The law can be used to prevent companies from exploiting the public. To make this happen, I find new ways to approach disputes—often using technology tools—to level the playing field as much as possible.

Caleb is an innovative litigator who sees the law as a tool for action. A partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office, he dedicates most of his practice to consumer protection and employment cases. His clients include consumers, misclassified employees, mortgage borrowers, student loan borrowers, and senior citizens. Caleb’s background as a courtroom advocate and his proficiency in the technology field offers clients a unique skill set. His passion for justice empowers his service to those whose rights have been violated, and his engineering mindset helps him overcome tactical obstacles in the litigation. Caleb has played a key role in the emerging plaintiffs’ arbitration practice and tried the first merits arbitration in the country that alleged that a “gig economy” worker was an employee as opposed to an independent contractor. He continues to advance such cases in arbitration and courtrooms.

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • California
  • District of Columbia
  • Michigan
  • New York
  • Texas
  • Washington

COURT ADMISSIONS

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Courts for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of California
  • General Bar for the U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Washington

EDUCATION

  • JD, Michigan State University College of Law
  • BA, Michigan State University

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Federal Bar Association
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • Duke Law’s Bolch Judicial Institute and Electronic Discovery Reference Model
  • American Association for Justice
  • Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
  • Consumer Attorneys of California
  • In re: Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation (MDL 2695), Plaintiff’s Steering Committee
  • In re: Syngenta AG MIR162 Corn Litigation (MDL 2591)
  • In re: McGregor-Mayweather Boxing Match Pay-Per-View Litigation (MDL No. 2806)
  • In re: Pacquiao-Mayweather Boxing Match Pay-Per-View Litigation (MDL No. 2639)
  • Weiss v. City of Los Angeles, 2 Cal. App. 5th 194 (August 8, 2016), review denied (Nov. 22, 2016) (affirming trial court verdict)
  • Circeo-Loudon v. Green Tree Servicing, LLC, No. 14-CV-21384, 2016 WL 8256853 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 30, 2016) ($52 million settlement)
  • Etter v. Thetford Corp., No. SACV1300081JLSRNB, 2017 WL 1433312 (C.D. Cal. Apr. 14, 2017) ($39 million settlement)
  • Pappas v. Naked Juice Co of Glendora, Inc., No. LACV1108276JAKPLAX, 2014 WL 12382279, at *1 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 2, 2014) ($9 million settlement)
  • Michigan Fin. Auth. v. Kiebler, 495 Mich. 874, 837 N.W.2d 685 (2013) ($13 million settlement)
  • Trauth v. Oxnard Hospitality, LLC, No. EDCV0901316VAPDTBX, 2012 WL 12893448, at *1 (C.D. Cal. Nov. 7, 2012) ($12.9 million settlement)
  • Doe v. Cin-Lan, Inc., No. 08-CV-12719, 2011 WL 37970, at *4 (E.D. Mich. Jan. 5, 2011) ($11.3 million settlement)
  • Southern California Super Lawyers: 2024
  • Southern California Rising Star Super Lawyers: 2015-2022
  • Los Angeles County Bar’s Litigation Executive Committee
  • Los Angeles County Bar’s Access to Justice Committee

CREDENTIALS

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • California
  • District of Columbia
  • Michigan
  • New York
  • Texas
  • Washington

COURT ADMISSIONS

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Courts for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of California
  • General Bar for the U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Washington

EDUCATION

  • JD, Michigan State University College of Law
  • BA, Michigan State University

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Federal Bar Association
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • Duke Law’s Bolch Judicial Institute and Electronic Discovery Reference Model
  • American Association for Justice
  • Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
  • Consumer Attorneys of California

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • In re: Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation (MDL 2695), Plaintiff’s Steering Committee
  • In re: Syngenta AG MIR162 Corn Litigation (MDL 2591)
  • In re: McGregor-Mayweather Boxing Match Pay-Per-View Litigation (MDL No. 2806)
  • In re: Pacquiao-Mayweather Boxing Match Pay-Per-View Litigation (MDL No. 2639)
  • Weiss v. City of Los Angeles, 2 Cal. App. 5th 194 (August 8, 2016), review denied (Nov. 22, 2016) (affirming trial court verdict)
  • Circeo-Loudon v. Green Tree Servicing, LLC, No. 14-CV-21384, 2016 WL 8256853 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 30, 2016) ($52 million settlement)
  • Etter v. Thetford Corp., No. SACV1300081JLSRNB, 2017 WL 1433312 (C.D. Cal. Apr. 14, 2017) ($39 million settlement)
  • Pappas v. Naked Juice Co of Glendora, Inc., No. LACV1108276JAKPLAX, 2014 WL 12382279, at *1 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 2, 2014) ($9 million settlement)
  • Michigan Fin. Auth. v. Kiebler, 495 Mich. 874, 837 N.W.2d 685 (2013) ($13 million settlement)
  • Trauth v. Oxnard Hospitality, LLC, No. EDCV0901316VAPDTBX, 2012 WL 12893448, at *1 (C.D. Cal. Nov. 7, 2012) ($12.9 million settlement)
  • Doe v. Cin-Lan, Inc., No. 08-CV-12719, 2011 WL 37970, at *4 (E.D. Mich. Jan. 5, 2011) ($11.3 million settlement)

RECOGNITION

  • Southern California Super Lawyers: 2024
  • Southern California Rising Star Super Lawyers: 2015-2022

COMMUNITY + PRO BONO

  • Los Angeles County Bar’s Litigation Executive Committee
  • Los Angeles County Bar’s Access to Justice Committee