Issa Mikel

Attorney at DK Law
Los Angeles, CA20 years experienceAdmitted 2006

About Issa Mikel

Issa Mikel is a Senior Attorney at DK Law with over 20 years of litigation experience. A former defense attorney turned plaintiff's injury advocate, he specializes in personal injury cases including motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, product liability, trucking incidents, and catastrophic injuries. He leverages his defense-side experience to anticipate insurance company tactics and advocate aggressively for injured clients. He began practicing law in New York in 2005 and relocated his practice to California in 2012.

Practice areas

Education

Columbia University School of Law
J.D.; B.A., 2005
Brandeis University
Undergraduate, 1998

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of New York, admitted 2006
State Bar of California - Bar No. 289097, admitted 2013 (Bar No. 289097)
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Awards & recognition

NAOPIA Top Ten Trucking Trial Lawyers (2025)
National Trial Lawyers Top 100
National Association of Distinguished Counsel (NADC)
NAOPIA Top Ten Attorney
Avvo 10.0 Superb Rating

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Los Angeles firms

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$4.9 billion · Anderson v. General Motors: A $4.9 Billion Verdict Over a Chevy Malibu Fuel Tank Fire
The Dominguez Firm
The Dominguez Firm
$29 million · Los Angeles Jury Awards $29 Million to Pedestrian Hit in Crosswalk
Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc.
Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc.
$21.5 million · $21.5 Million Settlement After Exposed Trolley Rail Left Man Paralyzed at San Diego Transit Station
West Coast Trial Lawyers
West Coast Trial Lawyers
$7 million · Mother Wins $7 Million After Disabled Son Dies in Hot Car Left by Caretaker Driver
BD&J, PC
BD&J, PC
$8 million · $8 Million Verdict After 15-Year-Old Dies of Cardiac Arrest at Football Practice Without a Defibrillator on Campus