Edward O. Lear

Location: Los Angeles, California

Phone: (310) 642-6900
           (866) 522-2642 (Toll Free)

Fax:     (310) 642-6910

E-mail: E-mail Me

Edward Lear specializes in representing California licensees and those seeking licenses in the State of California.

Mr. Lear is a 1983 graduate, cum laude, of Dartmouth College and a 1987 graduate of U.C.L.A. School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review and the Moot Court Honors Program. Mr. Lear joined Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges immediately after law school and worked four years as a "big firm" litigation associate before becoming a Los Angeles-based licensing prosecutor. For three years, Mr. Lear prosecuted California licensees, never losing a trial, before co-founding Gerry & Lear LLP in 1994. In 2002, Mr. Lear founded the Century Law Group. Using his experience as a licensing prosecutor, Mr. Lear has devoted himself to the specialized defense of California Department of Real Estate licensees.

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate Law
• Business Disputes
• Eminent Domain

Bar Admissions

• California, 1987
• U.S. District Court Central District of California
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

Education

• University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California
  • Juris Doctor - 1987
  • Honors: Moot Court Honors Program
  • Law Review: UCLA Law Review, Member, 1986 - 1987
• Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
  • A.B. (Cum Laude) - 1983

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Member

Los Angeles Office
5200 West Century Boulevard
East Tower, Suite 345
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Map and Directions

Toll Free: 1-866-522-2642
Fax: 310-642-6910