James Caress

Proven Verdicts
Trial Attorney at Arash Law
San Francisco, CA

About James Caress

James Caress is a Trial Attorney at Arash Law, specializing in personal injury litigation and representing injured individuals in cases involving negligence and recklessness.

Caress earned his Bachelor of Arts in English from UCLA, graduating with departmental and college honors, and his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School, where he was a member of the Byrne Trial Advocacy Team. He participated in Trial Advocacy programs throughout high school, college, and law school. During law school, he gained practical experience through externships with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office and the Federal Public Defender's Office.

He is licensed to practice in California.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$17.85 millionVerdict

A Los Angeles County jury returned a $17,854,093.94 verdict in December 2024 after finding that Sheriff deputies controlling foot traffic during a large soccer-related street celebration gave hand signals that contradicted active traffic lights, causing a vehicle to strike two pedestrians in a crosswalk.

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Loyola Law School
B.A. English (departmental and college honors)
University of California, Los Angeles
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California (Bar No. 332387)
Byrne Trial Advocacy Team (Loyola Law School alumni)

Awards & recognition

UCLA English departmental and college honors

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