Philip Shakhnis
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Los Angeles, CA
Shakhnis Law Tenants Rights & Injury Law Firm
Practice areas: Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in California since: 1998
Education: University of Oregon School of Law
Languages spoken: English, Hebrew
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2027 Call today:
213-996-0807
Shakhnis Law Tenants Rights & Injury Law Firm
145 S Fairfax AveSuite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90036 Visit website
As the founder and attorney of Shakhnis Law - Tenants Rights & Injury Law Firm, located in Los Angeles, California, Philip Shakhnis represents clients in personal injury and civil litigation matters. His practice encompasses a broad range of personal injury cases, as well as employment disputes, catastrophic injury claims, premises liability matters and class actions.
Through his practice, Shakhnis focuses on representing individuals involved in complex legal disputes and seeking remedies for clients facing significant personal, financial or professional consequences. His experience across personal injury and civil litigation allows him to handle matters involving a variety of legal and factual issues, including cases arising from workplace disputes, serious injuries, unsafe premises and claims pursued on behalf of groups of similarly situated individuals.
Shakhnis earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1993. He later attended the University of Oregon School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor in 1998. His legal education provided the foundation for his career in civil litigation and personal injury law.
Admitted to practice law in California since 1998, Shakhnis is also admitted before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. His practice in Los Angeles includes matters involving tenants' rights and personal injury, reflecting his focus on representing individuals in disputes where legal advocacy can play an important role in protecting their interests.
In addition to his legal practice, Shakhnis is active in the legal community through his professional memberships. He is a member of The State Bar of California and the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. These affiliations connect him with professional organizations dedicated to the legal profession and advocacy on behalf of clients in civil matters.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Brain Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Toxic Mold, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1998, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.shakhnislaw.com/attorney-philip-shakhnis/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Member, 2021
- State Bar of California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- California, 1998
- Consumer Attorneys of California, Member
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- $1,950,000 for a child lead poisoning/habitability case. A child developed developmental delays and autism from being born into a home with deteriorated lead-based paint and other slum conditions., 2025
- $640,000 Slum Housing Settlement - A family resided in slum conditions that included bedbugs, cockroaches, mold, plumbing leaks, electrical defects and lack of a working heating appliance. Family members experienced multiple health impacts including asthma exacerbation, allergies, headache, lack of sleep, insect bites, nausea and vomiting as well as severe emotional distress., 2025
- $345,000 - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Settlement - A mother and son were exposed to low levels of carbon monoxide for over a year in their rental home. The property owner never undertook any preventative maintenance of the gas wall furnace. Ultimately, the furnace was shut down by the Gas Company for producing excessive carbon monoxide and not venting the exhaust fumes properly. The mother and son had a host of non-specific health issues including headaches, chest pain, nausea, vomiting, heart palpitations, memory and concentration problems, depression and anxiety. The case was especially challenging because the gas wall furnace was replaced before it could be tested and the family went to the emergency room too late to obtain and carboxyhemoglobin levels in their blood., 2025
- $975,000 - Toxic HVAC Ducts Settlement - A women lived for years in an apartment with HVAC ducts that were never inspected or cleaned. The ducts were decades old and full of asbestos, fiberglass, dust and debris. For years this tenant unknowingly suffered with horrible migraines and significant respiratory and gastrointestinal health impacts. Shakhnis Law put together a team of experts and marshalled the evidence to show that the corporate landlord recklessly violated asbestos cleanup regulations and industry practices related to maintaining, inspecting and replacing old fiberglass HVAC ducts., 2023
- $1,400,000 - Slum Housing Settlement - Eighteen tenants in four apartments resided in slum conditions that included cockroaches, bedbugs, mold, plumbing and rainwater leaks, lack of heat and inoperable water heaters., 2025
- $1,000,000 - A group of tenants in resided in a Single Room Occupancy building in Los Angeles managed by a court-appointed receiver who hired a property management company to manage the property. The property manager did virtually nothing to address the slum conditions that included cockroaches, rats, rainwater leaks, mold, inoperable heaters, and other defects. There was not even a resident manager as required by law. Despite all of this knowing mis-management the receiver argued in court that his management company had quasi-judicial immunity! Shakhnis Law disposed of that attempt to evade legal responsibility., 2025
- $2,000,000 - Slum Housing Settlement - Tenants in multiple apartments resided in slum conditions that included cockroaches, mold, plumbing leaks and rainwater intrusion. Several tenants with diabetes experienced further impacts to their health., 2024
- $2,900,000 - Slum Housing Settlement - Tenants in a multi-family apartment complex in Los Angeles endured years of living with cockroaches, sewage leaks, rainwater and plumbing leaks, mold and other defects., 2023
- $650,000 Settlement - A women resided for years in an apartment with a defective wall heater that exposed her to chronic, low-level carbon monoxide. She developed memory loss, trouble concentrating, fatigue, chest pain and shortness of breath. Shakhnis Law put together a team of experts and marshalled the available evidence to show that the only logical explanation for this tenant’s neurological and cardiovascular health impacts came from the years of chronic carbon monoxide exposure., 2024
Videos
- Alexis - client, Personal Injury Law, 2024
- Jamila, Personal Injury Law, 2025
- Housing Case Clients, Personal Injury Law, 2025
- Rolanda - client, Personal Injury Law, 2024
- Ruben and Karina - clients, Personal Injury Law, 2023
Educational Background
- University of California, Los Angeles, Bachelor of Arts, Major: Political science, cum laude, 1993
Honors
- The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms"
- Selected to Super Lawyers: 2027
Office location for Philip Shakhnis
145 S Fairfax Ave
Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: 213-996-0807
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2027
