Lisa Yun Pruitt

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.

Areas of Practice

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.

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

Articles

• The United States Stands Alone: An International Consensus Against Juvenile Life Without Parole Sentences, 20. S. Cal. Interdisc. L. J. 727, 2011

Privacy Law Blog Posts

• "Will More Clarity on Definition of ATDS Under TCPA Finally Be Here Soon?" September 26, 2019 

Class Action Defense Strategy Law Blog Posts

• "The Ninth Circuit Further Narrows The Meaning Of ATDS Under The Telephone Consumer Protection Act," November 29, 2022
• "The U.S. Supreme Court Limits TCPA Liability By Narrowly Interpreting ATDS," April 5, 2021

• "The Sixth Circuit Broadly Defines ATDS, Widening The Split Among Circuits Before The Supreme Court Rules Next Year," July 31, 2020

• "U.S. Supreme Court to Address Circuit Split on Definition of ATDS Under The TCPA," July 10, 2020
• "Death by a Thousand Cuts? Supreme Court Finds Government Debt Exception to TCPA Unconstitutional, Opening Door to Similar Attacks on FCC Regulations," July 7, 2020
• "The Second Circuit Invites All The Party Plaintiffs To The Disco With Broad Definition Of ATDS Under The TCPA," April 13, 2020

• "California Court Sets High Bar For Class Certification In False Advertising Cases," February 13, 2020 

• "Rikki, Don’t Autodial That Number! – Ninth Circuit Doesn’t Want You To Call Nobody Else (in violation of the TCPA)," October 26, 2018 
• "The TCPA And Mortgage Servicing Rules: Caught Between A Rock And A Hard Place," March 29, 2016
• "CFPB Report Targets Arbitration Clauses," January 9, 2014

Financial Institutions Law Blog Posts

• "No Change Of Position, No Estoppel," January 9, 2015
• "If It’s Not In Writing, It Didn’t Happen: Oral Promises To Modify A Loan Are Not Enforceable," January 29, 2014

Media Mentions

Speaking Engagements

• 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

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

2014-1015, Louis M. Welsh American Inns of Court