Wrongful Death lawyers in California Jamon Hicks to John Rich

Firm: DOUGLAS / HICKS LAW, APC

5120 W. Goldleaf Circle , Los Angeles , California 90056

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Jamon R. Hicks is a Partner at Douglas / Hicks Law, in Los Angeles, CA. He became a partner after spending four years as a Senior Associate with the Cochran Firm in Los Angeles, CA.  He also worked for six years at the Law Offices of Carl E. Douglas in Beverly Hills, CA.  Mr. Hicks practices in the areas of civil litigation and criminal defense and represents plaintiffs/defendants in state and federal courts.  His civil litigation experience involves civil rights, wrongful death, catastrophic personal injury and police misconduct cases.  He also has litigated numerous felony and misdemeanor criminal cases, such as murder, attempted murder, assaults and battery, crimes against peace officers, driving under the influence, and drug and gun possession.  He has the unique experience of litigating both civil and criminal matters in federal and state courts.  In 2015, he obtained a Not Guilty verdict in a high-profile case where he represented a celebrity esthetician charged with solicitation for murder.  In 2014, he successfully argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  In the same year, he was also co-counsel on a team that obtained a $8.0 million dollar wrongful death verdict against the Los Angeles Sheriffs’ Department.  In 2012, he obtained a $1.3 million dollar wrongful death verdict in Long Beach Court.  He prides himself on representing David against Goliath.. In addition to practicing law, Mr. Hicks is currently the youngest member of the adjunct faculty at Loyola Law School as a Trial Advocacy Professor.  He is also an adjunct professor at West Los Angeles Law School, where he teaches Torts II.  For four years, he coached Loyola’s nationally recognized Byrne Trial Advocacy Team.  He has served as a guest teacher teaching trial skills to law students and high school students.  Mr. Hicks has also participated on and helped organize numerous panels on criminal law, professional development, and other issues relevant to the legal community at Los Angeles area law schools.  He has also been quoted in numerous newspaper publications including LA Times, Entertainment News, OC Register and Press Enterprise.  He is frequently a legal and political analyst for radio shows KJLH () and KTLK (1150am).  For his active community involvement as well as early career accomplishments, he was selected as Daily Journal’s 2012 Five Associates to Watch.  He received the Hon. A. Leon Higginbotham Memorial Award from the National Bar Association (2012).  He was also spotlighted as one of Los Angeles Top Black Attorneys in the LA Focus Newspaper (2011).  He has been profiled in the Los Angeles Times Business Section (“How I Made It”). Mr. Hicks was selected as National Bar Association and IMPACT’s Inaugural 2010 Nation’s Best Advocates: 40 Lawyers Under 40.  He has also been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers Association as a Top 40 under 40.  Additionally, he has been recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine as a Super Lawyer (2014) and Rising Star five years in a row (2009-2013) and a finalist for the California Young Lawyers Association’s Jack Berman Young Lawyer of the Year Award (2007).. Mr. Hicks serves on various professional, educational and community boards.  In 2012, he was elected as the youngest ever President of the California Association of Black Lawyers (CABL).  In 2009, Mr. Hicks served as President for the John M. Langston Bar Association, where he was also elected as the youngest president in the Association’s history.  For his outstanding leadership and dedication, Mr. Hicks received the CABL’s President’s Award at the completion of his term. He is a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), Multi-Cultural Bar Association (MCBA), Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce (LAJCC) and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc (KAY).  He is also a member of the prestigious LA Chapter of 100 Black Men.  Mr. Hicks also serves as Special Counsel for the Yes-U-Can Non-Profit Foundation and as a board member for AIM (Assemblies in Motion). Additionally, he has served on the boards of the California Young Lawyers Association (CYLA).. Mr. Hicks received his Bachelors with honors from the University of California, Berkeley in 2001 and his J.D. from Loyola Law School in 2004.  At Loyola Law School, Mr. Hicks was a National Finalist and Member of Byrne Trial Advocacy Team, and he received the Karl Suethe Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy (2004).  He has the unique accomplishment of participating as a Trial Advocacy National Finalist and Western Regional Champion as both a student (2003) and coach (2008).  He also served on the board for the National Black Law Students Association, as the Western Regional Director (2003-04).

