Mr. Villegas’s practice focuses on defending large entities and corporations in complex product liability, toxic tort, and business litigation matters. He has extensive jury trial experience, including trying many matters for BMW North America, LLC as lead trial counsel. He is a member in the Los Angeles and National Chapters of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). This is an invitation only organization of the finest lawyers and judges in America. All attorneys who belong to ABOTA have earned great distinction at trial.
Mr. Villegas has successfully defended major automobile manufacturers in product liability matters of all types and in business litigation matters. He was a member of trial teams that obtained defense verdicts for Ford Motor Company and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (“TMS”), in high profile catastrophic product liability/personal injury matters where the plaintiffs sought damage recoveries in the high eight figure range. Mr. Villegas was told by TMS’s General Counsel that his deposition of a severely injured plaintiff in one of these cases was one of the best he had ever seen, and it was a key component to TMS’s success at trial.
Mr. Villegas’s trial experience in both Federal and State Courts is extensive. He also has substantial experience taking and defending depositions, including expert witness depositions, and arguing substantive Motions. Deposition testimony he has obtained has led directly to case dismissals, or highly favorable out of court resolutions for the firm’s clients. He also has substantial experience preparing and arguing Motions for Summary Judgment, the great many of which have resulted in the dismissal of clients from complex actions.
Albert Amirian v. BMW of North America, LLC, et al. (2015)
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Case No. BC525798
Judge Suzanne G. Bruguera
Opposing Counsel: ROBERT F. BRENNAN, A P.C.
Bagramyan v. BMW of North America, LLC (2016)
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Central District
Case No. BC565320
Judge Robert L. Hess
Opposing Counsel: LAW OFFICES OF MHER ASATRYAN
Carlisi v. BMW of North America, Inc., et al. (2017)
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Central District
Case No. BC603338
Judge Gregory W. Alarcon
Opposing Counsel: Adam M. Zolonz, Esq., Nicholas A. Bravo, Esq.,
Friel v. Ford Motor Company, et al. (2009)
Orange County Superior Court
Case No. 07CC12691
Judge Geoffrey T. Glass
Opposing Counsel: AITKEN AITKEN & COHN
Haroun v. BMW of North America, LLC (2015)
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Central District
Case No. BC512877
Judge Rita J. Miller
Opposing Counsel: LAW OFFICES OF RENE KORPER
Ishkhanian v. BMW of North America, LLC (2014)
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Central District
Case No. BC529496
Judge William F. Fahey
Opposing counsel: LAW OFFICES OF RENE KORPER
Kim, et al. v. Toyota Motor Corporation, et al. (2012)
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Southeast District
Case No. VC059206
Judge Raul A. Sahagun
Opposing Counsel: HERZOG, YUHAS, EHRLICH & ARDELL, A.P.C.
Lizaola v. Ford Motor Company, et al. (2008)
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Central District
Case No. LC073223
Judge Robert H. O’Brien
Opposing Counsel: Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy and Hutchinson & Snider
Melekyan v. Maserati North America, Inc. (2016)
San Diego County Superior Court
Case No. 37-2013-00067083-CU-BC-CTL
Judge Judith F. Hayes
Opposing Counsel: THE BICKEL LAW FIRM, INC.
Perez v. BMW of North America, LLC, et al. (2017)
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Central District
Case No. BC608791
Judge Mark V. Mooney, Jr.
Opposing Counsel: Natan Davoodi, Esq., Isaac Kohen, Esq.
Pinal v. BWM of North America, LLC, et al. (2017)
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Central District
Case No. BC607638
Judge Rita J. Miller
Opposing Counsel: Mark O’Connor, Esq., O’CONNOR LAW GROUP
Rivard v. BMW of North America, LLC, et al. (2017)
San Diego County Superior Court
Case No. 37-2016-00006294-CU-BC-CTL
Judge Eddie C. Sturgeon
Opposing Counsel: Erika N. Kavicky, Esq., THE BICKEL LAW FIRM, INC.
Tommarello v. BMW of North America, LLC (2017)
Orange County Superior Court
Case No. 30-2014-00697020-CU-BC-CJC
Judge Andrew P. Banks
Opposing Counsel: LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL H. ROSENSTEIN
Yang v. BMW of North America, LLC, et al. (2017)
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Central District
Case No. BC526956
Judge Elizabeth R. Feffer
Opposing Counsel: LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL H. ROSENSTEIN
Marquinez v. BMW of North America, LLC, et al. 2017 and 2019
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Central District
Case No. BC617690
Judge David Cunningham
Opposing Counsel: MARK O’CONNOR Esq., O’CONNOR LAW GROUP, P.C.
Paoli v. BMW of North America, LLC, et al. (2018)
San Diego County Superior Court
Case No. 37-2016-00036834-CU-BC-CTL
Judge Gregory W. Pollack
Opposing Counsel: CHRISTINE HAW, Esq., JAMES L. REYNOLDS, Esq. STRATEGIC LEGAL PRACTICES, APC
White v. BMW of North America, LLC, et al. (2018)
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Central District
Case No. BC638305
Judge Deirdre H. Hill
Opposing Counsel: MARK O’CONNOR Esq., O’CONNOR LAW GROUP, P.C.
Choi v. BMW of North America, LLC, et al. (2018)
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Central District
Case No. BC638274
Judge Barbara M. Scheper
Opposing Counsel: RICHARD WIRTZ Esq. WIRTZ LAW APC
Madriz v. BMW of North America, LLC, et al. (2018)
Orange County Superior Court
Case No. 30-2016-00882645-CU-BC-CJC
Judge Michael Brenner
Opposing Counsel: MARK O’CONNOR Esq., O’CONNOR LAW GROUP, P.C.
Danova v. BMW of North America, LLC, et al. (2018)
Orange County Superior Court
Case No. 30-2016-00885403-CU-BC-CJC
Judge James J. Di Cesare
Opposing Counsel: MARK O’CONNOR Esq., O’CONNOR LAW GROUP, P.C.
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