Philip Shakhnis

Philip Shakhnis is a Los Angeles tenant rights and personal injury lawyer with more than 20 years of experience. He represents tenants harmed by unsafe housing conditions, including lead-based paint, carbon monoxide, mold, vermin, and building defects. His practice includes wrongful eviction and rent control matters. He represents people injured in car, bicycle, pedestrian, and other accidents caused by negligence.

Philip earned a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law. He completed a certificate in the law school’s environmental program. Before entering legal practice, he worked as an environmental consultant. His environmental background supports his work involving toxic exposure, building conditions, public health concerns, and evidence connecting unsafe properties with serious injuries.

Philip has handled lead poisoning, carbon monoxide exposure, traumatic injury, and unsafe housing cases resulting in multimillion-dollar settlements. His work produced a $10 million settlement for a child harmed by lead-based paint hazards. He has taken several unsafe housing and wrongful eviction cases to trial. His practice requires medical documentation, inspection records, expert analysis, and detailed evidence concerning property conditions and resulting harm.

Philip Shakhnis is admitted to practice in California and before the US District Court for the Central District of California. He belongs to the State Bar of California and the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. His experience combines tenant advocacy, personal injury litigation, and environmental knowledge. He helps clients address dangerous housing, toxic exposure, wrongful displacement, and accident claims through detailed case preparation and courtroom advocacy.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founder, Shakhnis Law, A Professional Legal Corporation
• Member, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
• Member, State Bar of California

Licensed State

• California

Education

• University of Oregon School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of California
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)