About John G. Yslas

John G. Yslas, Esq. is a Senior Partner and Chair of the Employment Wage & Hour Class Action Department who also handles select single plaintiff cases and has 30 years of experience. Prior to joining Wilshire Law Firm in 2022, John held significant leadership positions as a Partner for several years with three international law firms ranked in the AmLaw 100: Foley & Lardner, Norton Rose Fulbright, and Seyfarth Shaw. John is one of the few attorneys in California to litigate and prevail in a wage and hour class action jury trial. Since John began settling cases as a plaintiffs' attorney in mid-2023, he has achieved well over $225 million in settlements and verdicts and counting .

John brings his unique perspective and skills to achieve justice for what he considers to be his true calling and purpose in life. John has a deep commitment to civic involvement and diversity. He previously served as the Southern California Regional President of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) and is currently on the Mexican American Bar Foundation Board of Directors.

John has also previously served as the National Chair of the Communications Committee with HNBA and on the Board of Directors with the California Minority Counsel Program. John was also appointed by two mayors and served as a Commissioner with the Los Angeles Civil Service Commission and the Los Angeles Convention Center Commission. " John G. Yslas on Paths He and His Father Faced as Hispanic Lawyers " - Bloomberg Law

Proven verdicts and settlements at Wilshire Law Firm

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

$35.3 millionVerdict

A Los Angeles jury awarded $35,285,942 to an 81-year-old man who suffered a spinal fracture and permanent injuries after a tractor-trailer rear-ended the vehicle he was riding in on Interstate 10.

Los Angeles County Superior Court (Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse, Long Beach) · 2022Truck AccidentsRead the full story →
$30 millionVerdict

A Los Angeles jury awarded $30 million in noneconomic damages in 2023 to Kenya Taylor, whose 6-year-old son was beaten to death by a Los Angeles Unified School District playground worker she had asked to watch him over winter break, and put 90 percent of the fault on the district. The Court of Appeal reversed in June 2025, holding that Education Code section 44808 made the district immune because the death happened off campus, and directed judgment for the district.

Los Angeles County Superior Court; Cal. Ct. App. 2d Dist., Div. 3, No. B333718 · 2023Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$28.5 millionSettlement

An 11-year-old with an IEP requiring door-to-door transport was abandoned at the school curb by district staff, struck by a car on a four-lane road, and left with permanent brain damage; the $28.5 million settlement against Victor Elementary School District was the largest pedestrian accident settlement in California in 2019.

San Bernardino County Superior Court / Victorville · 2019Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$13.87 millionVerdict

A Los Angeles jury awarded $13,872,900 to a 42-year-old motorcyclist who said a low-speed collision caused neck and groin injuries. In December 2025 the Court of Appeal vacated the judgment and ordered a new trial because the plaintiff disclosed a new medical expert seven days before trial.

Los Angeles County Superior Court · 2023Motorcycle AccidentsRead the full story →

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

Education

University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
J.D.
University of California, Santa Barbara
Undergraduate

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