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Demetrios Papanikolas

San Diego, CA35 years experienceAdmitted 1990

About Demetrios Papanikolas

Demetrios Papanikolas is a Partner at Jacoby & Meyers with over 35 years of litigation experience.

Papanikolas earned his Juris Doctor from UCLA School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Vassar College. He is admitted to the State Bar of California (1990), the State Bar of Maryland (1994), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and five federal district courts.

Papanikolas has been recognized as a 2022 Super Lawyers California honoree and Southern California Super Lawyers (2024). He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and has been recognized as Best Motorcycle Accident Lawyer in Los Angeles.

Practice areas

Education

Vassar College
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California, admitted 1990
State Bar of Maryland, admitted 1994
State Bar of U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
American Board of Trial Advocates
Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers California (2022)
Southern California Super Lawyers (2024)
Best Motorcycle Accident Lawyer in Los Angeles

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