John Gomez is the Firm’s founder and CEO. While also one of our nation’s leading and most decorated trial lawyers, he is first a devoted husband, father and community leader. He also works very hard to win with ethics and morality in every aspect of his life.

John grew up in a Navy family, moved around a lot as a kid, and so, learned to get along with and enjoy all kinds of people and communities. During high school in San Diego, he only wanted to play collegiate football. An injury his senior year forced him to start at a Junior College and it was there, working as a busboy at nights, that he decided to try hard in school for the first time.

John made his way to the University of San Diego where he graduated magna cum laude and as an Academic All American. Along the way, he worked as a busboy, waiter, bartender, bouncer, “repo” man, construction worker, painter and any other work he could find to pay the bills. One of his friends was attending law school and encouraged John to consider it. Thanks to him, John applied for and was accepted to attend Yale University, the #1 ranked law school in the world. After surfing all Summer, John arrived in New Haven to begin his studies with some of the most academically impressive people on the planet. Every day John would write down words from class that he didn’t understand. At home, John would define the words until, over time, he learned them all. John worked really hard to keep up and by the time of graduation, he felt like he belonged.

John is one of the most prolific and successful trial lawyers in the country. He has tried personal injury, fraud, class action, mass tort and of course, criminal cases. He has won verdicts in excess of one, ten and one hundred million dollars. He has obtained jury verdicts of more than one million dollars in more than 15 separate cases, and in 6 cases, obtained jury verdicts in excess of one million dollars in cases in which the defense offered zero dollars to settle. Those trial results have resulted in him being named San Diego’s Trial Lawyer of the Year twice, and his receipt of 13 separate Outstanding Trial Lawyer Awards, more than any trial lawyer in San Diego history.

John is a hands-on and present Firm leader. He believes strongly in leading from the front and leading by example. He believes that whatever gifts or blessings that God has provided him, he must share those gifts and blessings with those around him, including those in need. For that reason, John is deeply involved in a number of charitable and community organizations. John is also a member of the Rock church, an active jiu jitsu practitioner and competitor and a proud Latino.

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