Joseph Younes

Joseph Younes is a trial attorney and junior partner at BD&J, who represents individuals in personal injury and wrongful death cases. He has extensive experience in handling serious injury cases involving traumatic brain injuries, spine injuries, nerve injuries, burn injuries, paralysis injuries, as well as any injuries leading to death. He also has experience with injury or wrongful death cases involving commercial vehicle collisions, premises liability, collisions involving livestock, and workplace incidents. Joseph is admitted to practice in California.

Education

B.A. in Political Science from California Baptist University (Cum Laude)
J.D. from Chapman University Fowler School of Law (Merit Scholar)
American Studies Program – Washington, D.C.

Awards

Top 100 Jury Verdicts Personal Injury California (2024)
National Trial Lawyer Top 40 Under 40 (2026)
Rising Star Super Lawyer (2022 – 2025)

Memberships & Associations

American Association for Justice (AAJ)
Beverly Hills Bar Association
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA)
Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC)
Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA)

Representative Case Outcomes

Over the course of his career, Joseph has recovered over $200 million for his clients, resolving over 40 cases with seven-figure results, and multiple eight-figure results.

$25,000,000 – Wrongful death settlement (Confidential).
$10,458,779.12 – Spinal injury settlement (Confidential).
$10,000,000.00 – Spinal injury settlement (Confidential).
$5,800,000.00 – Unanimous jury verdict in federal court for a man that was intentionally ran over by a motorist which caused him to suffer injuries to his shoulder and spine. Defendant disputed causing the incident altogether.
$4,400,000.00 – Spine and knee injury settlement (Confidential).
$3,900,000.00 – Spine injury settlement (Auto v. Cow).
$3,500,000.00 – Traumatic brain injury settlement (Confidential).
$3,450,000.00 – Spine injury (Auto v. Truck) (Confidential).
$3,400,000.00 – Traumatic brain injury settlement for a man that was severely injured while driving to work and faced with a pile of landscaping materials that had been left out by homeowners and a gravel company overnight.
$3,000,000.00 – Spinal injury (Confidential).
$3,000,000.00 – Settlement.
$3,000,000.00 – Settlement.
$2,930,000.00 – Settlement.
$2,900,000.00 – Settlement.
$2,900,000.00 – Settlement.
$2,725,000.00 – Settlement.
$2,500,000.00 – Settlement.
$1,575,000.00 – Jury verdict for a proposition 213 plaintiff who suffered a spinal injury as a result of a commercial vehicle collision.