Wednesday, October 15, 2025

LA Fire Justice Cuts Attorney Fees for Fire Survivors, Launches Oral History Project

By ANDRÈ COLEMAN, Managing Editor

[Eddie Rivera / Pasadena Now]

The law firm’s new fee reduction applies to all Eaton Fire survivor clients

LA Fire Justice, the law firm representing hundreds of victims of the Eaton Fire, announced Thursday that it is reducing its attorneys’ fees to 25 percent for all current and future clients—a move intended to return more of survivors’ settlements directly to those rebuilding their lives.

The announcement came during the firm’s annual Client Appreciation Dinner, where leadership underscored their commitment to transparency and community partnership.

“Promises made, promises kept,” said former Councilmember and LA Fire Justice CEO Chris Holden in a statement. “Starting now, we are reducing our attorneys’ fees to 25 percent. This fee reduction applies to all current and future clients—those who signed prior to today and any who sign up after today.”

Clients do not need to take any immediate action. According to the firm, staff members will contact each client in the coming weeks to execute new contracts reflecting the updated fee schedule.

“As a client, you will continue to receive the same dedicated service, client support, and unwavering advocacy—but this change means that more of the recovery goes directly back to you,” Holden said.

The firm has represented numerous homeowners and business owners in litigation against Southern California Edison, alleging that the utility’s equipment sparked the deadly Eaton Fire, which destroyed thousands of structures and killed more than 30 people earlier this year.

In addition to the fee reduction, LA Fire Justice unveiled a new initiative titled “Ashes & Echoes”—an oral history project.

The project will chronicle firsthand accounts from Eaton Fire survivors, preserving their stories for future generations. A short trailer for the series premiered at Thursday’s event.

Firm officials described the project as a way to “ensure survivors’ voices are heard and remembered long after the lawsuits end.”

LA Fire Justice was formed in the aftermath of several major California wildfires and is led by a team of attorneys with backgrounds in public service, environmental law, and community advocacy.

“We promised to listen to the community, and we promised that the lawyers at LA Fire Justice would listen, too,” the firm’s statement read. “Together, we’ll continue to honor every promise we’ve made.”