Greg Hurley is a nationally recognized trial and appellate lawyer focused on disability access and discrimination law.
A member of the Attorney Settlement Officer Panel for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California since 2003, he brings more than 35 years of experience advising courts, public entities and private businesses on compliance and litigation strategy under the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. He represents national multi-family and single-family rental operators (SFRs) on FHA issues related to Section 8 and discrimination claims.
Greg has led the trial defense of numerous statewide and national class actions involving discrimination and access claims, including the largest class action ever certified against the State of California. His experience spans matters brought by both private plaintiffs and the U.S. Department of Justice, and he has successfully defended class actions in industries including retail, hospitality, food service and entertainment. In 2012, he secured decertification of a major damage class action involving hundreds of restaurant locations.
Shaping precedent has been central to Greg’s appellate work. Through landmark Ninth Circuit rulings—Lonberg v. Sanborn Theaters, Oliver v. Ralphs Grocery Store and Lonberg v. City of Riverside—and briefs before the U.S. Supreme Court, he has advanced the defense perspective on access law for the National Association of Theater Owners, the California and National Restaurant Associations, the National League of Cities and more than 200 California cities.
An authority on disability law, Greg is the author of Defending Disabled Access Claims (Wiley Law Publications). He advised the California Legislature on SB 1186, revising state discrimination statutes, and frequently speaks at national conferences on access litigation and compliance. He is a member of the National Rental Home Council’s Legal Advisory Board.