Lillian Harwell is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the General Liability and Transportation Practices. 

Lillian has experience in state, federal, trial, and investigatory matters. She has represented individual and corporate clients in cases involving personal injury, trucking-transportation, breach of contract, unfair trade practices, fraud, indemnity and contribution, government tort liability, breach of fiduciary duty, and employment discrimination. She also has substantial experience representing clients across a wide range of practice areas, including insurance defense, product defect, negligence, premise liability, construction, FEHA sexual harassment and discrimination, retaliation, OSHA violations, wrongful termination, ADA violations, First Amendment violations, defamation, and malicious prosecution.

Lillian has handled hundreds of childhood sexual assault cases, including AB 218 cases where the statute of limitations had been reopened decades after the assault occurred.  She has also handled all aspects of sexual assault claims from prelitigation investigations through resolution. 

Lillian has extensive experience managing cases from inception to resolution, including pre-litigation negotiations and settlements, law and motion, taking and defending depositions, conducting written and expert discovery, drafting and arguing dispositive motions and motions in limine, case management, mediation, and first and second chairing on multiple trials.

Admissions

• State Bar Admissions
  • California

Admissions

California

Education

Chapman University School of Law

Juris Doctor

University of California, Santa Cruz