Big enough to fighta utility.a police department.a school district.a county jail.a carmaker.Built to try the case.
Utilities that burn towns. Institutions that hide abuse. Police and jails that take lives. Manufacturers that won't stand behind what they sell. The defendant is always bigger. LaCour brings a seven-office trial firm to the fight and prepares every case for a jury from the first day.
$2.0M Jury VerdictSan Bernardino Superior Court · 2025
Seven OfficesPasadena headquarters · statewide
Se habla españolIntake in English and Spanish
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Practice Areas
Four kinds of case. One way of trying them.
Each of these is a fight against a defendant with more money, more lawyers and more patience than the person it harmed. We take them on contingency and prepare them for trial from the first call.
Pick the one closest to your situation. You’ll see whether we can help, what deadline may apply, and what to do next.
Disaster & Mass Tort · Active Class Actions
Three disasters. Three communities. One firm standing with them.
Each of these events displaced tens of thousands of people, and each has a company behind it whose choices are now on trial. If you lived, worked or owned a business in the affected area, you may be part of the class.
Case facts are drawn from public reporting and official statements as of September 2026 and are updated as the matters develop. Filing deadlines are general limitation periods; your own deadline may differ, so please contact us before relying on any date.
How We Try a Case
From the first call to the jury.
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A lawyer hears you first.Evidence, preserved.The right claim, on time.Where they try to wait you out.Prepared for a jury.
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01Intake
A lawyer, not a call center.
Your first conversation is with a lawyer. It is free, confidential, and in English or Spanish. Tell us what you know and what you are afraid of; both shape the case.
02Investigation
We lock down the evidence before it disappears.
Preservation letters go out within days. We secure video, maintenance logs and records, and retain the experts who will explain them, before the other side controls the narrative.
03Filing
Filed on time, in the right court.
Government claims, complaints and class pleadings, filed before the deadline and where your case is strongest. Class action, mass tort or individual suit: we choose the one your facts call for.
04Discovery
We make delay expensive.
Depositions, documents, experts. This is where companies and agencies try to outlast you. We hold them to every deadline, move to compel when they stall, and make waiting cost more than answering.
05Trial
Ready for a jury from the first day.
Every case is built as if it will be tried, and the other side can tell. That preparation is what produces fair settlements, and verdicts when they will not offer one.
The size to outlast them. The trial lawyers to beat them.
Trial lawyers, not claim processors
A class action is still a jury case at the end.
Our partners have tried employment and injury cases to verdict across California since 2012. A defendant that knows you will try the case pays differently than one that knows you won't, so we prepare every matter that way from the first day.
The whole community
The smallest claims are not left behind.
Renters, homeowners, small businesses, the family that evacuated for four nights and the family that lost everything. A class action exists so that the people with the least leverage get the same lawyers as the people with the most.
The resources to see it through
A utility plans to wait a small firm out.
We are not a small firm. LaCour is the class-action practice of Employees First Labor Law, P.C.: seven offices, a full litigation support team, a workers' compensation department, and more than $200 million recovered for Californians.
The partners who sign the complaint are the partners who try the case.
Jonathan P. LaCour · Founding Partner
Results
Juries and defendants have heard from us.
A sample of what the firm has recovered for the people it represents. Every case is different; these are not predictions.
Firm-wide01 / 03
$200M+
Recovered for clients across the firm
Settlement02 / 03
$5.15M
Settlement · Work injury and wrongful termination
Verdict03 / 03
$2.0M
Jury verdict · San Bernardino Superior Court · 2025
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Figures include results obtained by attorneys of Employees First Labor Law, P.C.
Clients
In their words.
The EFLL team is incredible. They were professional, caring, showed concern, and answered all of my questions, walking me through the case with intentionality. My life is honestly changed as a result of working with them. I am forever grateful!
Nicole B.Client · Employees First Labor Law, P.C.
Employees First Labor Law is an absolute God send. Their team is incredibly knowledgeable and kind. Jonathan, you're the absolute best! 10/10 — thank you again to the attorneys and staff.
Elia R.Client · Employees First Labor Law, P.C.
Testimonials are from clients of Employees First Labor Law, P.C., of which LaCour Trial Lawyers is a practice. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
The Partners
Led by three partners. Backed by the whole firm.
A litigation team, a workers' compensation department and seven offices stand behind every case. These are the three people responsible for yours.
A lawyer, not an intake service, reads every message. We call back within one business day, in English or Spanish, and there is never a fee unless there is a recovery.
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