Arash Homampour – Top California Trial Lawyer
Location: Sherman Oaks
Phone: 323-658-8077
Toll Free: 877-827-2748
Fax: 323-658-8477
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Arash Homampour has obtained Over $1 Billion Dollars in settlements, verdicts and judgments for his clients.
He is a trial attorney who in the last five years alone has obtained many successful trial results (ranging from $2.5 million to $60 million) against Sunbeam Products, the State of California, Costco Stores, Farmers Insurance Exchange, Allstate Insurance, and Louisville Ladder in a wide array of cases involving dangerous roads, dangerous ladders, dangerous premises, and unlawful employment practices.
In 2023, he has been named one of Daily Journal’s Top Plaintiff Lawyers In California.
In 2023, he has been named one of Daily Journal’s Top 100 Lawyers In California.
In 2023, he has been named one of the Top 10 Southern California Super Lawyers, 3 consecutive years.
In 2023, he has been named the Best Lawyers® 2023 Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year” in Los Angeles.
In 2023, he has been recognized by the Los Angeles Times as a legal visionary.
In 2022, Homampour Law Firm was honored to be one of Top Verdict’s Top 10 Verdicts in California.
In 2002, Homampour Law Firm was honored to be one of Top Verdict’s Top 20 Verdicts in California.
In 2022, Homampour Law Firm was honored to be one of CVN’s Top 10 Most Impressive Plaintiff Verdicts of the year.
In 2022, he recovered a verdict of $60 million.
In 2022, he recovered a verdict of $34 million.
In 2022, he recovered a verdict of $36 million (wrongful death)
In 2022, he recovered a settlement of $23 million (dangerous condition of public property)
In 2022, he recovered a settlement of $15.92 million (dangerous condition of public property)
In 2022, he recovered a settlement of $10 million (dangerous condition of public property)
In 2022, he recovered a settlement of $8 million (dangerous condition of public property)
In 2022, he has been named one of the Top 10 Southern California Super Lawyers.
In 2022, he has been named one of Law360°’s Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar.
In 2021, he recovered settlements of $24 million (dangerous condition of public property) and $8 million (dangerous condition of public property)
In 2021, he has been named one of the Top 10 Southern California Super Lawyers.
In 2021, he has become an Entrepreneur Leadership Network Contributor.
In 2020, he recovered verdicts of $32 million (single plaintiff settlement premise and product liability case), $5.3 million (confidential settlement) and $5 million (disputed policy limits settlement).
In 2019, he recovered a verdict of $30 million (wrongful death of driver that hit improperly parked truck), $12 million (wrongful death) and $5 million (liability and damages settlement)
In 2018, he received the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA’s) Ted Horn Memorial Award presented to the lawyer who has provided outstanding service to the Association and the legal community.
In 2018, he received the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association Top Gun/Trial Lawyer of the Year award in Products Liability.
In 2018, he recovered verdicts of $12.25 million (wrongful death of man at swap meet) and $10 million (fatal vehicle versus motorcycle) and was named in the Top 100 Southern California Super Lawyers for the 7th year in a row.
In 2017, he recovered settlements & verdicts of $14.5 million (insurance bad faith), $14.25 million (wrongful death of a motorcyclist) $4.5 million (auto vs. truck).
In 2016, 2018 and 2019, he has been named one of the Top 30 Plaintiff’s attorneys in the State by the Daily Journal.
In 2016, he was awarded the Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association Trial Attorney of the Year award.
In 2015, he recovered verdicts of $16.2 million (motorcycle rider suffered a head injury), $5.6 million (wrongful death of 83 year old), $60 million (wrongful death of mother in fire started by a defective space heater), $14.2 million (dangerous condition wrongful death case for lack of warning signs against Caltrans) and $14 million (bad faith claim against Allstate Insurance Co.).
In 2010, he was named by the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) as its Trial Attorney of the Year. CAALA is the largest plaintiff attorney group in the country.
In 2007, he was named one of the Top 20 Attorneys Under the Age of 40 in the State of California by the Los Angeles Daily Journal. Every year since 2004, he has received nominations for Trial Attorney of the Year by the Consumer Attorneys of California and/or CAALA.
