In her free time, Lilah enjoys cheering on the Penn State Nittany Lions and the San Diego Padres, traveling, reading, working out, and spending time with her family and friends.
Lilah N. Cook
Associate
Practice Areas
Biography
Lilah is an Associate at Schonbuch Hallissy LLP. She is a civil litigator representing designers, contractors, businesses, high net worth individuals, athletes, and celebrities in both federal and state courts throughout California, in business, construction, design, real estate, products liability, and sexual assault/battery cases. Lilah’s cases are often highly publicized, requiring a specialized approach to litigation.
Lilah believes in maintaining meaningful relationships with her clients to obtain the best possible outcomes during high stress periods in their lives. Lilah also believes in practicing law with civility, by fostering relationships with opposing attorneys to best resolve disputes on the merits and not emotions.
Lilah is very involved in the community. She earned the Super Lawyers – Rising Star award designation in 2026 for the Civil Litigation: Defense category. She is a subcommittee member of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel’s Women in the Law Committee. Lilah is also a member of the South Bay Bar Association and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. Lilah also enjoys mentoring law students through her law school as a preceptor and has spoken on several panels at her law school. Lilah is proud to have spent her entire legal career working with Schonbuch Hallissy LLP attorneys.
Notable Matters
- Craig v. Human Touch, LLC (products liability paralysis injury—defense verdict)
Favorable Results
- Burnham, et al. vs. Mattivi Brothers Leasing, Inc., et al. – Represented repair shop and worked on defense team that obtained dismissal of client with prejudice in exchange for a waiver of costs on a wrongful death, product liability action. Successfully opposed another defendant’s motion contesting the good faith settlement.
- Obtained dismissal with prejudice as to client REIT apartment company in exchange for waiver of costs in a graphic dog attack case.
- Obtained dismissal with prejudice by plaintiff in a products liability and premises liability case where plaintiff was claiming over $30 million in damages.
- High profile federal sexual assault case – handling associate on defense team on case where plaintiff dismissed case altogether before hearing on client’s motion to dismiss complaint.
Honors, Awards & Memberships
- Super Lawyers – Rising Star – 2026
- Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; Member of Women in the Law Subcommittee
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- South Bay Bar Association
Media
- Super Lawyers, Southern California 2026: Rising Stars – Civil Litigation: Defense
- Schonbuch Hallissy Congratulates its Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- ASCDC Verdict Magazine – Volume 2, 2025: Defense Successes
- Schonbuch Hallissy Team Obtains Defense Verdict in Products Liability Paralysis Case
- Women Making Waves Panel—Joint Women’s Legal Association/Jewish Law Students Association Panel at Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Education
B.A., Pennsylvania State University
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (Broadcast)
Minor in Political Science
Certificate in Sports Journalism from the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism
J.D., Pepperdine University Rick J. Caruso School of Law
Certificate of Dispute Resolution from the Straus Institute in Dispute Resolution
Certificate in Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law
CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Media and the Law
CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Mediation Theory and Practice
CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Ombuds
CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Bar Exam Workshop
Bar Admissions
State Bar of California
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States District Court for the Central District of California
United States District Court for the Southern District of California
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
