Charles Fleishman
has been practicing law in Southern California since 1970. He has practiced as an ERISA disability lawyer for
over 20 years. He was born in Los Angeles, graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in History from UCLA, and received
his Juris Doctor from USC. He is admitted to practice before all of the courts of California, the United States
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
He has tried approximately 225 jury trials and well over 1500 court trials. He has
handled over 200 appeals and writs before appellate courts of California, the Ninth Circuit and the United States Supreme
Court. He was the attorney representing one of the parties in the following published decisions:
1. Munchow v. Kaszewski (1976)
56 CA3d 831
2. Scott v. Alpha Beta (1980) 104 CA3d 305
3. DuLac v. Perma Trans (1980) 103 CA3d 973
4. Plotisa v. Superior Court (1983) 140 CA3d 755
5.
Gomez v. Ticor (1983) 145 CA3d 622
6. Neinstein v. L.A. Dodgers
(1986) 185 CA3d 176
7. Abdala v. Aziz (1992) 3 CA4th 369
8. Harper v. Wausau (1997) 16 CA4th 1079
9. Patterson v. Hughes 11 F.3d 948 (9th Cir. 1993)
10.
Booton v. Lockheed 110 F.3d 1461 (9th Cir. 1997)
11. Ingram
v. Martin Marietta Long Term Disability Plan 244 F. 3d 1109 (9th Cir. 2001)
12. Padfield v. AIG Insurance Co. 290 F.3d 1121 (9th Cir.2002)
13. Jebian v. Hewlett-Packard 349 F.3d 1098 (9th Cir. 2003)
14. Saffon v. Wells Fargo 522 F.3d 863 (9th Cir. 2008)
15.
Salomaa v. Honda 642 F.3d 666 (9th Cir. 2011)
The last 7 listed cases were and remain employee benefits cases of significant
importance.
In
1994, Mr. Fleishman was a candidate for Los Angeles County Superior Court. In that election, he was given the highest
possible competency rating, "well qualified," by the Los Angeles County Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Committee.
Mr. Fleishman has been named a Super
Lawyer in Los Angeles Magazine every year since 2006.
Mr. Fleishman's practice has been devoted, since 1990, to representing individuals
with ERISA problems. He has never represented an employer or insurance company. He has handled over 250 ERISA
cases and has a success rate of over 80%. Most of his clients have employed him on a contingency basis. His
clients have come from all over the United States. He welcomes the opportunity to review your claim.
