Joel Baruch
Law Offices of Joel W. Baruch 9900 RESEARCH DR Irvine, CA 92618 Practice Area(s): Personal Injury, Civil Litigation call (949) 864-9662 fax (949) 851-3185 visit website
Admission Dates & Jurisdictions
State of California, 1979
US District Court, Central Division, CA, 1989
US District Court, Southern Division, CA, 1989
Education
- J.D., University of California Hastings College of the Law
- San Francisco, CA, 1976
- B.A. University of California, Los Angeles
- Los Angeles, CA 1972
- Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Professional Experience
Professional Career
- Sole practitioner, Irvine, California, since 1992.
- Partner at Earley & Baruch, a criminal defense firm, from 1986 to 1992.
- Served Orange County as a public defender from 1979 to 1986.
Military Service
- US Army, 1965 – 1968
- Wounded in service in the Vietnam War, 1966
Honors & Awards
Super Lawyer, Top Attorney in Orange County, 2016
AV-Rated by Martindale Hubbell — a distinction held by only 5% of the lawyers in the United States
The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 — Civil Plaintiff recognition for the State of California
Professional Associations
- Former President of Harbor Bar Association
- CAOC (Consumer Attorneys of California), Member
- Orange County Bar Association, Member
- Member of The National Association of Distinguished Counsel – Nation’s Top One Percent
- Member of The National Trial Lawyer’s Top One Hundred – Civil Plaintiff’s Recognition for The State of California
- Member of the National Trial Lawyer’s Class Action – Trial Lawyer’s Association