SANTA ANA, Calif., Aug. 17, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celebrating inclusion on the Best Lawyers list for a second year in a row, Eric Traut has been included among the Best Lawyers of America list for Southern California, an esteemed list celebrating only the top 3% of the Bar.
Partner Eric Traut was selected for inclusion in the practice area of Personal Injury – Plaintiffs, acknowledging the excellence Eric demonstrates in his practice of law and as a personal injury attorney.
Eric has served on many high profile cases including the Seal Beach Shootings civil case. On the cutting edge of new civil proceedings, Eric is among the very first to utilize the new Expedited Jury Trial method, a technique for which he was recently featured in the Daily Journal, and has given many lectures and seminars on this new, and necessary, trial method to other attorneys. Eric also gives back to the community, having instituted a new annual $1000 scholarship through the Orange County Bar Foundation for a high-performing, low-income students to receive assistance in going to college. In addition, he is a fellow of the O.C. Bar Foundation and donated $15,000 to produce a video describing each of the important programs which help empower underprivileged youth in his home county and is displayed on the Bar Foundation website.
Says Traut, "It is an honor to be acknowledged by the finest peer-reviewed list in the country for the work I do helping my clients achieve justice following a personal injury or wrongful death."
ABOUT ERIC V. TRAUT: Eric Traut distinguished himself early as one of the top trial attorneys in Southern California when he was recognized as the youngest winner of the prestigious Trial Lawyer of the Year award in the history of the Orange County Trial Lawyer Association. Eric has handled high-profile cases that have resulted in appearances on Good Morning America, Fox News, Court T.V., and ABC's "Primetime." Eric is rated AV Preeminent, the highest possible rank under Martindale Hubbell's peer rating system, and is among fewer than 100 California attorneys certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a civil trial specialist. http://www.erictrautattorney.com
ABOUT TRAUT FIRM: Partners of Traut Firm have litigated cases for a combined 59 years, serving as plaintiff's attorneys primarily in areas of personal injury, legal malpractice, vehicle accidents and workplace accidents. http://trautfirm.com