About Robert E.
Robert E. Mangels is a licensed attorney licensed to practice law within the State of California. He used to be admitted to the California State Bar in 1971. His license is presently in active status. Mr. Mangels is a companion at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP, a full-service law firm positioned in Los Angeles, California. He has been practicing law for over fifty five years, serving clients across California and Nevada.
Mr. Mangels earned his law degree degree from The George Washington University Law School, where he graduated cum laude in 1970 and used to be inducted into the Order of the Coif. Prior to law school, he finished his undergraduate education at Pennsylvania State University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1965. During his time at George Washington University, he was recognized for his educational excellence and dedication to the legal profession.
Mr. Mangels concentrates his practice within the regions of general business and business litigation, including complex financial fraud, expert negligence, securities, amusement, intellectual property, insolvency, class movements, wrongful termination, and structure things. He has significant knowledge representing hotel and office constructing owners in international catastrophe recovery, coordinating numerous professionals to address mass mess ups and complicated litigation. His practice encompasses all levels of litigation, including initial case assessment, discovery, mediation, settlement discussions, and trial proceedings in each state and federal courts.
Throughout his career, Mr. Mangels has handled prominent cases, such as representing the San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel in litigation resulting from a devastating arson fire, which ended in a settlement exceeding $one hundred fifty million on a $1 million hearth insurance policy. He has also represented motel proprietors against major countrywide hotel firms, achieving favorable results in complicated disputes. Additionally, he has represented a worldwide expert offerings organization in legal proceedings towards a prime aerospace organization, acquiring a dispositive motion ruling in his client's prefer. Prior to joining Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP, he served as an adjunct professor coaching Remedies and Civil Procedure in 1979.
Mr. Mangels is an active member of the American Bar Association and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He has been acknowledged within the leading attorneys list in America® 2026 edition. He is fluent in English and Spanish, allowing him to serve the diverse groups of California and Nevada effectively.
