Erik Gutierrez

Sacramento, CA15 years experience

About Erik Gutierrez

Erik Gutierrez is a personal injury attorney at Demas Law Group, P.C. in Sacramento, California. He represents injured clients through civil litigation from initial consultation through trial.

Gutierrez earned his Juris Doctor from the UC Davis School of Law in 2010 and his Bachelor of Arts from UC Davis in 2007.

His professional experience spans the UC Davis immigration law clinic, the Federal Public Defender's Office, the California Department of Justice (where he served as Deputy Attorney General in civil rights litigation), and civil litigation and personal injury law firms.

He is licensed to practice in California and is fluent in Spanish.

He is a selected member of the Schwartz-Levi Inn of Court and earned both the Pro Bono Certificate and Public Interest Certificate from UC Davis School of Law.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Demas Law Group, P.C., Personal Injury Attorneys

These results are credited to Demas Law Group, P.C., Personal Injury Attorneys. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$32.16 millionVerdict

A Sacramento County jury awarded $32.16 million to the two young children of Juan Carlos Rodriguez after a City of Sacramento police detective drifted across the fog line on Interstate 5 and struck Rodriguez and his brother, killing both men.

Sacramento County Superior Court · 2026Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$9.75 millionSettlement

A Sacramento family received a then-record $9.75 million civil settlement after a Sacramento police officer's department vehicle rear-ended their car at 63 mph on Interstate 80, fatally injuring 9-month-old Raiden Saechao.

Sacramento, CA (civil settlement) · 2017Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$4 millionSettlement

Sacramento County paid $4 million to a teenager who had been imprisoned, starved, and beaten for seven years while CPS social workers repeatedly failed to act on at least ten documented abuse reports.

Sacramento County · 2015Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$1.62 millionVerdict

A Sacramento jury returned a $3,299,455 verdict for a motorist whose spinal injuries from a 2015 rear-end collision left him permanently disabled, despite the defense contesting both causation and the claimed damages.

Sacramento County Superior Court (Case No. 34-2016-00204039) · 2022Car AccidentsRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Education

UC Davis
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California
Schwartz-Levi Inn of Court

Awards & recognition

Pro Bono Certificate (UC Davis School of Law)
Public Interest Certificate (UC Davis School of Law)

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$117 Million Settlement With Former PG&E Officers and Directors Over California Wildfires
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$60 Million Settlement Resolves Class Action Over Morgan Stanley Data Breaches Affecting 15 Million Clients
Moseley Collins Law
Moseley Collins Law
$20 million · Army Veteran Paralyzed at Police Traffic Stop Wins $20 Million Settlement from Yuba City
Wilcoxen Callaham
Wilcoxen Callaham
$3.02 million · Jury Awards $3 Million Against Enloe Medical Center After Patient Dies During Device Removal
Del Rio & Caraway, P.C.
Del Rio & Caraway, P.C.
$1.85 Million Verdict After Dump Truck Veers Into Sacramento Driver, L5-S1 Fusion Surgery Required

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