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McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, was founded by a family of attorneys spanning 3 generations who have been trying cases to jury verdict on behalf of their clients in Los Angeles, California and other venues for five decades.

We have the resources available to maintain extensive and complicated litigation. We have fought many high-profile entities, including the State of California, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), BNSF Railroad, Goodyear and Home Depot.

Qualities of Representation

A number of success stories detail our practice history, including the following:

  • We have secured many multimillion-dollar results on behalf of our clients, including $10.8 million for a sexual abuse case, $8 million for 25 tenants living in uninhabitable conditions, $10 million for a construction worker suffering a big injury on the job, and $5.4 million for discrimination against the first African-American on the LAPD bomb squad.
  • Our attorneys include those recognized by Super Lawyers magazine, named among the top 100 lawyers in California and who are members of American Board of Trial Advocates. Our office has also been awarded the highest possible rating by Martindale-Hubbell for our ability and commitment to ethical practice.

Los Angeles Catastrophic Personal Injury Law Firm

To see if our experience and reputation can be put to work on your catastrophic injury or civil litigation case, contact our office by phone at 310-694-5027 or online.



Southern California Super Lawyers

John, Patrick and Matthew McNicholas were named as Super Lawyers in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

The Top 100 Southern California

John McNicholas was named to the Top 100 Lawyers in California in 2007 and 2008, and Patrick McNicholas was named to the Top 100 Lawyers in California in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

American Board of Trial Advocates

John, Patrick, and Matthew are all members of the American Board of Trial Advocates an organization based on trial experience.

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
  • $5,000,000
    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
  • $1,750,000
    Jury verdict in favor of passengers injured
    in an elevator crash