Derek Pakiz is the litigation supervisor and lead trial attorney for The Reeves Law Group. His focus is on catastrophic injury cases, including traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, and wrongful death. He has worked together with our clients to bring about exceptional results, including jury verdicts in the seven and eight figures.
Some of Derek’s more notable accolades include:
The only California attorney featured in Newsweek’s “10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys” in the USA for 2014.
Diplomate Accreditation from the American Association for Justice, a distinction currently held by only about 100 attorneys in the Country.
Certified Specialist in Civil Trial Advocacy, a distinction currently held by only about 100 out of the nearly 250,000 attorneys in California. This certification is awarded by State Bar accredited association – The National Board of Legal Specialty Certification.
Named “Top 100 Trial Lawyer” by The National Trial Lawyers.
As of 2015, Derek is the only attorney in America to hold the Trial Advocacy Certification, the Diplomate Accreditation, and the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” distinction.
Derek earned his undergraduate degree at UCLA and his Doctorate in Law at Loyola Law School. Since the 1980s, Derek has practiced exclusively in the field of personal injury law, representing victims of other people’s negligence and wrongful acts. He has worked on thousands of cases and handled hundreds of mediations, arbitrations, and trials.
The Reeves Law Group in Los Angeles is located at:
333 City Blvd W, Suite 1714
Orange, CA 92868
Tel: (714) 222-8303
Email: dpakiz@thereeveslawgroup.com
