Stearns & Ryan, Lawyers
A Firm Specializing in Litigation & Transactional Services
For the past 30 years, Stearns & Ryan, Lawyers have become renown for their litigation and transactional services in real estate, business, family law, and estate matters.
Practice Areas
Discover Stearns & Ryan, Lawyers diverse practice areas, where our attorneys adeptly handle both litigation and transactional matters. Explore how we can guide you toward favorable outcomes across key legal matters.
Our skilled attorneys offer guidance on establishing, growing, and maintaining successful operations.
Stearns & Ryan, Lawyers represent clients in the purchase, sale, leasing and financing of residential and commercial real estate.
Stearns & Ryan, Lawyers experience in Family Law extends into divorce, spousal and child support, custody and visitation and more.
We represent clients in civil litigation including personal injury, contract disputes, product liability, defamation and libel cases.
Stearns & Ryan, Lawyers help you establish estate planning components that can ensure your legacy plays out as you intend.
We represent both employers and employees in class actions, wage claims, discrimination, compliance issues, and more.
Stearns & Ryan, Lawyers are able to evaluate and litigate all construction defect claims at the standard the law requires.
30+ Years
Serving the Los Angeles Area
Our Story
A Los Angeles Litigation and Transaction Firm
For the past 30 years, Stearns & Ryan, Lawyers have earned a reputation in the South Bay and greater Los Angeles areas as a premier law firm in the areas of litigation and transaction. The firm is renowned for its litigation and transactional work in real estate, business, family law, and estate matters.
Our recent accomplishments & Success Stories
Civil &
Real Estate
Litigation
- Defense counsel on Federal class action dismissed at pleadings stage on $10 million to $30 million fraud claim.
- Publicly traded company to pay high six figures in confidential settlement to former employees for past due wages and attorney’s fees and costs incurred.
- Seller of commercial property ordered to specifically perform and sell commercial property to buyer valued in excess of $3 million.
- Lender represented by “Big Law” firm handed loss by Stearns & Ryan, Lawyers and told by judge its multi-million dollar loan was procured by fraud.
Employment
Litigation
- Negotiated wage and hour class action claim against multi-national vehicle assembler claiming damages approximating $20 million to low six figure settlement.
- Sexual harassment claim against employer dismissed following mediation of multiple employees’ claims upon demonstration that claims were fabricated.
- Prosecuted multi-million dollar mortgage lender for whistleblower retaliation and wrongful termination.
- Six figure settlement obtained for care taker of elder for violation of wage and hour laws.
Estate & Trust Litigation
- Multi-million dollar estate left to care taker of elder pursuant to trust amendment near elder’s death set aside on ground that caretaker committed fraud and undue influence against elder by caretaker.
- Child of deceased parent to receive additional $1 million in dispute with charity over interpretation of will. Charity contended client entitled to zero.
- Estate of deceased spouse ordered to pay surviving spouse support and share of estate despite premarital agreement and trust providing that surviving spouse receives nothing.
Family
Law
- Community family residence and all financial accounts awarded to spouse pursuant to Family Code section 271 on finding of fraud and misappropriation of marital assets committed by other spouse.
- Spousal support terminated upon court’s determination that ex spouse failed to attempt self-support and failed to prudently manage property awarded under judgment.
- Visitation granted to parent with long history of drug abuse upon demonstrating of rehabilitation, and that claims of abuse toward other parent were not true.
- Succeed in terminating spousal support from a long-term marriage–$26,000 per month to zero.
- Successfully defend claim of parental alienation, with court ordering accuser to pay client’s attorney’s fees and costs.
Meet Our Lawyers
At Stearns & Ryan, Lawyers, our skilled team of attorneys is committed to delivering top-tier legal services across discrete, diverse practice areas. Focused on understanding and meeting your specific needs, our attorneys aim to provide practical and effective solutions.
With extensive experience in litigation and transactional matters, we work diligently to address each client’s unique challenges. Browse our legal professionals’ profiles to learn more about the expertise that makes Stearns & Ryan, Lawyers a strong ally in your legal journey.
What our clients say about Stearns & Ryan, Lawyers
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Career Opportunities
More than just a law firm – the team at Stearns & Ryan, Lawyers is a close-knit family.
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SoCal Super Lawyers
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