" Don't find fault. Find a remedy" -- Henry Ford

As an attorney for more than three decades, Marc Lerner is well known in the profession for his keen ability as a litigator and for prevailing in court trials. In addition to his trial work, Mr. Lerner is also considered one the best in the field of family law as a mediator, one who is able to bring expeditious and fair resolution to even the most complex of cases.

In addition to family law, he also has practiced in such areas as real estate, business, contract and transactional law. He credits his ability to prevail in complex family law matters to his multifaceted legal experience.

Mr. Lerner has received international notoriety for the much-publicized case he won involving the woman who won a lottery and kept the proceeds from her estranged husband. After successfully representing the husband in court, Mr. Lerner appeared on the Today Show, Dateline NBC, CNBC, Court TV, Leeza and many other television and radio programs commenting on the outcome of the case. The judge awarded the entire $1.6 million to Mr. Lerner's clients.

Mr. Lerner has served as a judge pro-tem for the Small Claims Court in West Los Angeles and also enjoys an AV rating in the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell Registry, the lawyer rating system that evaluates lawyers and law firms based upon peer review.

He was instrumental in helping to pass legislation that recognized the merits of paralegal programs when they were in their infancy. He is also credited with having assisted in establishing appropriate guidelines for paralegal licensing.

A graduate of the University of Southern California in 1968, where he earned a B.S. in business, Mr. Lerner also attended USC Law School earning a J.D. in 1971. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1971 and US. Federal District Courts that same year.

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