2) and (b)(3), 2017
Tahmasian v Midway Rent A Car, Case No. 30-2015-00813013-CU-OE-CXC (LASC) (PAGA and Labor Code class action, 2017
Ross v Zurixx LLC, Case No. 34-2016-00190874 (Sacramento SC) (UCL, FAL and CLRA class action alleging false advertising for real estate educational courses, non-reversionary common fund settlement for over $600 per class member, 2017
Shelby v Two Jinn, Inc., Case No. 2:15-cv-03794-AB-GJS (C.D. Cal.) (EFTA class action involving no cognizable actual damages, with net worth of company of $25 million, settled for non-reversionary common fund of $457,000,, 2017
Payton v Luxe Valet, Case No. BC588462 (LASC) (class-wide settlement in wage and hour independent contractor misclassification class action, on behalf of 1,600 employees, settled for $2.4 million, with preliminary approval pending);, 2017
Everado Gonzalez v The Scotts Company, Case No. BC577875, Consolidated with Case No: BC570350 (LASC) (class-wide settlement of $925,000 in wage and hour class action on behalf of approximately 603 employees achieved, final approval granted);, 2017
Ann Fox v Spectrum Club Holding Company- Class Wide TCPA Settleement , 2017
Mederiros v HSBC- Final Approval Granted of 4.5 to 6.5 million Settlement class action, 2017
Abdejalil v GE Capital Retail Bank- Final Approval Granted in a $7,000,000 TCPA Settlement, 2017
Paul Stemple v QC Holdings- Final Approval Granted in a $1,500,000 Illegal Recording Settlement under CAl. Penal Code 632.7, 2017
Carrie Couser v Dish One Sattelite- FInal Approval granted in a $1,000,000 TCPA settlement, 2017
Anne Wolf v Hewlett Packard Company, Case No. 5:15-cv-01221-BRO-GJS (C.D. Cal.) (Consumer Legal Remedies Act class action certified on behalf of tens of thousands of class members, 2016
Ann Fox V Asset Acceptance Final Approval Granted in a 7 figure TCPA class settlement, 2016
Sayan Aboudi v T Mobile- TCPA classs settleent FInal Approval Granted $2,500,000 common fund , 2015
Carrie Couser v Comenity Bank- Final Approval Granted in an $8,000,000 TCPA Settlement, 2015
Final Approval Granted in TCPA Class Action Settlement v Apria Healthcare, 2015
Chase Bank 34 Mlllion Dollar TCPA Class Action Settlement http://www.law360.com/articles/567221/chase-bank-will-pay-34m-to-end-tcpa-class-action, 2014
1.2 Million Illegal Recording Settlement Against Nelnet http://www.law360.com/cases/52af62b7381e1b6658000001, 2014
LA Clippers $5 million Dollar TCPA Class Action Settlement http://www.law360.com/articles/544275/la-clippers-settle-5m-tcpa-suit-with-home-game-tickets, 2014
http://www.law360.com/articles/280951/la-times-sued-over-unwanted-subscription-calls http://www.dancerlitigation.com/ A favorable class-action settlement for Adrienne Dancer was announced recently against Los Angeles Times Communications, LLC, 2013
http://www.law360.com/articles/583738Comenity Bank agreed to settle $8.5 million for allegedly violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act., 2013
Clippers and Dancer v L.A
Friedman v. Los Angeles
Gehricht, et al v Chase Bank, et al