John H. Gomez

The Gomez Law Firm

625 Broadway
Suite 600

San Diego, CA 92101

(619) 237-3490

John@thegomezfirm.com

Education Law School/Year: J.D., Yale 1993 College/Year: BBA, University of San Diego 1989 Bar Admissions California; U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Practice Areas Serious Personal Injury & Wrongful Death, Products Liability, Contingency Business & Commercial Litigation, Sexual Harassment & Wrongful Termination Major Cases Since 2000, I have recovered over $135 million in verdicts and settlements for my clients, with 17 awards in excess of $1 million. In 2005, I obtained a $1.7 million verdict against a crematorium for the mishandling of my clients’ mother’s remains. I also obtained a $106 million verdict against the county of San Diego and Kristin Rossum in a civil case arising out of San Diego’s notorious “American Beauty” murder. As a prosecutor, I successfully tried highly publicized cases against seven members of a Chinese alien smuggling syndicate, and a corrupt INS Inspector. Professional Background After graduating from Yale Law School in 1993, I spent a year clerking for the Honorable Marilyn L. Huff of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. I then spent close to four years as a litigator at Latham and Watkins’ Los Angeles Office. In 1997, I accepted a position as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of California where I tried human trafficking, narcotics and corruption cases on behalf of the United States. I returned to private practice in 2000 and have since represented exclusively plaintiffs in civil litigation. In September 2005, I founded the Gomez Law Firm, where I represent ordinary people and businesses in high-stakes litigation. Professional Affiliations I am a member of the Executive Committee of the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, a faculty member of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, and a member of ATLA and Consumer Attorneys of California. Personal Affiliations Through our firm’s “First Saturday” program, the first Saturday of every month, every member of the Gomez Law Firm, along with family, clients, friends and colleagues, gets together to perform a community service. Through that program, the firm has helped organizations as diverse as “I love a Clean San Diego,” San Diego Rescue Mission and the Helen Woodward Animal Center. Personal Background A native San Diegan, I attended public high schools here before moving on to the University of San Diego, where I garnered Academic All-American honors as a member of the Toreros football team. I came home to San Diego for good in 1997 and would never again live anywhere else. My wife Lisa is an attorney with Sempra Energy. Together, we live in Carmel Valley with our son “JD,” our dog Emma and cats Harvey and Lucy. I try to stay active by running, going to the gym, surfing and working on the game of golf.