Jean-Claude Lapuyade
Top rated Employment & Labor attorney in San Diego, California
JCL Law Firm, APC
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Construction Litigation, Employment Litigation; view more
Licensed in California since: 2007
Education: California Western School of Law
Selected to Rising Stars: 2015 - 2018 Call today:
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5440 Morehouse DriveSuite 3600
San Diego, CA 92121 Visit website
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Jean-Claude Lapuyade is an employment law attorney and partner at JCL Law Firm, APC, working out of their office in San Diego, California. Mr. Lapuyade handles a wide variety of employment and labor law matters, including those involving wage and hour class actions for unpaid wages, missed meal and rest breaks, misclassification, wrongful termination cases and tenants in unlawful housing class action lawsuits. He represents employees in the San Diego area and on a statewide basis.
Mr. Lapuyade has 16-plus years of legal experience and provides competent representation to employees, fighting aggressively for their rights. Over his time in practice, he has recovered over $300 million in monetary awards for his clients. He is highly experienced in both litigation and arbitration and works hard on behalf of each client he serves.
After earning a bachelor’s degree in history from The University of Arizona in 2001, Mr. Lapuyade earned his law degree from the California Western School of Law, where he was the recipient of a dean’s merit scholarship. He holds a license to practice law before all California state courts and the U.S. District Courts for the Central, Eastern and Southern Districts of California.
Before joining JCL Law Firm, APC, Mr. Lapuyade served as a law clerk for less than a year at a private law firm and more than three years at another. These experiences provided him with valuable insights and knowledge in the legal field, which enhanced his ability in his current practice.
As an employment law attorney, Mr. Lapuyade stays active in his legal community. Rated “Superb” on Avvo, he has also received the Distinguished Advocate Award for Outstanding Oral Advocacy. He holds close affiliations with prominent legal associations such as the:
- California Employment Lawyers Association
- Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
- American Bar Association – Litigation Section, Labor and Employment Section and Tort, Trial and Insurance Section
- The State Bar of California – Labor and Employment Section and Litigation Section
Practice areas
Employment & Labor: Employee, Construction Litigation: Consumer, Employment Litigation: PlaintiffFocus areas
Construction Defects, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law - Employee, Employment Law - Employer, Labor Law, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Unions, Wage & Hour Laws, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- 60% Employment & Labor: Employee
- 20% Construction Litigation: Consumer
- 20% Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2007, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.jcl-lawfirm.com/attorney/lapuyade-jean-claude/
- Deans Merit Scholarship, 2005 - 2006, California Western School of Law
- Super Lawyers, Rising Stars
- Distinguished Advocate Award for Outstanding Oral Advocacy, 2005 - 2006
- Super Lawyers Rising Star, Thomson Reuters, 2015 - 2018
- Duran v. EmployBridge, 92 Cal.App.5th 59, 2023
- Blanchette et al., v. Superior Court (GHA Homes), 8 Cal.App.5th 521, 2017
- Chmurny v. State, 392 Md. 159,2006, 2006
- In February 2019, the JCL Law Firm, APC, obtained final approval for a $2 million wage and hour class action Settlement in the San Diego Superior Court. Attorney Jean-Claude Lapuyade represented a group of approximately 300 commissioned based salespersons against their employer seeking unpaid wages for missed rest periods, 2019.
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- Insurance Column for Consumer Attorneys, Co-Editor, 2011 to 2014
- American Bar Association, Tort, Trial & Insurance Section, Member, 2007 to Present
- California Bar Association, Litigation Section, Member, 2007 to Present
- California Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section, Member, 2007 to Present
- American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section, Member, 2007 to Present
- American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Member, 2007 to Present
- California
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- California Employment Lawyers Association, 2007 to Present
- Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, 2007 to Present
- University of Arizona, B.A. - Major: History, 2001
Office location for Jean-Claude Lapuyade
5440 Morehouse Drive
Suite 3600
San Diego, CA 92121
Phone: 619-826-6975
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2015 - 2018
