About Hugo Ortega

Hugo Ortega is an Arizona attorney at Sweet James Accident Attorneys with more than a decade of courtroom experience and hundreds of trials. He earned his law degree from Arizona State University.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Sweet James

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

$22.75 millionVerdict

A San Bernardino jury awarded $22.75 million to the family of a severely developmentally disabled woman who died after her residential facility and adult day program both failed to respond to warning signs of a fatal drug buildup in her system.

San Bernardino Superior Court (Case No. CIVDS1937151) · 2023Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$17.4 millionVerdict

A Kings County jury returned a $17.4 million verdict against the City of Hanford after a municipal tree-trimming vehicle ran a stop sign at 51 mph and slammed into a car carrying two elderly sisters.

Kings County Superior Court, Hanford CA · 2024Car 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

Arizona State University
J.D.

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Arizona

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