Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Aliso Viejo, CA

Educational Background

• 2003: Bachelor of arts in Economics, University of Washington 2006: JD Chapman University School of Law, 2003

Verdicts/Settlements

• $17,000,000.00 – Settlement in a West Hollywood brain damage case where a 34 year old woman leaned on a fourth floor hotel railing which was improperly installed causing her to fall.$12,600,000.00 – Verdict/settlement in Los Angeles where a boy was injured in a roll over accident caused by a drunk driver.$5,100,000.00 – Verdict in San Diego where a young man suffered brain damage after a collision with a reckless driver.$5,000,000.00 – Settlement in Bakersfield for injuries sustained in an auto-accident involving a drunk driver.$4,100,000.00 – Settlement on a Medical-Malpractice case in Norwalk where a man was left sedated and restrained to his hospital bed while he had an ongoing bleed in his mouth. He choked on his blood and nowremains in a vegetative state.$4,000,000.00 — Judgement in San Diego for a Semi-Truck driver who was chaining up near Mt. Shasta when another truck driver lost control and collided into his truck, throwing him 10-20 feet into the highway.  Plaintiff developed a somatoform disorder resembling a stroke that was irreversible.$1,200,000.00 – Verdict for a Torrance man who was injured during a shoulder surgery where a doctor negligently damaged his axillary nerve and deltoid muscle, leaving his arm useless.$1,000,000.00 – Settlement in San Diego on where a man was crushed between his vehicle and a tow truck hit by an oncoming drunk driver.$750,000.00 – Settlement for a young man who was injured in a slip and fall at a night club where a dance floor panel was removed leaving a large hole.  The client underwent back surgery for his injuries.$625,000.00 – Settlement on a medical malpractice case where the facility allowed a known mentally unstable patient to room with our client. The unstable patient attacked our patient and caused further damage requiring another surgery.$525,000.00 – Settlement (partial) in Orange County for a woman who suffered nerve damage after being hit in the face with a garden hose.$503,500.00 – Verdict (award) on a medical malpractice case where a 38 week pregnant woman complained of decreased fetal movement to her OBGYN at Kaiser Permanente. The OB told my client to go home and eat some cookies. The baby died as a result of the Doctor’s failure to run basic testing.$500,000.00 – Civil rights case settlement against a local Sheriff’s department.  Our client was complying with the demands of officers at a distance of over 25 feet when he was shot in the face twice.  This resulted in damage to his jaw and teeth.$498,500.00 – Settlement against a local government for a road design defect that led to the death of father of two.$480,000.00 – Settlement against a medical provider for failing to timely diagnoses and treat an infection.$350,000.00 – Settlement for a girl injured in a t-bone accident which required surgery.$349,000.00 – Arbitration award in Rancho Cucamonga for a young boy who sustained injuries in a routine Gall Bladder surgery.$345,000.00 – Settlement in Long Beach medical malpractice case involving a woman burned by equipment during a cystectomy procedure.$300,000.00 – Settlement in a medical malpractice case wherein a sponge was left in my client’s eye causing him to require a corneal replacement surgery.$274,000.00 – Settlement in San Francisco for a woman injured in an auto accident, she was not wearing her seat belt.$250,000.00 – Settlement on a bad faith claim against an insurance company in their handling of our clients uninsured motorists claim$209,000.00 – Settlement in the bay area for a woman injured in an auto accident.$200,000.00 – Settlement for a young West Covina boy injured while falling off a fast food play place., 2007

Scholarly Lectures/Writings

• 1.  Spoke about opening up a successful law practice; 2.  Spoke about getting a first lawyer job; 3.  Spoke about the day to day life of a Plaintiff attorney., Speaker, 1. Solo Practitioner Panel 2. Getting your foot in the door and keeping it there 3. What do lawyers do?, 2010

Honors/Awards

• Trial Lawyer of the Year Nominee, CAALA, 2013
• Trial Lawyer of the Year "Young Gun", Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, 2015
• Rising Star, Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles, 2012

Videos

• Pharmacy Mix Up, 2015
• Toddlers Drowning in San Deigo, 2014

Industry Groups

• CAALA
• CAOC
• Long Beach Bar
• OCTLA