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Evan Garcia is a Partner and Trial Attorney at the Simon Law Group, specializing in high-stakes trucking litigation and mass casualty cases. He leads the firm’s nationwide Trucking Litigation practice, frequently appearing pro hac vice in significant cases. Evan also focuses on representing victims of large-scale disasters, such as fires and other catastrophic events that impact multiple parties. Whether advocating for a single client or multiple victims from a mass tragedy, Evan brings relentless advocacy and a track record of courtroom success to every case.As a plaintiff’s trial lawyer, Evan has been instrumental in securing over $86 million in verdicts and settlements, including $32.5M, $11M, 11M, and $6M in recent cases. His recent jury verdicts as lead trial counsel include:
- $5.47M in San Joaquin County for orthopedic injuries in a disputed liability case;
- $3.09M in Los Angeles County for a cervical disc replacement;
- $2.64M in Contra Costa County for a two-level decompression surgery;
- $1.37M in Los Angeles County for a lumbar decompression surgery;
Evan has been recognized as a SuperLawyer for multiple years. He has also been nominated for the OCTLA Young Gun award for his outstanding trial practice. Evan also speaks on various topics around the country ranging from utilizing AI in your litigation practice to litigating trucking cases, to the relationship between chronic pain and depression.
Evan also manages the firm’s Texas practice, which he helped establish in 2020. He is admitted to practice in California, Texas, and Arizona and is a proud member of JusticeHQ, a premier plaintiff’s organization, where he previously served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Before joining the JusticeTeam, Evan’s practice focused on tax litigation for Fortune 1000 companies. He holds a Finance and Real Estate degree from the University of the Pacific, where he played Division I water polo for the Tigers, and earned his law degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law. While in law school, he was an Executive Board member of the Moot Court team, a two-time competitor in the prestigious Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition, and a 9th Circuit nominee for the American College of Bankruptcy Distinguished Law Student award. He also clerked for Chief Judge Marvin Isgur of the Southern District of Texas and the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office.
Outside the courtroom, Evan enjoys sports, chess, and coaching his kids’ teams. When he’s not in trial, you might find him debating the best brisket pairings over a Shiner Bock on the golf course. But above all, he cherishes time with his wife, Rhianna, and their three children, Noah, Benson, and Camren Marie.
