About Jason Bell

Jason S. Bell was born in Fresno, California on December 31, 1974, and has been raised, educated, and employed in Fresno his entire life. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Criminology from California State University, Fresno, in 1997, and a Juris Doctorate from San Joaquin College of Law in 2000. He was admitted to the California State Bar and the United States District Court, Eastern District, in 2001. Mr. Bell primarily practices plaintiff's personal injury law, covering personal injury, wrongful death, UM/UIM, insurance bad faith, products liability, and wrongful termination.

He has tried multiple cases to verdict before a jury and judge involving motor vehicle accidents, products liability, and wrongful termination. In 2018, he was accepted into the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). He has been recognized as a Northern California Super Lawyer annually since 2015 and received his 10-year badge in 2025.

The National Trial Lawyers designated him as one of the Top 40 Lawyers under 40 in California in 2012. He holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He is an active member of the Fresno County Bar Association, the National Trial Lawyers Association, and the Central California Trial Lawyers Association, and served on the Board of Directors for the Fresno County Bar Association beginning in 2008.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Paboojian & Bell

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

$49.8 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2021 · #10

A Fresno County jury awarded $49.8 million to a Kingsburg mortgage broker left in a permanent vegetative state after an American Ambulance paramedic dislodged his breathing tube during transport and could not restore his airway.

Fresno County Superior Court · 2021Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →
$5.7 millionSettlement

A Fresno mother sued the owners of the Villa Margaritas apartments after her 12-year-old son was electrocuted by a chain-link fence energized by an improperly installed surveillance camera wire. The case settled for $5.7 million in August 2019, weeks before a September 9 trial date. Warren Paboojian represented the family.

Fresno County Superior Court, Fresno, California · 2019Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$1.29 millionSettlement

Fresno police officers shot and killed Dylan Noble, an unarmed 19-year-old, at a gas station on June 25, 2016. His father, represented by Warren Paboojian, sued the city in federal court under Section 1983. In August 2018 the Fresno City Council approved a settlement paying the father $1.29 million, with the city making no admission of liability and agreeing to additional officer training on high-risk traffic stops.

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Fresno · 2018Civil RightsRead the full story →
$800,000Verdict

A Fresno County jury returned an $800,000 verdict for Veronica Ordaz Gonzalez and her boyfriend after sheriff's deputies entered their home without a warrant and shot and killed their dog, Scooby; the Fifth District Court of Appeal later upheld the award.

Fresno County Superior Court · 2023Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$500,000Settlement

The City of Fresno paid $500,000 to resolve a civil rights lawsuit after bodycam footage and an independent police auditor confirmed that an officer's repeated punches to a 17-year-old bystander exceeded department policy.

Fresno, CA (federal) · 2022Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Education

San Joaquin College of Law
J.D., 2000
California State University, Fresno
Undergraduate, 1997

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California, admitted 2001

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$3.13 million · Fresno County Settlement for Family of Man Killed by Reserve Deputies at Southwest Fresno Auto Shop
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$212,500 Settlement for Cyclist Felled by Fresno Drainage Failure

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