What Makes Sergio Escamilla Uniquely Qualified To Represent You?
(Founding Member 2009)
Mr. Escamilla is the founding member and managing principal at ELG ACCIDENT ATTORNEYS, PLLC. Mr. Escamilla is a graduate of Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. The son of two Mexican immigrants, Mr. Escamilla saw his parents work hard to support their family. The work ethic displayed by his parents taught Mr. Escamilla the value of hard work. Holding down a job while in high school and also working through college allowed Mr. Escamilla to successfully complete his Bachelor degree in Sociology, which ultimately led to Law School.
While in Law School, Mr. Escamilla was a staff member of the Loyola of Los Angles Entertainment Law Review, where he served as a staff member, then his second-year editor.
While in Law School, Mr. Escamilla also served as an extern with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office. While assigned to the East Los Angeles office, Mr. Escamilla conducted numerous felony preliminary hearings and prepared numerous jury trials. It was with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office that Mr. Escamilla conducted his first full jury trial as a certified law student even before he was a licensed attorney. The externship allowed him to log numerous court hours as a law student. In June of 2000, Mr. Escamilla was admitted to the California Bar, where he has remained an active member in good standing ever since. Mr. Escamilla practiced law in Los Angeles for several years, mainly in the areas of criminal and family law. In 2007, Mr. Escamilla was admitted to the Arizona Bar and has practiced personal injury since then.
Mr. Escamilla is also admitted in the U.S. Federal Central District of California, the U. S. Federal Eastern District of California, and the U.S. Federal District of Arizona. Mr. Escamilla currently manages attorneys and staff at both ELG ACCIDENT ATTORNEYS’s corporate office in West Phoenix and in Mesa, Arizona. Mr. Escamilla continues to maintain his California license and actively assists Arizona residents that are injured in California. Mr. Escamilla is proficiently bilingual (Spanish-English) and is a member of the Mexican-American Bar Association (MABA), the Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association, and the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Escamilla is also a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Lawyers.
Mr. Escamilla is proud to be both, bi-cultural and a dual citizen of both the United States, and Mexico. Mr. Escamilla enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters at his home in Goodyear, Arizona and his second home in Quintana Roo, Mexico where he and his family are part-time residents.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
- Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association (2009 – Present)
- Arizona Trial Lawyers Association (2007 – Present)
- Mexican American Bar Association (1999 – Present)
- Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce (2009 – Present)
- Los Angeles County Bar Association (2001 – 2012)
- Suns Nite Hoops Board Member (2010 – 2013)
- City of Goodyear Ethics Committee (2008 – 2009)
EDUCATION:
- California St Univ Northridge – Bachelor Degree