Firm: Viau & Kwasniewski

601 West Fifth Street 8th Floor , Los Angeles , California 90071

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Insurance , Personal Injury, Products Liability, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Death

Firm: O'Brien & Zehnder Law Firm

9401 E. Stockton Blvd , Elk Grove , California 95624

Practice Areas: Civil , Insurance , Personal Injury, Products Liability, Wrongful Death

In 1996, I formed O'Brien & Zehnder Law Firm with one thought in mind: justice for every injured client. I represent a wide variety of personal injury cases, ranging from automobile and construction site accidents to products liability and wrongful death actions. In every case I take, I fight until I obtain full compensation.. I take the time to understand you, what makes your case unique, and how you want it to be handled. For me, you are someone who is deserving of my utmost attention and skill. At O'Brien & Zehnder Law Firm, we do everything possible to help you concentrate on your recovery.. Our firm's record over the past twenty years proves how successful we have been in achieving our goal of maximizing recovery. We have obtained many multi-million dollar jury verdicts and settlements across a wide array of personal injury cases.. O'Brien & Zehnder Law Firm offices are located in Elk Grove and Sacramento. In addition, I have been admitted to practice in all California courts, in the United States Court for the Northern and Eastern districts of California, and in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. I am always willing and eager to assist clients with their questions or concerns.

Firm: Rouda, Feder, Tietjen and Zanobini

44 Montgomery   4000 , San Francisco , California 94104

Practice Areas: Admiralty & Maritime,Animal Bites,Automobile Accidents,Aviation & Aerospace,Civil ,Construction ,Elder ,Medical Malpractice,Premises Liability,Sexual Abuse,Slip and Fall,Wrongful Death

Firm: Law Offices of John D. Lueck

8034 Haven Ave , Rancho Cucamonga , California 91730

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Business , Child Support, Contracts, Criminal Defense , Divorce, Domestic Violence, Drug Crimes, DUI/DWI, Family , Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense

I have been practicing law in the inland empire since 1976.  I represent people accused of crimes.  I defend civil lawsuits, restraining orders, and family law.

Firm: Law Offices of John Kitta

39560 Stevenson Place   217  94 , Fremont , California 94539

Practice Areas: Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Divorce,Family ,Medical Malpractice,Motor Vehicle Accidents,Personal Injury,Professional Malpractice,Wrongful Death

Firm: Gomez Trial Attorneys, Accident & Injury Lawyers

755 Front Street , San Diego , California 92101

Practice Areas: Business , Government Agencies, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Wrongful Death

John Gomez founded the firm alone in 2005. He acts today as President and Lead Trial Attorney. From humble beginnings, he attended three separate San Diego public high schools and Grossmont Junior College before graduating from the Nation’s top ranked law school, Yale University, in 1993. In between, John was named an Academic All American football player for the University of San Diego’s Toreros. He clerked for a federal judge, worked for the international law firm of Latham & Watkins and served the United States as an Assistant United States Attorney until becoming a trial lawyer for people in 2000.. Since that time, he has established himself as one of California’s most recognized and accomplished trial lawyers. Lawyers USA named him the national Lawyer of the Year in 2010. He has twice been named San Diego’s Trial Lawyer of the Year. The Consumer Attorneys of San Diego have awarded him an unprecedented ten separate Outstanding Trial Lawyer Awards. He has been named a Top 100 California Attorney overall by the Los Angeles Daily Journal, a Top 10 San Diego attorney overall by San Diego Metropolitan Magazine, and has been voted by peers a top 10 San Diego Super Lawyer every year since 2012. He was featured as the subject of the cover story in that 2012 publication.. He was voted by peers as the number 1 attorney in San Diego for 2015 and 2016 overall in polling conducted by Super Lawyers rating service. Best Lawyers in America named him the San Diego 2011 and 2012 Plaintiffs Products Liability Attorney of the Year and the 2015 Class Action and Mass Tort Attorney of the Year. Avvo rates him a 10.0 out of 10.0 and he has been voted by his peers as a top ten San Diego litigator in three separate fields: Personal Injury, Insurance and Corporate Litigation. Since 2000, he has recovered over $550 million in settlements and verdicts for his clients with more than 100 separate recoveries of one million dollars or more. A prolific trial lawyer, John has tried to jury verdict more than 50 separate cases. He has obtained verdicts in excess of $1,000,000, $10,000,000 and $100,000,000. Perhaps most notably, John has obtained 6 separate jury verdicts of one million dollars or more in which the defendant offered absolutely nothing to settle prior to trial.. John is universally considered a national expert on representing victims of brain injuries. He is among a very small group of attorneys that has successfully litigated those cases all the way through trial and he has achieved multiple verdicts for verdicts in excess of both one million and ten million dollars. John created the Firm’s dedicated brain injury practice team and, along with Partner Jessica Sizemore, continues to lead that practice group today. John is regularly invited to lecture to other attorneys regarding brain injury cases and has done so to attorney groups nationally in excess of 50 times.. Among John’s significant trial results are a $106 million wrongful death jury verdict arising out of San Diego’s infamous “American Beauty Murder,” a $16.5 million jury verdict against El Pollo Loco for a slip and fall, and a $10.8 million jury verdict against Pizza Hut among many others.

