Joe Hariton

Top rated Civil Litigation attorney in Los Angeles, California

Law Offices of Joe Hariton
Joe Hariton
Law Offices of Joe Hariton

Practice areas: Civil Litigation, Elder Law, Employment & Labor; view more

Licensed in California since: 1988

Education: Southwestern Law School

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2027

Law Offices of Joe Hariton

2121 Avenue of the Stars
Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90067 Visit website
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Attorney Joe Hariton is the founder and owner of the LAW OFFICES OF JOE HARITON, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION.  Mr. Hariton is a top-rated litigation and trial lawyer with more than 35 years of legal experience which has included:

  • Significant Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
  • Insurance law
  • Business law
  • Employment law
  • Contracts
  • Professional malpractice
  • And More

Along with maintaining a successful litigation and trial practice, completing a multitude of mediations, arbitrations and trials as lead counsel, Mr. Hariton has secured recoveries far in excess of the one million dollar benchmark for his plaintiff personal injury clients numerous times. He has served as lead counsel in a host of multimillion-dollar, high-stakes disputes involving a wide range of civil cases.

Over the course of his career, he has earned a reputation for his exceptional legal knowledge, mediation, arbitration and trial skills.  His practice nearly exclusively consists of matters referred by attorneys.  Recognized for his success, he has received numerous accolades from his peers.

In addition to being selected as a SUPER LAWYER, he has been included in many organizations professing attorney merit selection. 

A graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, Mr. Hariton began his legal career in 1988 after obtaining his Juris Doctor degree from Southwestern University and his license to practice from the State Bar of California. He is also admitted to practice in Missouri as well as certified to practice before all of California's U.S. District Courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. He attended college on a California State Full Scholarship and earned the Exceptional Achievement Award from Southwestern University.

His professional affiliations have included the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, the Anti-Defamation League's Executive Committee, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, and more.  He has served as Board Director/Chairman, Officer and Pro Bono counsel of various 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organizations.  

Practice areas

Civil Litigation: Plaintiff, Elder Law, Employment & Labor: Employee, Employment Litigation: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Brain Injury, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law - Employee, Labor Law, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Retaliation, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Sexual Harassment, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wage & Hour Laws, Whistleblower, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Termination

  • 50% Civil Litigation: Plaintiff
  • 10% Elder Law
  • 10% Employment & Labor: Employee
  • 10% Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
  • 10% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
  • 10% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 1988, California

Professional Webpage: https://HaritonLaw.com/about-us/

Bar / Professional Activity

  • Certified to practice in the United States District Court for the Central District of California , 2026
  • Certified to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, 2026
  • Certified to practice in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California , 2026
  • Certified to practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California , 2026
  • Certified to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit , 2026
  • Member of Missouri State Bar, 2026
  • Member of California State Bar, 2026

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

  • Obtained recoveries numerous times far in excess of the one million dollar benchmark for plaintiff tort clients. 

Special Licenses / Certifications

  • Certified to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California from 1988 to the present, 2026
  • Certified to practice in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1988 to the present, 2026
  • Certified to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California from 1988 to the present, 2026
  • Certified to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California since 1988, 2026
  • Certified to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California from 1988 to the present, 2026

Pro bono / Community Service

  • 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable pro bono/community service work, 2024
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable pro bono/community service work, 2025
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable pro bono/community service work, 2023
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable pro bono/community service work , 2019
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable pro bono/community service work  , 2020
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable pro bono/community service work  , 2021
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable pro bono/community service work  , 2022

Educational Background

  • U.C.L.A., Bachelor of Arts degree in History and extended study of Advanced Mathematics

White Papers

  • Weighing factors to determine whether to settle or proceed with trial., When Should I Go To Trial Instead of Settling in California, Legal, 2024
  • What Insurance Tactics May Qualify as Bad Faith in California., What Insurance Tactics May Qualify as Bad Faith in California, Legal, 2024
  • Weighing factors to determine whether to settle or proceed with trial., When Should I Go To Trial Instead of Settling in California, Legal, 2023
  • What insurance tactics may qualify as bad Faith in California., What Insurance Tactics May Qualify as Bad Faith in California, Legal, 2020
  • What insurance tactics may qualify as bad faith in California., What Insurance Tactics May Qualify as Bad Faith in California, Legal, 2021
  • What insurance tactics may qualify as Bad Faith in California., What Insurance Tactics May Qualify as Bad Faith in California, Legal, 2022
  • Weighing factors to determine whether to settle or proceed with trial., When Should I Go To Trial Instead of Settling in California, Legal, 2020
  • Weighing factors to determine whether to settle or proceed with trial., When Should I Go To Trial Instead of Settling in California, Legal, 2021
  • Weighing factors to determine whether to settle or proceed with trial., When Should I Go To Trial Instead of Settling in California, Legal, 2022
  • What insurance tactics may qualify as bad faith in California., What Insurance Tactics May Qualify as Bad Faith in California, Legal, 2023

Honors

  • America's Top 100 Attorneys - with Lifetime Achievement, America's Top 100 Attorneys - with Lifetime Achievement, America's Top 100 Attorneys, 2026
  • Nation's Top One Percent, Nation's Top One Percent, National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2026
  • Best Attorneys of America - Lifetime Member, Best Attorneys of America, Best Attorneys of America, 2026
  • (Plaintiff) - Los Angeles - Recommended, Leading Product Liability Compensation Lawyers (Plaintiff) - Los Angeles, DOYLES, 2026
  • Employment & Labor, Best of LA Legal - Employment & Labor, Los Angeles Magazine, 2026
  • Civil Litigation: Plaintiff, Best of LA Legal - Civil Litigation: Plaintiff, Los Angeles Magazine, 2026
  • AVVO 10.0 Rating, AVVO 10.0 Rating, AVVO, 2026
  • The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 2026
  • Elite Lawyer - General Practice, Elite Lawyer - General Practice, Elite Lawer, 2026
  • AVVO 10.0 Rating, AVVO 10.0 Rating, AVVO, 2026

Office location for Joe Hariton

2121 Avenue of the Stars
Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Phone: 310-853-4045

Selections

8 Years Super Lawyers
  • Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2027

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