Since 2005, he has been designated a Super Lawyer by Los Angeles Magazine and Law & Politics.
Since 2010, he has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Southern California Super Lawyers which is based on the lawyers who received the highest point totals in the Southern California nomination, research and blue ribbon review process.
He has also successfully briefed and argued many appeals, including a recent California Supreme Court victory in Cortez v. Abich (2011) 51 Cal. 4th 285.
Arash frequently lectures throughout the state on all matters related to trial practice and has published many articles. You can find copies of those articles or videos of his presentations at www.caala.org or www.caoc.org
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
- Insurance Bad Faith
- Personal Injury
- Employment
- Business
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- California, 1993
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1993
Education
- Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California
- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
- B.S., Bachelor of Science – June, 1989
- Major: Economics/Finance
Published Works
- AB 2958 – State Bar Matters, Daily Journal, 2023
- Reporting Lawyer Misconduct Is Just Good Business, Daily Journal, 2023
- Corporate Defendants Could Face The Music In More Forums, Daily Journal, 2022
- Scared of Intellectual Property Theft? Protect Your Work, Entrepreneur, 2022
- Corporate Boards Should Be Diverse, Daily Journal, 2021
- NFL Should Have Monitored Emails To Prevent Hate Speech, Entrepreneur, 2021
- Diversity Starts At The Top: Embrace Different Perspectives For Maximum Success, Entrepreneur, 2021
- This IS Why It Pays To Be Charitable All Year Round, Entrepreneur, 2021
- When Does Marketing Hype Go Too Far?, Entrepreneur, 2021
- Lawyers Practicing In California Have A Duty To Blow The Whistle, Daily Journal, 2021
- Why Business Lawyers Are A Necessary Expense, Entrepreneur, 2021
- Lawsuits Could Be A Reckoning For The Gun Industry, Daily Journal, 2021
- Listen To Kendrick Lamar: This Is Why It Pays To Give Back, Entrepreneur, 2021
- Some Lawyering Rules Were Meant To Be Broken, Part 1, Daily Journal, 2021
- Some Lawyering Rules Were Meant To Be Broken, Part 2, Daily Journal, 2021
- How To Start A Law Firm With No Prior Experience, Money, Or Mentors, LA Weekly, 2021
- Social Media Use Can Be A Catch-22 For Attorneys, Daily Journal 2021
- Post-Pandemic Domestic Workers Present Unique Challenges, Daily Journal, 2021
- Don’t Lose Millions – Why You Must Hire The Best Trial Lawyer For Your High Value Matter, Yahoo News, 2021
- Congrats On That Fantastic Award, Daily Journal, 2021
- Closing Argument For Premises Liability Cases, Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles – Advocate Magazine, 2019
- The Impact of People v. Sanchez At Trial, Orange County Trial Lawyer’s Association – The Gavel Magazine, 2018
- The Deposition and Cross-Exam of Defense Experts, Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles – Advocate Magazine, 2012
- Using PowerPoint and other cool technology to make your case Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles – Advocate Magazine, 2008
- Anatomy of Trial Technology , Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles – Advocate Magazine, 2007
- Juror Bias – What to Do , Consumer Attorneys of California – Forum Magazine, 2006
- Preparing the Strategic (Organic) Discovery Plan , Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles, 2005
- Using PowerPoint During Trial , Consumer Attorneys of California – Forum Magazine, 2005
Representative Cases
- Adato v. City of Los Angeles, 2012 WL 4373458 (California Court of Appeal 2012)
- Soto v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, 2012 WL 3361389 (California Court of Appeal 2012)
- Claro v. Target Corporation, 2012 WL 1620905 (California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District 2012)
- Cortez v. Abich, 51 Cal.4th 285 (California Supreme Court 2011)
- Turner v. Wu, 2007 WL 2317671 (California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District 2007)
- Medina v. City of Fontana, 2007 WL 1683617 (California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District 2007)
- White v. Contreras, 2002 Cal.App.LEXIS 157 (California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District 2002)
- Cohen v. State Farm, 68 F.Supp. 2d 1151 (United States District Court – Federal 1999)
Classes/Seminars
- Discovery and Creating a Discovery Plan, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, September 1, 2004 – Present
- Demonstrative Evidence, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles , September 1, 2005 – Present
- How Do You Do That? Trial Technology for the Trial Lawyer, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles , May 1, 2005 – Present
- Using Case Management Software Products, California Employment Lawyers Association, September 10, 2005 – Present
- Trial Technology, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles , September 1, 2005 – Present
