Bruce L. Schechter is Of Counsel at PARRIS Law Firm.
Schechter brings more than four decades of trial experience to PARRIS, where he represents individuals who have suffered catastrophic injuries. Schechter’s outstanding track record includes bringing more than 190 trials to verdict and helping clients recover multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. Since joining PARRIS in 2015, Schechter’s expert medical knowledge and deposition skills have helped countless clients secure the funds they need to access medical care, financial stability, and fulfilling lives.
In 2018, Schechter was part of a trial team that secured $53 million for two brothers who were severely injured in a head-on collision with a semi-truck driver for CRST. The verdict in Lenning v. CRST, Inc. was one of the highest plaintiff's jury verdicts in the nation that year. In 2023, Schechter was part of a team that landed a $6 million verdict for a valet driver who was severely injured by a drunk driver. Schechter has helped clients secure results exceeding eight figures in multiple cases, and his work has been covered by numerous media outlets, including the Los Angeles Times and the Orange County Register.
Schechter is devoted to providing guidance to early-career attorneys. He has taught trial practice at Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law, and teaches deposition techniques for Trial Lawyers University.
Schechter spent the first three decades of his career as a defense litigator, and was invited to the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) in 1999.
Schechter has helped obtain numerous seven-figure verdicts and settlements in cases throughout the nation, including the following:
- $6 Million verdict for a valet who had been injured by a drunk driver.
- $4 Million verdict for a client involved in a pedestrian crosswalk accident.
- State Bar of California
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Central District of California
- United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Our Attorneys Serve Clients on a Contingency Fee Basis.
We cover the costs of fighting for you—including the costs of filing a lawsuit, performing any needed investigations, and going to trial if necessary. Once your case has been resolved, our team will obtain a percentage of the result we secured for you.
