Joe Hariton
Top rated Civil Litigation attorney in Los Angeles, California
Law Offices of Joe Hariton
Practice areas: Civil Litigation, Elder Law, Employment & Labor; view more
Licensed in California since: 1988
Education: Southwestern Law School
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310-853-4045
Law Offices of Joe Hariton
2121 Avenue of the StarsSuite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90067 Visit website
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: PlaintiffFocus 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 , 2024
- Certified to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, 2024
- Certified to practice in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California , 2024
- Certified to practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California , 2024
- Certified to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit , 2024
- Certified to practice in the United States District Court for the Central District of California , 2023
- Certified to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit , 2023
- Certified to practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California , 2023
- Certified to practice in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California , 2023
- Certified to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, 2023
- Member of Missouri State Bar, 2023
- Member of Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles , 2023
- CLA Member - Litigation, 2023
- CLA Member - Labor and Employment, 2023
- Member of California State Bar, 2023
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, 2025
- Certified to practice in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1988 to the present, 2025
- Certified to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California from 1988 to the present, 2025
- Certified to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California since 1988, 2025
- Certified to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California from 1988 to the present, 2025
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
Honors
- America's Top 100 Attorneys - with Lifetime Achievement, America's Top 100 Attorneys - with Lifetime Achievement, America's Top 100 Attorneys, 2025
- AVVO 10.0 Rating, AVVO 10.0 Rating, AVVO, 2025
- The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 2025
- America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, 2025
- Elite Lawyer - Litigation, Elite Lawyer - Litigation, Elite Lawer, 2025
- Best Attorneys of America, Best Attorneys of America, Best Attorneys of America, 2025
- Best Attorneys of America, Best Attorneys of America, Best Attorneys of America, 2020
- National Association of Distinguished Counsel - Nation's Top One Percent , Nation's Top One Percent, National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2024
- Elite Lawyer - Litigation, Elite Lawyer - Litigation, Elite Lawyer, 2024
- Best Attorneys of America, Best Attorneys of America, Best Attorneys of America, 2024
- Best Attorneys of America, Best Attorneys of America, Best Attorneys of America, 2023
- Best Attorneys of America, Best Attorneys of America, Best Attorneys of America, 2022
- Best Attorneys of America, Best Attorneys of America, Best Attorneys of America, 2021
- America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, 2024
- America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys, America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys, America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys, 2024
- The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 2024
- AVVO 10.0 Rating, AVVO 10.0 Rating, AVVO, 2024
- AVVO 10.0 Rating, AVVO 10.0 Rating, AVVO, 2022
- AVVO 10.0 Rating, AVVO 10.0 Rating, AVVO, 2021
- AVVO 10.0 Rating, AVVO 10.0 Rating, AVVO, 2020
- America's Top 100 Attorneys - with Lifetime Achievement, America's Top 100 Attorneys - with Lifetime Achievement, America's Top 100 Attorneys, 2022
- Elite Lawyer - Litigation, Elite Lawyer - Litigation, Elite Lawyer, 2022
- Elite Lawyer - Litigation, Elite Lawyer - Litigation, Elite Lawyer, 2021
- The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 2022
- The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 2021
- The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 2020
- America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys, America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys, America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys, 2022
- America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys, America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys, America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys, 2021
- America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys, America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys, America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys, 2020
- National Association of Distinguished Counsel - Nation's Top One Percent, Nation's Top One Percent, National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2022
- Best Attorneys of America - Lifetime Membership, Best Attorneys of America - Lifetime Membership, Best Attorneys of America, 2022
- Best Attorneys of America - Lifetime Membership, Best Attorneys of America - Lifetime Membership, Best Attorneys of America, 2021
- America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, 2023
- Top Attorneys, Top Attorneys, Pasadena Magazine, 2023
- Best Attorneys of America - Lifetime Membership, Best Attorneys of America - Lifetime Membership, Best Attorneys of America, 2023
- National Association of Distinguished Counsel, Nation's Top One Percent, National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2023
- America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys, America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys, America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys, 2023
- The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 2023
- Premier Lawyers of America - Lifetime Achievement Award in Civil Litigation, Premier Lawyers of America - Lifetime Achievement Award in Civil Litigation, Premier Lawyers of America, 2020
- Elite Lawyer - Litigation, Elite Lawyer - Litigation, Elite Lawyer, 2023
- AVVO 10.0 Rating, AVVO 10.0 Rating, AVVO, 2023
- America's Top 100 Attorneys - with Lifetime Achievement, America's Top 100 Attorneys - with Lifetime Achievement, America's Top 100 Attorneys, 2023
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
Office location for Joe Hariton
2121 Avenue of the Stars
Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone: 310-853-4045
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2026