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Catherine Burke Schmidt 
Los Angeles, California
Associate
phone 310-694-5027
866-664-3055 (Toll Free)
fax 310-475-7871
email Email Me

Catherine Burke Schmidt is an associate with McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP. She was admitted to practice in California in 2001. She graduated from University of San Diego School of Law in the top third of her class. She received her bachelor of arts degree from UCLA in 1996.

Prior to joining McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, Catherine served as an associate in an Orange County plaintiff's firm, achieving six figure and seven figure settlements for victims of wrongful termination, toxic exposure, and vehicular accidents. Her litigation experience encompasses employment law, civil rights, toxic torts and personal injury matters.

Catherine is admitted to practice before the California State Courts and is a member of the California Employment Lawyers Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles, and the Consumer Attorneys of California. .

Some Notable Case Results Click Here For More Results Some Pending Matters
  • $10,800,000
    Sexual abuse of a male minor
    by a male coach
  • $10,048,000
    Laborer injured right thigh & knee on
    construction job requiring internal hardware
  • $9,000,000
    26-year-old plaintiff recovered against
    international company for a brain injury
  • $8,000,000
    25 tenants subjected to slumlord
    and uninhabitable conditions
  • $6,500,000
    Subway tunnel worker killed
    in a workplace accident
  • $5,430,000
    First African-American member of LAPD bomb
    squad discriminated against because of his race
  • $5,100,000
    Independent truck driver suffered head injury as a result of an improperly repaired trailer
  • $5,000,000
    Wrongful death of individual with three
    heirs in vehicle accident
  • $3,603,000
    Verdict for LAPD K9 Bomb Unit dog handler was
    retaliated against for standing-up for the lone
    female in the Unit who was harassed and discriminated against (click here)
  • $2,200,000
    16-year-old special education student recovered
    against LAUSD for being sexually assaulted
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