Undergraduate:
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science, 1969
Law School:
California Western COL
Year Admitted to Practice:
1972
Contact Information:
Tel: (310) 273-5462
Fax: (310) 274-7749
email: jpop@poplawyer.com
Licensed to Practice in:
- California Superior Courts
- California Court of Appeal
- California State Supreme Court
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeal for the Seventh, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits
- United States Court of Federal Claims
- All District Courts in California
Areas of Practice:
- Catastrophic Personal Injuries
- Products Liability
- Premise Liability
- Governmental Tort Liability
- Complex Civil Litigation
- Labor
- Employment
Professional Affiliation/Memberships:
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- Consumer Attorney Association of Los Angeles
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Beverly Hills Bar Association
- American Trial Lawyer Association
- American Association for Justice
Published Decisions:
- Great West v. Knudson, 534 U.S. 204 (2002)
- Bockrath v. Aldrich Chemical Co. (1999) 21 Cal.4th 71
- Escatell v. County of San Diego (9th Cir. 1996) 1996 U.S. App LEXIS 1624
- Sutton v. ARCO (9th Cir. 1981) 646 F.2d 407
In the News:
- Martindale-Hubbell Rated: AV+ (highest possible rating)
- Super Lawyers yearly from 2006 to date
Latest jury verdict:
- Zaldivar v. City of Pico Rivera (January 2014) LASC - Norwalk. $3,375,000.00
- Nesbitt v. LA County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (2012) LASC $5,328,619.00