LisaYun
Pruitt

Associate
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Lisa Pruitt

Overview

Lisa Yun Pruitt is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's Del Mar office and has previously served as a member of the San Diego office's Diversity and Inclusion Working Group Committee.

Lisa specializes in complex disputes, including consumer class actions. Lisa regularly advises clients on consumer compliance matters, including issues related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM Act). Additionally, she has successfully represented clients in claims involving:

  • Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and related state telemarketing laws
  • Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)
  • California Rosenthal Act
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and California Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act (CCRAA)
  • California's Unfair Competition Law (UCL)
  • Automobile Sales Finance Act (ASFA or Rees-Levering)
  • California's Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA)
  • Other business claims, including breach of contract, mortgage-related litigation, false advertising, fraud, etc.

Lisa also has over ten years of experience in the area of bankruptcy law. She represents clients across a variety of industries, including financial institutions, auto finance companies, Fortune 500 companies, retail pharmacy chains, healthcare companies, and for-profit educational institutions.

Credentials
Clerkships

Judicial Law Clerk for Chief Justice F. Michael Kruse, High Court of American Samoa, July 2012 to August 2013

Extern for Honorable Stephen V. Wilson, United States District Judge for the Central District, January 2010 to April 2010

Education

J.D., University of Southern California, 2011, Content Editor of the Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal, Recipient of the USC Scholarship, Alumni Co-Chair of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association

B.A., University of San Diego, 2006, Dean's List, Recipient of the USD Scholarship and Arthur E. Hughes Endowment Scholarship

Admissions

California

American Samoa

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California

U.S. District Court for the Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of California

U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Honors

Rising Star, San Diego Super Lawyers, 2020-2021

Finalist, Leaders in Law, San Diego Business Journal, 2019

San Diego Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2019

Pro Bono Publico Award, Casa Cornelia Law Center, 2018

San Diego Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2018

Final Nominee for Women to Watch Award, Connected Women of Influence, 2018

Wiley W. Manuel Certificate for Pro Bono Legal Services, State Bar of California, 2017

San Diego Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2017

Best of the Bar, San Diego Business Journal, 2016

Young Attorney, The Daily Transcript, 2014

Memberships

2022-2024, Regional Governor, International Association of Korean Lawyers

2020, NextGen Committee Member, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges

2014-2017, 2019-2020 Board Member, Korean American Bar Association

2019 Member, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

2017-2018 Board of Directors, Marketing Committee – Women’s Museum of California

2016-2017 LEAD San Diego – IMPACT Program Graduate

2015-2019, Member, San Diego Defense Lawyers

2014-2017, William L. Todd, Jr. American Inn of Court

2014-2015, Louis M. Welsh American Inns of Court

Thought Leadership

Co-Presenter, “2024 TCPA Risks Regulations and Compliance,” MCLE presentation, Online, December 9, 2024

Co-Presenter, “TCPA and CAN-SPAM Act: Understanding and Mitigating Risks in the Healthcare Setting,” MCLE presentation, Online, August 2, 2022

Panelist, “Collect, Report, Repeat: There’s More to the Debt Recovery Process,” National Apartment Association Legal Symposium, San Diego, CA, June 30, 2022

Organizer and Co-Moderator, “Breaker Barriers,” Korean American Bar Association – MCLE presentation, San Diego, CA, April 8, 2021

Co-Presenter, “What You Need To Know About The Attorney Client Privilege,” MCLE presentation, Plano, Texas, October 30, 2019

Organizer and Co-Moderator, “Breaking Barriers,” Korean American Bar Association – MCLE presentation, San Diego, CA, April 6, 2017