About Vincent James
Vincent James DeSimone is a licensed attorney admitted to practice regulation within the State of California. He was licensed to the California State Bar in 1985. His license is currently in lively status. Mr. DeSimone is the founder and managing attorney of V. James DeSimone Law, a law firm located in Marina del Rey, California. He has been practicing law for over 40 years, serving clients across Southern California.
Mr. DeSimone earned his law degree degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law in 1985. Prior to law program, he finished his undergraduate education at Johns Hopkins University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1981. During his time at UCLA, he used to be actively involved in various legal clinics and externships, gaining realistic knowledge in legal rights and employment law.
Mr. DeSimone concentrates his practice in the regions of civil rights, employment law, and private injury. He represents people in matters involving unlawful termination, workplace discrimination, harassment, wage and hour disputes, and police misconduct. His practice encompasses all stages of legal proceedings, including preliminary case assessment, discovery, facilitated negotiation, settlement negotiations, and trial hearings in each state and federal courts.
Throughout his profession, Mr. DeSimone has handled instances in the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles, the United States District Court for the Central District of California, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the United States highest court. He has additionally seemed earlier than the California Court of Appeal on multiple events. Prior to founding his own firm, he labored as a staff attorney at Westside Legal Services in Santa Monica from 1987 to 1990, where he used to be the lead litigator representing decrease-income households and individuals who couldn't afford an attorney.
Mr. DeSimone is an active member of the California Employment Lawyers Association, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, the National Employment Lawyers Association, and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He has been recognized for his contributions to the legal community, which includes being named to the "Top one hundred: Southern California Super Lawyers" list for more than one consecutive years and receiving the Civil Rights Lawyer of the Year Award in 2014. Mr. DeSimone is fluent in English and Spanish, allowing him to serve the numerous communities of Southern California effectively.
