Richard Rojo is an attorney and Of Counsel at McCune & Harber.  He has 45 years of legal experience in civil litigation in state and federal court defending various state agencies in matters involving civil rights, personal injury, medical malpractice, defamation and condemnation cases. In addition, he has legal experience in labor law and criminal law. Mr. Rojo was a Deputy Attorney General in the Medi-Cal Fraud Unit of the Attorney General from 1987-1990. He became a full-time litigator for the Tort and Condemnation Section of the Attorney General from 1990-1995. Mr. Rojo was quickly promoted to Lead Supervising Deputy for the Tort and Condemnation Section and was tasked at supervising state and federal trials involving the full gamut of civil litigation for 35 deputies.

 

Illustrative Professional Experience
 

• Has obtained Defense Verdicts in over 30 jury trials against only one loss.

• Extensive trial and general legal experience in civil rights, labor law, personal injury, and dangerous condition cases.

• Received Awards for Legal Excellence at the Office of the Attorney General.

 

Professional Activities
 

Over 15 years as an arbitrator for the Los Angeles County Bar.
 

Education  
 

University of California, Los Angeles, Bachelor of Arts (1976)

Hastings College of the Law /now UC Law San Francisco (1980)

 

Admissions

State Bar of California, 1981

U.S. District Court: Central, Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of California

Supreme Court of the United States

  

Languages

 

Fluent in Spanish