Alan Romero

Biography

Alan Romero, a 2020 CAALA Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist, is the principal and lead trial attorney of Romero Law, APC. Mr. Romero’s notable results have included a historic $8.1MM jury verdict in a Fair Employment and Housing case arising out of police corruption in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, a $3.05MM jury verdict related to the clarification of certain television distribution rights on behalf of STARZ Home Entertainment, LLC, a judgment of $2.76MM in a motion picture-related fraud action on behalf of Anchor Bay Entertainment, LLC, and a $1.5MM settlement in a medical malpractice action which resulted in a published appellate decision radically altering California law with respect to the enforcement of Medi-Cal liens against injured minors. Mr. Romero has been rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell, having been ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for his legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by his peers. Mr. Romero has also been named a Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyer.

Prior to law school, Mr. Romero interned for the Consul for Legal Affairs of the Consulate of Mexico in Los Angeles. During his time there, he worked on several matters; the most notable being a concerted attempt to modify certain policies of the United States Bureau of Prisons related to the calculation of federal “Good Time” credit for non-citizens. After law school, Mr. Romero interned for and was later hired by, the law firm of Mathews & Weisser. Working under the regular and direct supervision of the firm’s lead litigator, a California attorney, an English barrister, Mr. Romero was exposed to a wide variety of litigation in the areas of taxation, securities law, and white-collar fraud, litigating matters pending before American and British courts.

Mr. Romero received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from California State University in Los Angeles, where he was accepted into the Early Entrance Program at the age of fifteen. Mr. Romero then went on to obtain his Juris Doctor from Southwestern Law School in the accelerated two-year SCALE program.

Mr.  Romero is accredited as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board and as a Certified Fraud Examiner by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.  Mr. Romero presently serves as a Director-at-Large for the alumni associations of Southwestern Law School and California State University at Los Angeles, as well as on the Board of  Directors of the  Adelante Youth Alliance. A fifth-generation Angeleno, Mr. Romero is natively fluent in Spanish.

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Education

• Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California
  • Juris Doctor

• California State University, Los Angeles (Early Entrance Program), California
  • B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  • Major: Political Science

• Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles, California
  • Post-Graduate Certificate in Applied Behavioral Analysis

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Bar Admissions

• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. Tax Court
• U.S. District Court Central District of California
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California
• California State Courts and Courts of Appeal

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Professional Associations

• California Employment Lawyers Association (Sustaining Member)
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (Sustaining Member)
• Consumer Attorneys of California
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
• National Employment Lawyers Association
• American Bar Association
• Mexican American Bar Association
• Hispanic National Bar Association
• Pasadena Bar Association

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Honors

• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist (2020)
• Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers (2020)
• TopVerdicts – Top 20 U.S. Employment Jury Verdicts (2019)
• Martindale-Hubbell® Rated AV Preeminent (2019-Present)
• Southern California Super Lawyer (2015-Present)
• SuperLawyers Rising Stars (2013-2014)
• Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum (2012-Present)
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum (2010-Present)
• Avvo Rated 10.0 “Superb” (2013-Present)
• Top Attorneys – Pasadena Magazine (2013-Present)

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Certifications

• Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Behavior Analyst Certification Board
• Certified Fraud Examiner, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

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Pro-Bono Activities

• Cal State LA Alumni Association Board of Directors – Director at Large
• Southwestern Law School Alumni Association Board of Directors – Director at Large
• Adelante  Youth Alliance – Board of  Directors

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Languages

• Spanish

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