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Los Angeles Eminent Domain Attorney 
Century Law Group
Mr. Lear is a 1983 graduate, cum laude, of Dartmouth College and a 1987 
graduate of U.C.L.A. School of Law, where he was a member of the Law 
Review and the Moot Court Honors Program. Mr. Lear joined Thelen, Marrin, 
Johnson & Bridges immediately after law school and worked for four years as 
a "big firm" litigation associate before becoming a Los Angeles-based State 
Bar prosecutor. For three years, Mr. Lear prosecuted California attorneys, 
never losing a trial, before co-founding Gerry & Lear in 1994. In 2002, Mr. 
Lear founded Century Law Group.
Mr. Lear has tried over 150 cases. He is a recognized speaker at legal and real 
estate seminars, has published numerous articles, and has been qualified as an 
expert witness in state and federal courts. 
Mr. Lear served as Commissioner for the City of Manhattan Beach from 2000 
through 2008. Since 2008 Mr. Lear has served as elected Chairman of the 
Manhattan Beach Unified School District Bond Oversight Committee, 
supervising the expenditure and allocation of over $60 million of bond 
proceeds.
Areas Of Practice 
Business Disputes 
Eminent Domain 
Real Estate Law 
Bar Admissions 
California, 1987 
U.S. District Court Central District of California 
U.S. District Court Northern District of California 
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Education 
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, 
California 
Juris Doctor - 1987 
Honors: Moot Court Honors Program 
Law Review: UCLA Law Review, Member, 1986 - 1987 
Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 
A.B. (Cum Laude) - 1983 
Professional Associations and Memberships

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  • 1. Los Angeles Eminent Domain Attorney Century Law Group
  • 2. Mr. Lear is a 1983 graduate, cum laude, of Dartmouth College and a 1987 graduate of U.C.L.A. School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review and the Moot Court Honors Program. Mr. Lear joined Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges immediately after law school and worked for four years as a "big firm" litigation associate before becoming a Los Angeles-based State Bar prosecutor. For three years, Mr. Lear prosecuted California attorneys, never losing a trial, before co-founding Gerry & Lear in 1994. In 2002, Mr. Lear founded Century Law Group.
  • 3. Mr. Lear has tried over 150 cases. He is a recognized speaker at legal and real estate seminars, has published numerous articles, and has been qualified as an expert witness in state and federal courts. Mr. Lear served as Commissioner for the City of Manhattan Beach from 2000 through 2008. Since 2008 Mr. Lear has served as elected Chairman of the Manhattan Beach Unified School District Bond Oversight Committee, supervising the expenditure and allocation of over $60 million of bond proceeds.
  • 4. Areas Of Practice Business Disputes Eminent Domain Real Estate Law Bar Admissions California, 1987 U.S. District Court Central District of California U.S. District Court Northern District of California U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
  • 5. Education University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California Juris Doctor - 1987 Honors: Moot Court Honors Program Law Review: UCLA Law Review, Member, 1986 - 1987 Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire A.B. (Cum Laude) - 1983 Professional Associations and Memberships