- Cross Examining Defense Experts, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles , September 1, 2006 – Present
- Premises Liability, Consumer Attorneys of California – California College of Trial Arts, November 1, 2006 – Present
- Revenge of the Nerds; PowerPoint and CaseMap for the Technically Challenged, Consumer Attorneys of California – California College of Trial Arts, December 1, 2006 – Present
- Advanced Trial Skills, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles , September 1, 2007 – Present
- Trial Lawyer Skills for the New Attorney, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, June 1, 2007 – Present
- Cross Examining Defense Experts, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles , October 15, 2007 – Present
- Trial Skills, California Employment Lawyers Association , September 1, 2007 – Present
- Framing the Case, California Employment Lawyers Association , June 1, 2007 – Present
- Lawsuits Against Public Entities, Ventura County Bar Association , August 2, 2007 – Present
- Discovery, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles , September 1, 2008 – Present
- Discovery in a Disability Discrimination Case, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Employment Section , May 1, 2008 – Present
- Defeating Motions for Summary Judgment, Consumer Attorneys of California – California College of Trial Arts, November 1, 2008 – Present
- Mock Trial – Defense Attorney Closing, California Employment Lawyers Association , September 20, 2009 – Present
- Working with Experts on Economic Losses, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles , September 1, 2009 – Present
- Day in the Life Videos, California Applicants Attorneys Association , June 1, 2009 – Present
- Wrongful Death Damages, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles , September 1, 2010 – Present
- Jury Selection, Consumer Attorneys of Inland Empire , November 1, 2010 – Present
- Trial Lawyer Skills for the New Attorney, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles , May 4, 2010 – Present
- Trial Lawyer Skills, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles , April 1, 2011 – April 8, 2011
- Expert Depositions, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles , September 1, 2011 – Present
- Personal injury themes, concepts and tactics in employment cases, California Employment Lawyers Association , October 9, 2011 – Present
- Trial Fundamentals 101 by the Masters – Creative Closing Arguments, Consumer Attorneys of California – California College of Trial Arts, November 1, 2011 – Present
- Large Verdicts Against Sympathetic Defendants and Public Entities, Los Angeles County Bar Association Inn of Court, July 1, 2011 – Present
- Selecting the Right Experts, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, September 1, 2012 – Present
- Use of Electronic Evidence and Trial Technology, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, September 1, 2013 – Present
- Young Lawyer Seminar, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, October 1, 2013
- Diversity in Law, California Employment Lawyers Association, June 1, 2014
- Trial Lawyer College – Voir Dire, California Employment Lawyers Association, June 2, 2014
- Advanced Trial Skills – Closing Arguments, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles , June 1, 2014
- New Lawyers Seminar – Trials, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles , October 1, 2014
- Masters Series , Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles , August 29, 2014
- Cross Examination of Experts, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles , April 22, 2015
- Trial Academy – Closing Arguments in Employment Cases, Los Angeles County Bar Association, May 30, 2015
- Voir Dire Demonstration, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles , September 1, 2015
- Trial Academy – Voir Dire, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles , May 3, 2015
- Consumer Law Society – Case Study, Loyola Law School, November 5, 2015
Honors and Awards
- In 2023, he was named the Best Lawyers® 2023 Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year” in Los Angeles.
- Top 10 Southern California Super Lawyers, January 2022.
- Law360° Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar, March 2022.
- Top 10 Southern California Super Lawyers, January 2021.
- Trial Lawyer of the Year (Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles), January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010
- Top 20 under 40 (Los Angeles Daily Journal), January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2007
- Top 100 Super Lawyer in Southern California, January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2013
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Board of Governor
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- Trial Lawyer Charities, Board of Director
- American Association for Justice
Pro Bono Activities
- Founder of There Is A Light Foundation
- Board of Director of Trial Lawyers Charities
- Advisory Board of OneKid OneWorld