Eblen, Charlie

Charlie is a versatile and adaptive trial and appellate lawyer who represents clients in high-stakes cases in jurisdictions across the United States. As clients have described him, “He is one of the top young trial lawyers in the country [routinely] tapped to try cases that are ten to a hundred million dollars, if not more. He is in high demand and extraordinarily effective.”

Recent examples include four first-chair trial victories as a plaintiff’s lawyer, including a historic $189 million dollar verdict in an unfair competition case in the Western District of North Carolina; an $8.5 million dollar verdict in a civil rights case for an injured plaintiff in the Eastern District of Missouri; and a $4 million jury verdict in a 2019 Lanham Act case in the Southern District of Florida. In another case, Charlie obtained a $10 million settlement on the third day of trial in federal court in West Palm Beach, Florida. As lead defense counsel, he obtained a defense verdict in a $50 million data breach trial in Miami federal court that lasted three weeks and eventually resulted in a post-trial $1.75 million attorney’s fee recovery.

As an appellate lawyer, Charlie has had several adverse jury verdicts reversed on appeal. For example, in a $5 million consumer fraud case in Dallas County, Texas, the appellate court reversed the verdict and entered judgment for Charlie's client. Charlie also has obtained defense verdicts in Brooklyn, New York; Portland, Oregon; northern California; New Jersey; Houston, Texas; and southern Missouri, among other jurisdictions.

Charlie has also been lead counsel in consequential cases in appellate courts across the country. He has argued more than 30 appeals in more than 15 different state and federal appellate courts. Moreover, one of his federal appeals is included in a prominent casebook on tort law. His work has also resulted in the reversal of two civil jury verdicts and one federal criminal conviction. Charlie's experience in the appellate court has helped him develop the ability to identify legal issues that leverage better outcomes for his clients, not only as a courtroom lawyer, but as a business adviser.

Recognized for his trial and appellate abilities, Charlie is a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. The College is composed of preeminent members of the Trial Bar from the United States and Canada and is recognized as the leading trial lawyers organization in both countries. Membership can never be more than 1% of the total lawyer population of any state or province. Consideration for fellowship requires lawyers must be actively engaged in trial work as their principal activity for a minimum of 15 years. The College maintains and seeks to improve the standards of trial practice, professionalism, ethics and the administration of justice.