Disha Bhagwat

Trial Lawyer at Carpenter & Zuckerman
Beverly Hills, CA

About Disha Bhagwat

Disha Bhagwat is a passionate California personal injury attorney determined to deliver justice to the wrongfully injured. As a versatile defense litigator, Disha formerly defended billion-dollar insurance companies in diverse practice areas, including personal injury, catastrophic injury, complex construction defect cases, and complex tort claims. In her role as a defense litigator, Disha successfully assisted in limiting insurance companies’ liability exposure to the tune of millions of dollars per claim. Disha grew tired of not acknowledging the injustice victims suffered in these cases.

Her moral conscience, strong sense of empathy, and passion for justice ignited the need to represent real people facing real loss instead of advocating for billion-dollar insurance companies that are indifferent to the harsh realities of victims’ suffering. Disha’s prior experience as a defense litigator gives her the added advantage of anticipating defense strategies. Disha strategically uses this knowledge to keep her clients one step ahead, navigating their cases toward the best possible outcomes. Disha enjoys maintaining an active lifestyle.

She is an avid gym enthusiast who loves to play tennis on the weekends. Disha equally enjoys naps; life is all about balance! Education As a first-generation lawyer who moved to Southern California in 2019, Disha pursued her Master of Laws in Alternative Dispute Resolution and Business Law from the University of Southern California, Gould School of

Proven verdicts and settlements at Carpenter & Zuckerman

These results are credited to Carpenter & Zuckerman. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$45 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2016 · #13

A Los Angeles jury awarded $45 million to the four children of Claudia Fernandez after a drunk driver, whose vehicle owner negligently handed over her keys, struck and killed her at a Boyle Heights taco truck in 2012.

Los Angeles Superior Court · 2016Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$40 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2015 · #10

A Riverside jury awarded $40 million to the parents of Orlando Jordan after finding that TGI Friday's and its franchise operator bore 55 percent of the responsibility for his death, having repeatedly served alcohol to a visibly intoxicated underage patron who then stabbed Jordan inside the restaurant.

Riverside County Superior Court · 2015Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$38.6 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2012 · #10

A Newport Beach hotel guest fell two stories from a balcony with a railing eight inches below California building code height, suffered a skull fracture and catastrophic traumatic brain injury, and an Orange County jury returned a $38,628,127 verdict against the hotel in 2012.

Orange County Superior Court · 2012Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$8.36 millionVerdict

In September 2013 a Los Angeles County MTA maintenance van rear-ended a stalled Honda on the Santa Monica Freeway, and both vehicles caught fire. The driver, Xian Hui Lin, 56, died four days later. The MTA admitted responsibility, and a Los Angeles Superior Court jury in March 2016 awarded his widow and two adult children $8.36 million in damages. The parties then settled and waived appeal.

Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County (case BC546460) · 2016Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$6.63 millionVerdict

A Los Angeles jury awarded Henrietta Castrellon $6,626,603 after she slipped and fell on an unsafe floor condition at a Home Depot store, in a result the Daily Journal described as potentially the largest such verdict against the company in California.

Los Angeles Superior Court · 2025Slip & FallRead the full story →

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State Bar of California

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