12100 Wilshire Blvd Ste 800 , Los Angeles , California 90025

Practice Areas: Construction, Equipment Finance, Business, Bankruptcy, Debt Agreements, Insurance, Divorce, Wrongful Termination, Copyright, Wrongful Death, Education, Construction & Development

Mr. Fuchs obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1968 and a Law Degree from the University of Southern California in 1978. After an initial stint following gradulation from Columbia, as an engineer for Chrysler Corporation in Detroit, I migrated to Los Angleles and was Technical Editor of Hot Rod Magazine and Engineering Editor for Motor Trend Magazine, from 1971-74, before obtaining my law degree in 1978.  I started my law career at Latham & Watkins from 1978-81 and have had a my own law firm or a small partnership since 1983.  I am an avid car enthusiast and over the years have owned several Porsches, several Mercedes, a Ferrari, and most recently a Dodge Viper GTS.  I have regularly participated in track events and for nearly 20 years have been a navigator in the Silver State Classic Challenge in Nevada, in the 150 mile per hour class.   I am an active member of Checkered Flag 200, a support group for the Petersen Automotive Museum, and I have handled a number of lawsuits and disputes involving collector cars such as Ferraris, Porsches and even some old race cars, as well as many business disputes, financing disputes and construction defects cases.. My associate, Gail Gilfillan, is a UCLA graduate and obtained her law degree from Pepperdine University in 1993.  She has been with me for the entirety of her law career and is a terrific lawyer and a compliment to our business litigation and construction defect practice.. Our past clients include the Boys and Girls Club of San Fernando Vally, Tower Hemotology and Oncology Medical Group, MaxPro Leasing, Classic Financial Corporation, Scharff Construction Co., Kriek Construction, Victoria Montana, ProMedia, Inc., Adoption Pro, Inc., Titan Spark Plug Co., Isuzu Trucks of America, Revolution Motorsports, Tillack & Co., and Hunting Ridge Motors.

Firm: Law Offices of Joel W. Baruch, PC

9900 Research Drive , Irvine , California 92618

Practice Areas: Animal Bites, Automobile Accidents, Business , Contracts, Criminal Defense , Discrimination, Drug Crimes, DUI/DWI, Felonies, Head and Spinal Injuries, Labor , Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Slip and Fall, Traffic Violations, Trucking Accidents, Wages/Commissions/Overtime, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Termination, Employment & Labor

Firm: Law Offices of Jim W. Yu

1255 Treat Blvd., Suite 300 , Walnut Creek , California 94597

Practice Areas: Animal Bites, Assault & Battery, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Premises Liability, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Car Accidents

I am an injury lawyer. I represent people who have been seriously injured in car crashes, falls, dog attacks, construction accidents, and by defective products. We also represent those who have been injured or financially hurt due to the malpractice of their doctors, lawyers, and accountants. I do what I do simply because I want to help people. People who have been hurt have enough to worry about. I want to use my expertise to guide my clients through the legal maze and obtain justice for them.

Firm: The Lewis Farmer Law Group, Apc

177 E Colorado Blvd Ste 200 , Pasadena , California 91105

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Wrongful Death

Jerlisia Farmer, a native of Los Angeles, CA earned her Bachelors of Science in business marketing from the University of Phoenix in 2010. She went on to earn her Masters in Business Administration from the University of La Verne in 2013, a Paralegal Certification from UCLA in 2014, her and her Juris Doctorate from the University of La Verne College of Law in 2017. In law school, Jerlisia earned the CALI Excellence for the Future Award (highest grade) in Trial Advocacy; Advanced Trial Techniques; Mediation Practicum and Law Practice Management.. Jerlisia is also a certified mediator. She has five years of civil litigation experience both in personal injury and employment law. While in law school, Jerlisia volunteered as a paralegal for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office, in the alternative sentencing department for drug and DUI related cases. Jerlisia also specializes in drafting Wills & Trust, Contracts and Corporation formation documents. Jerlisia is currently the managing attorney at The Lewis Farmer Law Group.

