As the Founding Partner of Atticus Law Group, Jeff Ranen leads a dedicated team of former defense attorneys united by a singular mission: to pursue justice for individuals facing workplace mistreatment. Leveraging decades of combined experience in employment law defense, we now champion the rights of employees wronged by their current or former employers. In addition to employment law, he represents victims of school bullying and also prosecute cases involving serious to catastrophic personal injuries. Serving clients statewide, Jeff takes on cases from San Diego to regions north of San Francisco.
Jeff is a trial attorney and is frequently retained by other law firms across the state to act as lead counsel in pending cases.
Professional Background
- Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP (2002–2023):
- Elevated to equity partner in 2009, the youngest capital partner in the history of the law firm;
- National Co-Chair of the Employment Law Department, supervising more than 250 employment law attorneys from coast to coast;
- Elected to the nine-person Management Committee in 2021, overseeing operations for the entire firm;
- Won trials in 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2020;
- At time of departure, held the third most senior ownership share of the firm out of over 160 equity partners.
- Atticus Law Group (2023–present)
- Founding Partner of the firm;
- Lead counsel in four trials in 2024;
- Obtained second-highest employment law jury verdict in Stanislaus County history in December 2024;
- Secured nearly $18,000,000 in settlements during the firm’s first year of operation.
Recognitions
- Los Angeles Magazine Super Lawyer: Recognized annually from 2009 to 2022.
- California Daily Journal:
- Named a Top 20 Attorney Under 40 in 2016;
- Recognized as a Top 75 Employment Law Attorney in 2017 and 2019.
Education
- Hamilton College: Graduated summa cum laude in 1999 with a degree in Government. Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s most prestigious honor society
- Boston College Law School: Graduated cum laude in 2002. Editor of the Boston College Journal of Law and Social Justice
Personal
- Married for over 21 years and father of two school-aged children
- Baseball coach in the Wilshire Warriors Pony baseball league
- Boston sports fanatic
- Member of the Wilshire Boulevard Temple
