About Manuel Jaime Rodriguez

Manuel Jaime Rodriguez Jr. is a certified attorney licensed to practice regulation in California. He was licensed to the California State Bar in 1990. His license is presently in lively standing. Mr. Rodriguez is the principal attorney at the Law Offices of Manuel J. Rodriguez Jr., a company specializing in employees' compensation instances, positioned in Oceanside, California. He has been working as an attorney for over 35 years, focusing mainly on representing injured workers in San Diego County.

Mr. Rodriguez earned his law degree degree from Western State University College of Law in Fullerton, California, graduating in 1989. Prior to law school, he completed his undergraduate research at California State University, Long Beach, acquiring a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1984. His educational background has supplied a strong basis for his legal career, particularly in the area of employees' compensation law.

Throughout his career, Mr. Rodriguez has devoted his practice exclusively to workers' damages law, representing over 3,500 injured employees since 1993. His practice encompasses all levels of legal proceedings, including initial case evaluation, discovery, mediation, settlement negotiations, and trial proceedings in both state and federal courts. He has in depth knowledge in dealing with complicated instances involving surgical procedures and the development of further medical situations resulting from workplace accidents.

Mr. Rodriguez has been admitted to practice before several courts, including the Superior Court of California for the County of San Diego and the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. He has also appeared earlier than the California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. Prior to founding his personal firm, he worked as an affiliate attorney at Mercer & Zinder and Hildebrandt & Ponticello, specializing in premises legal responsibility and merchandise liability defense, respectively.

Mr. Rodriguez is a member in good standing of the California State Bar and the California Applicant Attorneys Association. He served as chairman of the Workers' Compensation Section for the North San Diego County Bar Association from 2005 to 2013 and again from January 2017 to April 2018. He is fluent in Spanish, permitting him to effectively serve the diverse communities of San Diego County.

Education

California St Univ Long Beach

Undergraduate Degree

Western State Univ

Law Degree

Languages

Spanish (Spoken, Written)

Experience

Lawyer

Law Office of Manuel J. Rodriguez, Jr.
1993

Associate Lawyer

Mercer & Zinder
1991

Associate Lawyer

Law Office of Richard Hildebrandt
1990

Accepted Jurisdictions

California

Court Admissions

Superior Court of California for the County of San Diego State Trial Court · Admitted 1990
United States District Court for the Southern District of California U.S. District Court · Admitted 1990
California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board Admitted 1990

Types of Cases Handled

workers' compensation

Legal Services Scope

Hearings Litigation Negotiations Trials

Certifications & Awards

Workers Compensation Law

State Bar of California

Workers Compensation in San Diego

California State Bar

Professional Associations

California Applicant Lawyers Association

has membership 2015 - Current

North San Deigo County Bar Association

Chairman - Work Comp Section 2008 - 2018

Office Locations

Main Office

 2420 Vista Way Ste 110 Oceanside CA 92054