Monique Alarcon

Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Los Angeles, California

Wisner Baum LLP
Monique Alarcon
Wisner Baum LLP

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Products Liability; view more

Licensed in California since: 2016

Education: Loyola Law School Los Angeles

Selected to Rising Stars: 2022 - 2023

Wisner Baum LLP

11111 Santa Monica Blvd
Suite 1750
Los Angeles, CA 90025 Visit website

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Personal injury attorney Monique Alarcon advocates for clients at the Los Angeles office of Wisner Baum (formerly Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman) in pharmaceutical drug liability, defective medical devices, and consumer fraud litigation. She also accepts select cases concerning police misconduct and civil rights violations.

Before she took on a position at Wisner Baum, Monique worked at the law office of Carol A. Sobel as an associate attorney. There, she gained valuable experience with civil rights litigation, handling cases involving police accountability, homelessness, and constitutional rights violations. Monique also dedicated time to representing homeless individuals who had been cited for “quality of life” offenses. She appeared for and presented oral arguments at arraignments, trials, and post-conviction hearings over infraction and misdemeanor offenses.

Monique graduated from the University of California with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Law & Society in 2013. She moved on to earn her J.D. from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. When she was not in class or studying, she externed at the nation’s largest pro bono firm, Public Counsel, with the Children’s Rights Project. She also clerked for the Disability Rights Legal Center during this time.

Her other academic achievements include:

• Ninth Circuit Appellate Advocacy Clinic, Drafted and Filed Opening Brief in a § 1983 Civil Rights Appeal (2015–2016)

• Scott Moot Court Honors Board, (2015–2016), Earned a “Top 10 Brief” Award

To this day, Monique continues to use her free time to better her community. She is a member of the National Lawyers Guild of Los Angeles and regularly volunteers at its legal clinics in Skid Row and Venice. In addition, she is a board member of the Latina Lawyers Bar Association, an advisory board member for the Elder Law and Disability Rights Center, a member of the American Association for Justice’s Leaders Forum, and part of the Consumer Attorneys of California. She also serves as an adjunct professor of law for Loyola Law School’s Hispanic National Bar Association Moot Court Team.

In 2016, Monique was admitted to practice law in the state of California and the U.S. District Court, Central District of California. She was later admitted to practice in the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, and the U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico. In recognition of her legal work, Monique is listed in Southern California Super Lawyers® Rising Stars and The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40.

Call Wisner Baum to schedule a free consultation with Monique, she is fluent in both English and Spanish. 

Practice areas

Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Medical Devices, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Pharmaceutical, Wrongful Death

  • 70% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
  • 30% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 2016, California

Professional Webpage: https://www.wisnerbaum.com/attorneys/monique-alarcon/

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • Elder Law and Disability Rights Center, Advisory Board Member
  • California, 2016
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2016
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2018
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico, 2021
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, 2021
  • State Bar of California
  • National Lawyers Guild – Los Angeles
  • Latina Lawyers Bar Association
  • Hispanic National Bar Association
  • The American Association for Justice; Leaders Forum
  • Consumer Attorneys Association of California
Educational Background:
  • University of California, B.A.,in Sociology and Law & Society, 2013
  • Scott Moot Court Honors Board, (2015 – 2016), Earned a “Top 10 Brief” Award
  • Ninth Circuit Appellate Advocacy Clinic, Drafted and Filed Opening Brief in a § 1983 Civil Rights Appeal, 2015 – 2016
Pro bono/Community Service:
  • Represents people experiencing homelessness in infraction proceedings
  • Coaches law school students who compete in a national moot court competition
  • Serves as a board member for the Latina Lawyers Bar Association
  • Advisory Board member for the Elder Law and Disability Rights Center in Santa Ana, California
Honors/Awards:
  • California Power House, Law360 Regional Powerhouse Series, 2021
  • Scott Moot Court Honors Board, (2015 – 2016), Earned a “Top 10 Brief” Award
  • , The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers
  • Listed, The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • Adjunct Professor of Law, Speaker, Adjunct Professor of Law, Loyola Law School’s Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) Moot Court Team, Legal, 2021
  • Client-centered/movement lawyering, Speaker, Client-centered/movement lawyering, UCLA School of Law, Promise Institute for Human Rights Litigation Clinic, Los Angeles, California, Legal, 2021
  • Document Requests, Speaker, Document Requests, Western Center on Law & Poverty, Discovery Academy Sessions seven-part series, Los Angeles, California, Legal, 2021
  • Representing Protestors, Speaker, Representing Protestors, Loyola Law School, Webinar, , Legal, 2020
  • Panelists – Combatting the Criminalization of Unhoused People, Speaker, Panelists – Combatting the Criminalization of Unhoused People, National Lawyers Guild, Continuing Legal Education Training, Legal, 2018

Office location for Monique Alarcon

11111 Santa Monica Blvd
Suite 1750
Los Angeles, CA 90025

Phone: 310-207-3233

Selections

2 Years Rising Stars
  • Rising Stars: 2022 - 2023

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