Justin enjoys nothing more than obtaining justice for his clients through trial by jury. He was nominated for Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2018 by Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, which is the Association’s highest honor. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an invitation only organization of the finest trial lawyers in America. He is a member of The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers. He is a lifetime member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum whose membership is limited to lawyers who have won multi-million dollar cases and whose membership consists of less than 1% of all lawyers in the United States. He is a graduate of Gerry Spence’s famous Trial Lawyers College at Thunderhead Ranch in Wyoming.
In his free time, Justin plays the saxophone, piano and guitar. He is an avid sailor and has crewed in long distance races, including the Newport Beach to Ensenada Mexico boat race. He is an open water swimmer, and won the “Escape from Alcatraz” swim across the San Francisco bay in his age group in 1999. He trains Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Professor Roger Machado in Pasadena. Justin lives in La Canada Flintridge with his family, and enjoys being a referee at his kids’ soccer games and taking them to wrestling practice.
Justin believes:
- Treat others as you would like to be treated
- Kindness is how you treat someone from whom you have nothing to gain
- Listen for understanding- listen without judgment, argument or criticism
- Life is 20% what happens to you, and 80% how you react to it
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Education:
*Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College- Dubois, Wyoming
* Loyola Law School- Los Angeles, Juris Doctorate
* Temple University Law School- Tokyo, Japan
* University of California Irvine, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Bar Admissions:
* California (2005), State Bar Number 238504
* Texas (2017), State Bar Number 24103156
Memberships and Honors:
* Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2018 Nominee, CAALA
* American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Member
* Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Lifetime Member
* Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, Member
* The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Member
* Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), Member
* Top Attorney- Pasadena Magazine
* Native Hawaiian Bar Association, Member
* Pasadena Bar Association, Member
Teaching Positions:
* ABOTA Jack Daniels’ Trial School, Faculty
Community Involvement:
* La Canada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce, Member
* Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Foundation-USA, Founding Member
* Raised by a Village, Board Member