V. James DeSimone
Class Actions Cases, Employment Discrimination, Police Misconduct, Civil Rights Lawyer at V. James DeSimone Law V. James DeSimone Law University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law Greater Los Angeles Area
V. James DeSimone Law is committed to providing excellent legal representation to its clients. The firm consistently attains successful results for its clients in the civil rights litigation, including employment discrimination, sexual harassment, wage and hour class action, and police misconduct cases.
In 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2016. DeSimone was honored as a California Top 10 or 25 Plaintiff Labor and Employment Lawyer by the Daily Journal. In 2008, DeSimone was a finalist for CAALA’s Trial Lawyer of the Year and in 2016 he was a nominees for CAALA Trial Lawyer of the Year. He is a Superlawyer in the area of civil rights and employment 2009 through 2014. In 2013, he is honored as a Top 100 Superlawyer in Southern California. In 2014, DeSimone received the CLAY Award for California Civil Rights Lawyer of the Year.
In a 2012 case involving police misconduct, Harris v. City of Los Angeles, a Los Angeles Superior Court jury awarded his client $1,686,00.00 in compensatory and punitive damages on behalf of a disabled man who was subjected to excessive force by the LAPD. He also obtained a $2.1 million jury verdict on behalf of a woman whose civil rights were violated in the case of Benham v. Walgreens et al. In 2013, he achieved a $1.2 million verdict on behalf of two asylum applicants who were subjected to quid pro quo demands for sex and money by an asylum officer. In 2014, he achieved a $1.5 million defamation verdict on behalf of a transplant surgeon who made ethical complaints. In 2016, he achieved a $7.4 million verdict in a workplace violence retaliation case.
DeSimone was class counsel on three related wage and hour class action cases obtaining $17 million, $16 million and $10.5 million respectively.
Specialties: Employment cases.
Wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases.
Civil rights law including violation of the United States and California Constitution.
Consumer rights cases such as products liability & unfair business practices.
