Lester, Cantrell & Kraus, LLP is a premier civil litigation and business law firm serving Southern California, specializing in business law, construction law, real estate, and employment law. While the firm brings big-firm experience, it remains small by choice, offering clients the responsiveness, agility, and personalized service of a boutique practice.
The firm forms long-term, trusting relationships with entrepreneurs and professionals by mobilizing a team of experienced, approachable problem solvers who apply a practical, business-minded approach both inside and outside the courtroom. With over 50 years of combined experience in product liability and partners certified by the State Bar of California as specialists in legal malpractice law, the firm is equipped to handle high-stakes litigation and complex disputes for businesses of all sizes across the Inland Empire, Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego.
Services Offered
- Business Law
- Business and Commercial Litigation
- Business Consulting
- Employment Law
- Contract Law
- Shareholder Law
- Trade Secret Law
- Proposition 65 Compliance and Defense
- Civil Trial Law
- Construction Law
- Pool Contracts
- General Contractor Contracts
- Electrician Contracts
- Landscaping Contracts
- Plumbing Contracts
- HVAC Contracts
- Drywall Contracts
- Estate Planning
- Probate Law
- Last Will and Testament
- Power of Attorney
- Revocable Living Trusts
- Insurance Defense
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Real Estate Law
- Real Estate Transactions
- Commercial Real Estate Law
- Trust and Estate Litigation
- Trial Practice
Serving the Southern California regions of Los Angeles, Orange County, the Inland Empire, and San Diego, the firm’s attorneys are known for their exceptional trial skills and are frequently called upon by other law firms to handle complex, high-stakes litigation in jury and nonjury trials.
