About The Law Office of Charles Pernice

Attorney Pernice has over 33 years of experience litigating and resolving personal injury, lemon law, consumer & employment law and business law cases for his clients. He served as a board member for the Orange County Trial Lawyers Assoc. for 12 years. Because of his experience, he is often hired as a mediator by major insurance companies and car manufacturers to help them resolve their lemon law and accident cases. During his career, Mr. Pernice has successfully represented thousands of victims of lemon law abuses and persons injured in automobile, motorcycle, bicycle, trucking, construction, slip and fall and dog bite accidents and products liability matters. In the employment law arena, he has successfully litigated and settled several class actions involving wage and hour law violations, meal breaks and general employment law claims such as sexual harassment, discrimination or wrongful discharge.

Charles Pernice, Esq.

Admitted to:

California Bar 1981, U.S. District Court U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1982 U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1982 U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1982U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1982

Education/Training:

• Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, California J.D. 1981
• National Institute for Trial Advocacy School 2000 Berkeley, CA
• California State University at Fullerton 1978:
• B.S./Speech Communications/Debate Team 1976 -78/
• Pepperdine University School of Law @ Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution: Mediating Litigated Cases 2008
• Employment Mediation: The Next Generation: SCMA 2009
• Legal Ease for Mediators: SCMA LASC 2009
• SCMA Volunteer Mediator Los Angeles Superior Court 2009
• Volunteer advocate CSUF Ombudsman’s Office 1977

Associations & ADR Panels:

• Orange County Trial Lawyers Assoc. Board Member 1990-03
• Consumer Attorneys of California
• Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles;
• National Assoc. of Consumer Advocates
• California Employment Lawyers Assoc.;
• State Bar Probation Officer;
• Orange County Superior Court Fee Dispute Arbitrator;
• Judge Pro Tem Orange County Superior Court;
• Orange County Superior Court ADR panel approved mediator;
• Los Angeles Superior Court ADR panel approved mediator;
• Southern California Mediation Assoc.
  Orange County Bar Assoc. Alternative Dispute Resolution Section;

Publications/Awards:

• Lemon Law Basics: Nuts & Bolts OCTLA Magazine 2007
• Personal Injury Medical Liens: OCTLA Magazine 2003
• Orange Co. Bar Assoc. Mandatory Fee Arbitration Commendation 1988
• Orange County Trial Lawyers Assoc. Certificate of Appreciation 1991 & 1992