Edward J. Rutyna

Attorney Edward J. Rutyna serves as the lead civil litigation attorney at Solution Law in Fountain Valley, California where he is a member of a group of seasoned litigation attorneys. A highly seasoned trial attorney with more than 35 years of legal experience, Mr. Rutyna focuses his practice almost exclusively on personal injury and litigated matters throughout California, including trust litigation, business litigation, serious injury matters, as well as on criminal matters.

Along with having many cases in both court and administrative law settings, including civil cases in Superior Court, he has successfully authored and presented more than 20 appellate briefs before the California courts of appeal. Through his efforts and successes in representing both individuals and various entities, including corporations, trusts, governmental entities, and partnerships, he has been recognized by his peers with an AV Pre-eminent rating from Martindale Hubbell for over twenty years.

A 1982 magna cum laude graduate of Boston College, Mr. Rutyna then studied at George Washington University National Law Center, where he obtained his Juris Doctor in 1985. After interning at the Huntington Beach City Attorney's office and admittance to The State Bar of California in 1986, and he served as a Deputy City Attorney for two years. He then worked in private practice, first with a now-defunct workers' compensation defense firm from 1988-1996 handling both workers' compensation and civil litigation, and then had his own office from 1996-2005. Mr. Rutyna continued to serve the City of Huntington Beach as an outside counsel from 1989-2003. In 2005, he decided to further his education and enrolled at Chapman University School of Law and earned his Master of Law (LL.M.) in Taxation degree in 2007.

Following this, Mr. Rutyna worked as an insurance defense attorney for two prominent insurance carriers. This experience provided him with invaluable insight into the industry, which helps him build the strongest cases possible for his plaintiff injury clients.

Along with maintaining a successful legal practice, Mr. Rutyna is currently a judge pro tem with the Long Beach District Office's Division of Workers’ Compensation and previously volunteered as a judge pro tem in Orange County Municipal Court for traffic and small claims court. He is a member of the Orange County Bar Association and has been served on the Boards of two homeowners' associations, including terms as President and Vice-President. He has  also  served as A Volunteer in Public School proctoring exams, and was a team parent for her high school volleyball team. He holds a Superb rating on Avvo.com for workers' compensation, an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and he has received numerous other awards for his professionalism and service.