Seth M. Lehrman litigates class actions across the country on behalf of consumers. He also regularly handles cases involving contract and other business disputes. He represents consumers and businesses in class action cases to challenge illegal business practices, privacy violations, hidden fees, unfair insurance practices, consumer fraud, false and deceptive advertising, and credit reporting issues.
Mr. Lehrman is AV rated by his professional peers through the Martindale-Hubbell © Peer Review Rating system. According to Martindale-Hubbell, the “AV” rating of “Very High to Preeminent” legal ability is a testament from peer legal professionals of the highest level of professional excellence and of unquestionable ethics. He has also been selected as a Top Rated Lawyer by ALM & Martindale-Hubbell. In 2015 the National Association of Distinguished Counsel selected Mr. Lehrman as one of the Nation’s Top One Percent.
Mr. Lehrman is an experienced electronic discovery practitioner and is a Certified E-Discovery Specialist by the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS).
Mr. Lehrman is a member of the The Florida Bar, the State Bar of California, and various other federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. He is also a member of the American Association for Justice, serves on the AAJ’s Public Education Committee, Florida Justice Association, and Broward County Justice Association. The Legal Aid Society of Broward County has recognized Mr. Lehrman several times for his outstanding contribution of pro bono legal service.
Mr. Lehrman serves the community as a volunteer board member of several organizations including the Daniel D. Cantor Senior Center, the Cornell University College of Human Ecology Alumni Association (HEAA), and the South Florida Chapter of US Lacrosse.
Past Cases
Hirsch, et al. v. Jupiter Golf Club, LLC, No. 13-cv-80456 (S.D.Fla.) Mr. Lehrman was one of the class counsel and trial counsel in a class action lawsuit against Trump National Golf Club Jupiter (Trump). Mr. Lehrman and his partners pursued breach of contract claims on behalf of a class of sixty-five club members who claimed that Trump had removed them from the club membership and then failed to refund monies to them. Trump denied both that the class members had been removed from memberships and that any monies were owed. Mr. Lehrman deposed Donald Trump and Eric Trump. Mr. Lehrman and his partners won class certification, conducted a bench trial, and won.
Soto v. Gallup Organization, Inc., No. 13-cv-61747-MMC (S.D.Fla.) Mr. Lehrman was co-lead counsel in a TCPA lawsuit alleging that Gallup had robo-dialed market research survey calls to consumer cell phones nationwide without consent. A class action settlement of $12 million was reached.
Matute and McDonald v. Main Street Acquisitions Corp., No. 11-cv-62375-KMW (S.D.Fla.) As co-lead counsel Seth Lehrman obtained a settlement valued at more than $6 million for more than 900 Florida consumers. The case challenged collection activity performed by a debt collector that had failed to maintain the registration required by the State of Florida.
Fraser v. Asus Computer International, No. 12-00652 (N.D.Cal.) Seth Lehrman and co-counsel obtained a class action settlement on behalf of purchasers of Asus Transformer Prime EE TF201 tablet computers. The lawsuit claimed that the Asus tablet was defective because the GPS did not operate. The settlement afforded every purchaser the right to claim $17 and a piece of hardware that enabled the GPS to work properly.
Villaflor and Brice v. Equifax Information Services LLC, No. 09-cv-00329-MMC (N.D. Cal.) Co-lead counsel in class action lawsuit claiming that Equifax violated FCRA by failing to accurately and clearly report mortgage and car loans that had been paid and closed. Nationwide class action settlement valued at more than $10M that provided 60,000 class members with twelve months of credit monitoring service and required Equifax to change its file disclosure format and website to ensure clear and accurate reporting of accounts that have been paid and closed.
Mowatt v Stern, DJSP Ent., et al. No. 10-cv-62302 (S.D.Fla.) Class counsel in mass layoff class action filed under the Warn Act. Over 700 employees were terminated without the notice required by the WARN Act. Obtained class action settlement that provided direct payment of severance to class members without a claim process.
U.S. v. Rothstein, No. 09-cr-60331 (S.D.Fla.) As pro bono counsel, Mr. Lehrman represented thirty-seven innocent victims of the largest Ponzi scheme in South Florida. Scott Rothstein betrayed the trust of his law firm’s clients and violated the Florida Bar’s Rules of Professional Responsibility when he stole client settlement monies that were being held in the law firm’s trust account. Lehrman pursued a series of forfeiture, restitution and bankruptcy claims, on behalf of his clients and obtained a 100% recovery of more than $1 million.