Firm: Napoli Shkolnik

525 S Douglas St Ste 260 , El Segundo , California 90245

Practice Areas: Class Actions, Drugs & Medical Devices, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury

Jennifer Liakos is a Partner  in the firm’s Pharmaceutical Litigation Department and is based in the El Segundo, California office.  Her practice focuses primarily on mass tort litigation, including pharmaceutical product liability, personal injury, and medical device litigation.. Ms. Liakos predominantly has concentrated her practice on injuries affecting women and children.  She has been at the forefront of the SSRI antidepressant birth defect litigation for more than a decade, litigating against defendants including GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer and Forest Pharmaceuticals.. In 2003, she was appointed Discovery Chair for the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the Paxil Products Liability Litigation (MDL 1574) and is presently the American Association for Justice Litigation Group Chair for the SSRI Birth Defects Group.  Most recently, Ms. Liakos was named to the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in the Viagra (Sildenafil Citrate) Products Liability Litigation (MDL 2). In addition to birth defect litigation, Ms. Liakos has also worked on cases involving antidepressant-induced suicide and withdrawal and cases involving injuries caused by toxic shock syndrome.. Ms. Liakos has testified before the FDA advisory board on amending the regulations concerning generic manufacturer liability.  She was named as a Super Lawyer Rising Star in 2007 and 2008.  She was selected as a Super Lawyer in every year since 2011.

Firm: Law Offices of Brian Breiter

4929 Wilshire Blvd Ste 410 , Los Angeles , California 90010

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Dedicated to getting my clients the results they need.

Firm: Law Offices of Jeffrey R. Frank

424 F Street , San Diego , California 92101

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents,Criminal Defense ,Personal Injury,Products Liability,Wrongful Death

Firm: John R. Coniglio

490 Calle Principal PO Box 112  93 , Monterey , California 93940

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense , Family , Land Use & Zoning, Landlord & Tenant, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Probate , Real Estate , Traffic Violations, Wrongful Death, DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury

Firm: The Law Office of Joann L. Pheasant

372 Florin Road , Sacramento , California 95831

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, AIDS Litigation, Accidents, Aquatic Injuries, Animal Attacks, Automobile Accidents, Automobile Negligence, Bicycle Accidents, Boating Accidents, Bodily Injury, Brain Injury, Bus Accidents, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Catastrophic Injury, Commercial Vehicle Liability, Cumulative Trauma, Dog Bites, Electrical Injury, Electromagnetic Field Litigation, Head Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Pedestrian Injuries, Neurolaw, Personal Injury Appeals, Personal Injury Arbitration, Personal Injury Defense, Personal Injury Mediation, Plaintiffs Personal Injury, Power Line Contact Injury, Psychological Injury, Rental Vehicle Litigation, Repetitive Stress Injury, School Bus Accidents, Severe Burns, Sexual Abuse, Slip and Fall, Spinal Injury, Subway Accidents, TMJ Dysfunction, Third Party Wrongful Death, Tourist Injuries, Transfusion Associated AIDS, Traumatic Brain Injury, Unintended Acceleration, Whiplash, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Birth Trauma, Chiropractors Malpractice, Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice, Dental Malpractice, Dental Malpractice Defense, Failure to Diagnose, Gynecology Malpractice, Medical Disciplinary Proceedings, Medical Liability, Medical Malpractice Defense, Medical Negligence, Medical-Legal Law, Medication Errors, Mental Health Professionals Malpractice, Nursing Liability, Nursing Malpractice, Nursing Negligence, Obstetric Malpractice, Oncology Law, Optometric Malpractice, Orthopedic Malpractice, Pediatric Malpractice, Pharmacists Liability, Physicians Professional Liability, Physicians Rights, Physicians Risk Management, Podiatric Malpractice, Psychiatric Malpractice, Psychology Malpractice, Psychotherapy Law, Surgeons Liability, Wrong Site Surgery

