Charles E. Slyngstad
Top rated Professional Liability attorney in Los Angeles, California
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
Practice areas: Professional Liability, Business Litigation, Employment Litigation
Licensed in California since: 1979
Education: University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2027 Call today:
213-954-1639
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
444 South Flower Street40th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071 Visit website
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Mr. Slyngstad's practice emphasizes retaliation, civil rights, and whistle blower cases, conflicts of interest and ethics advice, legal malpractice litigation, and representation in healthcare matters. He represents public agencies and municipalities, corporations, and individuals. He is certified as a specialist in Legal Malpractice Law by the State Bar of California and is rated AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5. He practices with Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP in Los Angeles.
Practice areas
Professional Liability: Defense, Business Litigation, Employment Litigation: Defense- 60% Professional Liability: Defense
- 20% Business Litigation
- 20% Employment Litigation: Defense
First Admitted: 1979, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.bwslaw.com/meet-our-people/charles-e-slyngstad/
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- November 4, 2008 -- Verdict for the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles against its former two highest executive officers in six-week fraud jury trial in Los Angeles Superior Court. $528,000.February 13, 2009 -- Verdict against the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles in favor of one of its former attorneys in Government Code retaliation lawsuit after three-week jury trial. $438,000.
Representative Clients
- Odd Fellows Home of California; Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP; City of Los Angeles; Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, 2026
Transactions
- May 12, 2011 -- Obtained California Attorney General's consent to material modifications to the $37 million sale agreement of Victor Valley Community Hospital, available at http://ag.ca.gov/charities/pdf/vvch_letter_4th_amend.pdf
- Borrower's Counsel, $101,745,000 California Statewide Communities Development Authority Insured Revenue Bonds (Odd Fellows Home of California Project), 2026
- December 29, 2010 -- Obtained California Attorney General's consent pursuant to Corporations Code section 5914 et seq. to the $37 million sale of Victor Valley Community Hospital, available at ag.ca.gov/charities/pdf/vvch_decision.pdf
Special Licenses / Certifications
- Board of Legal Specialization, State Bar of California, Certified Specialist, Legal Malpractice Law, 2026
Educational Background
- B.A., English, University of California at Berkeley (1976); J.D., University of California, Hastings College of Law (1979)
White Papers
- This paper, which was presented at the May 2011 League of California Cities City Attorneys' Department's Spring Conference, discusses the California decisions and rules affecting a terminated attorney's ability to sue for employment termination in light of the attorney-client privilege., When the Lawyer Departs, Law, 2011
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Author, EEOC Exempts Coordinating Retiree Health Benefits with Medicare, American Health Lawyers Association, Healthcare, 2008
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Primary appellate counsel in many cases, including most recently Erwin v. Ramos, County of San Bernardino (2022) (Ninth Circuit, memorandum affirmance, No. 20-55903), involving federal civil rights litigation, 42 U.S.C. section 1983; Chuang v. Chuang (pending 2022, Sixth District Court of Appeal, No. H048994), involving anti-SLAPP; Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission v. Insomniac, Inc. (2015) 233 Cal.App.4th 803, involving conflicts of interest and false claims; Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (2011) 200 Cal.App.4th 1267, involving retaliation claim under False Claims Act; previous cases included affirmance of judgment for fraudulent misrepresentation (unpublished opinion on December 6, 2011 in Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles v. Smith, No. B213216); affirmance of dismissal of legal malpractice case based on spoliation of evidence (Williams v. Russ (2008) 167 Cal.App.4th 1215); and reversal of a dismissal based on statute of limitations where the Court of Appeal applied a seldom used tolling doctrine known as adverse domination (unpublished opinion on October 28, 2008 in Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles v. Williams, No. B199852)., 2022
Honors
- Peer Review Rating, AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5, Martindale-Hubbell, 2026
Industry Groups
- Healthcare
- Housing
- Law
Office location for Charles E. Slyngstad
444 South Flower Street
40th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Phone: 213-954-1639
Selections
5 Years Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2027
