About Michael Akiva

Michael A. Akiva is Managing Partner of Pre-Litigation at Jacoby & Meyers, based in the Los Angeles office. He has 20 years of experience handling motor vehicle crashes, premises liability, and construction site accident cases.

Akiva earned his Juris Doctor from UCLA School of Law, where he served as Editor of the UCLA Law Review, and his Bachelor of Science in Finance magna cum laude from the University of Southern California. He has been admitted to all California state courts since 2006.

Akiva joined the firm in June 2009 and became Managing Partner of Pre-Litigation in November 2018. He is recognized as a Super Lawyer and is fluent in Spanish and Hebrew. He is a member of the California Bar, Los Angeles County Bar Association, National Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, and Consumer Attorneys of California.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Jacoby & Meyers Accident & Injury Lawyers

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$6.68 millionVerdict

An 11-day jury trial in Los Angeles ended with a $6.68 million verdict for a 56-year-old customer who slipped on a single grape in the condiments aisle of an El Monte Food4Less, sustaining serious spinal injuries.

Los Angeles County Superior Court (Case No. 19STCV05580) · 2024Slip & FallRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Education

University of Southern California
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California, admitted 2006
Los Angeles County Bar Association
National Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
Consumer Attorneys of California

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers

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Wilshire Law Firm
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$35.3 Million Verdict for 81-Year-Old Backseat Passenger Rear-Ended by Tractor-Trailer on the 10 Freeway

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