J. Derek Pakiz

J. Derek Pakiz is a personal injury attorney and lead trial lawyer at The Reeves Law Group in California. For more than 30 years, he has focused on catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and serious accident cases. He serves as the firm’s litigation supervisor and lead trial attorney.

Derek earned his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He later received his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School. Since the 1980s, he has practiced exclusively in personal injury law, representing victims harmed by negligence and wrongful acts.

Derek focuses on catastrophic personal injury matters, including drownings, wrongful death, truck accidents, and car accidents. He works closely with injured clients and families to pursue compensation and accountability. His work often involves complex litigation and serious injuries with significant financial and personal consequences.

Derek has helped clients obtain strong results through settlements and jury verdicts. His cases have produced verdicts in the seven- and eight-figure range. Over the course of his career, he has handled thousands of cases and participated in hundreds of mediations, arbitrations, and trials.

Derek has received several notable recognitions for his work in personal injury law. He was the only California attorney featured in Newsweek’s “10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys” in the United States. He also holds a 10/10 “Superb” rating from Avvo.

Derek is the first and only attorney among more than 250,000 lawyers in California certified in both Civil Trial and Truck Accident Law. The certifications come from the State Bar of California and the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

J. Derek Pakiz continues to represent injury victims across California through The Reeves Law Group, working to secure fair compensation while advocating for the rights and safety of people harmed by negligence and wrongful conduct.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, The Reeves Law Group
• Member, State Bar of California
• Member, National Board of Trial Advocacy
• Member, American Association for Justice

Licensed State

• California

Education

• Loyola Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• UCLA
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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