Juan Dominguez (lawyer)

Juan J. Dominguez (born March 11, 1957) is a personal injury, workers’ compensation and employment law attorney based in Los Angeles, California.[2][3] Dominguez is a member of the American Bar Association, the Consumer Attorneys of California, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Bar Association.[4]

Juan J. Dominguez
Born
Cuba
Alma materCalifornia State University, Long Beach
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
OccupationLawyer
Children2
AwardsHispanic National Bar Association (HNBA)Latino Of The Year 2013[1]
Websitedominguezfirm.com

Early life and education

Dominguez was born in Cuba. At the age of 10, he moved to the United States with his family and was raised in Los Angeles, California. Dominguez attended California State University, Long Beach, where he earned a bachelor of arts in Latin American and Chinese history in 1984.[3] Prior to entering law school, he worked as a patient liaison at the trauma centers of UCLA Medical Center and Saint Francis Hospital.[5] Dominguez graduated in 1987 from University of California, Hastings College of Law with a Juris Doctor degree, and was admitted to the California bar in the same year.[6][7]

  • 2010 to 2011 – Nominated for Attorney of the Year by the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC).[8]
  • 2010 to 2016 - Top Attorney nominations by Pasadena Magazine.[9][10]
  • 2013 - Martindale-Hubbell Client Distinction Award[4]
  • 2013 - Latino Attorney of the Year by the Hispanic National Bar Association[11]
  • 2014 - Special Recognition Award from the Mexican-American Bar Association[11]
  • 2015 - Latino Business Award from the Los Angeles Business Journal[11]
  • 2015 - Selected as a member of the Nation's Top One Percent list by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel (NADC)[12]
  • 2010 A US judge has thrown out a $2.3m (£1.5m) award won by six Nicaraguans against Dole Food Company, ruling that the firm was the victim of fraud. Judge Chaney said that Los Angeles lawyer Juan Dominguez recruited people to say they had been banana workers, coaching them in what to say during the trial. "BBC News".
  • 2006-2010 and 2015-2019 - Los Angeles magazine selected Dominguez Super Lawyer for ten years[11]
  • 2018 - Latino Attorney of the Year by Latino Leaders Magazine[13]

Philanthropy and community involvement

Dominguez supports charities such as A Place Called Home, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Weingart Center Association, City of Hope, Hollenbeck Youth Center and Tierra Blanca Arts Center. Dominguez also contributed to the Los Angeles Orphanage, a shelter for homeless children in Tijuana, Mexico. He is on the Honorary Board of the Los Angeles Trail Lawyers’ Charities.[2][3]

Personal life

Juan Dominguez lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife and 2 children.[3]

References
  1. "LatinoLA Contributor". LatinoLA.
  2. “Attorney at Law Magazine:"Juan Dominguez: A Fierce Advocate”
  3. “Latino Leaders Magazine:"Juan Dominguez: Justice for All ”
  4. “Super Lawyers:"JUAN J. DOMINGUEZ”
  5. "Interview with Juan Dominguez, HNBA Latino Lawyer of the Year - Hispanic.com". hispanic.com.
  6. "Attorney Licensee Profile". The State Bar of California.
  7. “Digital Super Lawyers”
  8. "11AwardFinalists". www.caoc.org.
  9. "Attorney Juan J. Dominguez honored by the Los Angeles Business Journal". The Dominguez Firm.
  10. "Bio - Dominguez". America's Top 100.
  11. "Juan Dominguez: Justice for All". Latino Leaders magazine.
  12. "Juan Dominguez named to 'Nation's Top One Percent'". The Dominguez Firm.
  13. "Top Latino Lawyers of 2018". Latino Leaders magazine.
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