Andrew H. Friedman Named to Elite List of the Top 100 Lawyers in Southern California
March 1, 2026 – Los Angeles – Helmer Friedman LLP is extraordinarily pleased to announce that, out of the more than 100,000 attorneys in the Southern California area, the lawyer rating service Super Lawyers has named founding partner Andrew H. Friedman as a 2026 Top 100 Super Lawyer in Southern California. Commenting about Mr. Friedman’s selection to the Southern California Super Lawyers Top 100, Gregory D. Helmer said, “We couldn’t be prouder of this honor for our partner. Andrew has been named to the Top 100 since 2020 and his recognition is well-deserved.”
Each year, Super Lawyers recognizes the Top 100 attorneys in Southern California via a patented multiphase selection process involving peer nomination, independent research and peer evaluation. Southern California lawyers who receive the highest point totals during this selection process are further recognized in Southern California Super Lawyers Top Lists.
“Recognition as a Top 100 Super Lawyer for 2026 is an enormous honor,” Andrew H. Friedman said, “and I am quite thankful for the recognition and for the ability to represents employees and consumers who have been treated illegally by large corporate and governmental entities. I was extremely gratified to recently team up with Courtney Abrams of Courtney Abrams, P.C. and David de Rubertis of deRubertis Law Firm and recover a $6 Million jury verdict on behalf of our client in a gender discrimination and harassment lawsuit.”
Representing employees (both individual employees and class and collective actions comprised of multiple individuals), Andrew’s cases involve every variety of employment claim from harassment and discrimination to retaliation and whistle-blowing actions to wage and hour matters to religious and disability accommodation cases. Mr. Friedman not only litigates these cases but he has prevailed at trial in sexual harassment/retaliation and fraud and breach of contract cases including, with Tony Lewis of The Lewis Law Firm, a $4.1 Million jury verdict in the Los Angeles Superior Court and with his law partner, Gregory D. Helmer, in a jury very in favor of their client sexual harassment in the Orange County Superior Court.
Mr. Friedman has also prevailed in precedent-setting appeals, including serving as Counsel of Record in Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Corp. et. al. (Case No. 10-56068) where he successfully convinced the U. S. Supreme Court to grant the petition for certiorari that he filed on behalf of his clients. In January 2017, the Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision authored by Justice Sotomayor, reversed the Ninth Circuit and ruled in favor of Mr. Friedman’s clients.