Practice areas: Personal Injury, Class Action & Mass Torts, Insurance Coverage; view more
Licensed in California since: 1997
Education: University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2019 - 2027 Call today:
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Joshua Haffner is the founder of Haffner Law PC in Sherman Oaks, California, where he represents individuals and businesses harmed by negligence, insurance bad faith, fraud and other forms of wrongdoing. His practice spans personal injury, wrongful death, class actions, business litigation, construction defect and insurance coverage disputes.
Mr. Haffner began his legal career in 1997, a period when claims arising from the Northridge earthquake were being aggressively litigated. He devoted his early years to representing owners of damaged homes and commercial properties, and he took part in multiple earthquake claims exceeding $200 million. That experience laid the foundation for a career spent advocating for policyholders against insurers across a wide range of coverage disputes.
Over more than two decades, Mr. Haffner has taken numerous personal injury, wrongful death and bad faith matters to trial, including cases involving punitive damages and has secured multiple multimillion-dollar results. In 2012, he was nominated for Consumer Attorneys of California Trial Lawyer of the Year for a bad faith verdict won on behalf of an elderly man whose Hollywood Hills home was destroyed by a crashing truck. Other notable outcomes include a settlement exceeding $17 million for a condominium developer against its excess carriers and a $10 million settlement against an insurer that refused to satisfy a judgment won by a client who suffered brain damage in a violent assault at a bar.
Mr. Haffner has also handled many matters on appeal, including the published decisions 21st Century Insurance Co. v. Superior Court (2005) and Doheny Park Terrace Homeowners Association v. Truck Insurance Exchange (2005). He has written extensively on insurance litigation and bad faith and has served as a panelist at legal seminars. Colleagues in the California insurance bar recognize him for his tenacity, experience and commitment to maximizing client recovery.
A Los Angeles native who spent part of his childhood in Mexico, Mr. Haffner is fluent in Spanish. He earned his B.A. with high honors from The University of Texas at Austin (1993) and his J.D. cum laude from UC Hastings College of the Law (1997). He is admitted to practice in California, New York and Washington, as well as in multiple federal district courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. He is a longtime member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and the Consumer Attorneys of California.
Se habla español.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff, Insurance Coverage, Business Litigation, Construction Litigation: ConsumerFocus areas
Bad Faith Insurance, Class Actions, Construction Defects, Insurance, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Toxic Torts, Wrongful Death
- 40% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 20% Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff
- 20% Insurance Coverage
- 10% Business Litigation
- 10% Construction Litigation: Consumer
First Admitted: 1997, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.haffnerlawyers.com/joshua-haffner/
Bar / Professional Activity
- State of California, 1997
- State of New York, 1998
- State of Washington
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Member, 1999 - Present
- Consumer Attorneys of California, Member, 2002 - Present
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Member, 1998 - Present
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Karen Washington. (Class action for plaintiff in car accident lawsuit that was overcharged by medical billing provider. Settled for $2.5 million.)
- Kang v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (N.D. Cal. 2021) 2021 WL 5826230, settlement for over $95 million (following verdict in related case) on behalf of mortgage loan officers who were not paid rest breaks and sustained other Labor Code violations., 2022
- Lottery Fraud Case. (Action on behalf of boyfriend of ex-girlfriend who kept all the proceeds after one of two tickets they bought together won. Settled confidentially.)
- Lottery Fraud Case. (Action on behalf of one of three co-workers at Supermarket who bought lottery tickets, which our client claimed there was an agreement to share. When one of the tickets won, the person holding it refused to share. Confidential settlement.)
- Antonio Lopez Chaj, LASC. (Client was brutally beaten at bar, suffered brain damage and sued security company. After obtaining judgment, security company’s insurer would not pay, asserting claim was excluded. Case settled against insurance company for $10 million.)
- Involved in multiple Northridge earthquake claims exceeding $200 million.
- John Doe Homeowners Association v. Roe Insurance Company
- Restaurant Worker v. Disability Ins. Co.
- John Doe v. Roe Title Ins. Co.
- Whittenberg v. Robertson’s Ready Mix
- Batsalkin v. ATI Technologies, INC.
- Elderly Gentleman v. Automobile Ins. Co.
- Homeowner v. Seller/Contractor/Realtor
- Armored Car G. v. Insurance Company
- Builder v. Insurance Company: Insurance bad faith case on behalf of condominium developer against excess insurance carriers for property damage. Settled for over $17 million.
- Doheny Park Terrace Homeowners Ass’n, Inc. v. Truck Insurance Exchange 132 Cal.App.4th 1076, 2005
- 21st Century Ins. Co. v. Superior Court 127 Cal.App.4th 1351, 2005
Representative Clients
- Individuals or entities with class action claims
- Individuals who have been defrauded
- Businesses who have property damage or insurance claims
- Injured Person
- Employees
- Policyholders of all kinds
Educational Background
- University of Texas, B.A., High Honors, 1993
Honors
- Trial Lawyer of the Year nominee, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2012
Industry Groups
- Banking
- Builders
- Homeowners Association
- Insurance
- Lottery
- Real Estate
- Trucking
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
“Joshua Haffner embodies what the Super Lawyers awards stand for. A tireless fighter for justice for consumers and high clients in an honest and professional manner.”
“He is good Personal Injury and Insurance Attorney”
“As a mentor and friend, Mr. Haffner is pure class and the most reliable attorney I know.”
“Josh Haffner is a top-tier attorney and a leader in the area of class actions. When I want to consult another lawyer about a potential class action case, I call Josh. He is extremely experienced and has a well earned reputation.”
“One of the best attorneys I have ever worked with. Josh has amazing ability to take very challenging cases, and turn them completely around.”
“An outstanding attorney who does a great job servicing his clients and obtaining great results.”
“Joshua Haffner is an experienced litigation attorney in the areas of tort law, class actions, insurance fraud/bad faith, and personal injury. His knowledge combined with his skill make him a worthy ally and a respected adversary.”
Office location for Joshua Haffner
15260 Ventura Blvd
Suite 1520
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Phone: 213-514-5681
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2019 - 2027