Firm: Law Office of John F. Christl

5015 Birch Street , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Criminal Law, Assault and Battery, Bribery, Burglary, Criminal Defense, Criminal Fraud, DUI/DWI, Driving While Intoxicated, Expungements, Felonies, Hit and Run, Homicide, Juvenile Criminal Law, Manslaughter, Misdemeanors, Money Laundering, Murder, Parole and Probation, Post-Conviction Remedies, Search and Seizure, Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault, Shoplifting, Stalking, Theft, Traffic Violations, Vehicular Homicide, Weapons Charges, Drugs and Narcotics, Drug Crimes, Controlled Substances Law, Drug Trafficking, Rape, Personal Injury, Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Automobile Negligence, Bicycle Accidents, Boating Accidents, Bodily Injury, Brain Injury, Catastrophic Injury, Dog Bites, Head Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Pedestrian Injuries, Personal Injury Mediation, Plaintiffs Personal Injury, Slip and Fall, Sexual Abuse, Spinal Injury, Wrongful Death, Truck Accidents, Domestic Violence

Firm: The Veen Firm, PC

711 Van Ness Avenue , San Francisco , California 94102

Practice Areas: Civil Practice, Federal Civil Practice, Civil Rights Section 1983, Construction Accidents, Construction Safety, Civil Litigation, Complex Litigation, Federal Civil Litigation, Trial Practice, Negligence, Personal Injury, Accidents, Animal Attacks, Aquatic Injuries, Automobile Accidents, Automobile Negligence, Bicycle Accidents, Boating Accidents, Bodily Injury, Brain Injury, Bus Accidents, Catastrophic Injury, Commercial Vehicle Liability, Cumulative Trauma, Dog Bites, Electrical Injury, Head Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Neurolaw, Pedestrian Injuries, Plaintiffs Personal Injury, Power Line Contact Injury, Psychological Injury, Rental Vehicle Litigation, School Bus Accidents, Severe Burns, Slip and Fall, Spinal Injury, Subway Accidents, Third Party Wrongful Death, Tourist Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injury, Whiplash, Wrongful Death, Premises Liability, Inadequate Security, Negligent Security, Products Liability, Elevator Liability, Gas Explosions, Product Defects, Product Failure, Product Safety, Torts, Civil Liability, Intentional Torts, Mass Torts, Tort Liability

Firm: The Davis Law Firm

3017 Douglas Boulevard , Roseville , California 95661

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Accidents, Animal Attacks, Aquatic Injuries, Automobile Accidents and Injuries, Automobile Negligence, Bicycle Accidents, Boating Accidents, Bodily Injury, Brain Injury, Bus Accidents, Catastrophic Injury, Commercial Vehicle Liability, Cumulative Trauma, Dog Bites, Electrical Injury, Head Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries, Motorcycle Accidents, Neurolaw, Pedestrian Injuries, Personal Injury Appeals, Personal Injury Arbitration, Personal Injury Defense, Personal Injury Mediation, Plaintiffs Personal Injury, Power Line Contact Injury, Rental Vehicle Litigation, School Bus Accidents, Severe Burns, Slip and Fall, Spinal Injury, Subway Accidents, Third Party Wrongful Death, Tourist Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injury, Unintended Acceleration, Wrongful Death, Whiplash, Airbag Injury

Firm: Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason

1127 Grant Avenue , Novato , California 94945

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Industrial Accidents, Aged and Aging, Mesothelioma, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Admiralty Law, Boat Manufacturing Liability, Cruise Ship Injuries, Diving and Offshore Injuries, Jones Act, International Maritime Law, Marine Law, Marine Liability, Maritime Accidents, Maritime Personal Injury, Maritime Products Liability, Seamens Claims, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Construction Law, Defective Hip Implants, Defective Knee Replacements, Insurance, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Complex Litigation, Federal Civil Litigation, Federal Litigation, Trial Practice, U.S. Supreme Court Litigation, Lung Cancer, Medical Malpractice, Negligence, Occupational Safety and Health, Occupational Injuries, Accidents, Automobile Accidents and Injuries, Automobile Negligence, Bicycle Accidents, Boating Accidents, Bodily Injury, Brain Injury, Bus Accidents, Catastrophic Injury, Commercial Vehicle Liability, Cumulative Trauma, Electrical Injury, Head Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries, Motorcycle Accidents, Pedestrian Injuries, Personal Injury Appeals, Plaintiffs Personal Injury, Rental Vehicle Litigation, School Bus Accidents, Slip and Fall, Third Party Wrongful Death, Tourist Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injury, Whiplash, Wrongful Death, Products Liability, Seatbelt Injury, Torts, Civil Liability, Intentional Torts, Mass Torts, Tort Liability, Toxic Torts, Asbestos Litigation, Mold Litigation, Occupational Cancer, Occupational Disease, Pesticide Litigation, Radiation Injury, Silicosis Litigation, Toxic Exposure, Toxic Tort Class Actions, Workers Compensation