R. Rex Parris

Rex has achieved outstanding results in the courtroom over the span of his career – he obtained the first million-dollar verdict in California’s Kern County as a young lawyer and, years later, obtained a historic, record-breaking defamation jury verdict in Los Angeles for $370,000,000. In between, Rex has obtained dozens of seven-, eight- and nine-figure verdicts and settlements. His success is hardly happenstance – Rex prepares every case, for trial using the latest science in persuasion skills. Everything from metaphoric choices, word selection and visuals are tested and re-tested before each trial.

In addition to managing his trial calendar and the Firm’s diversified practice, Rex also manages one of California’s fastest-growing cities. As the mayor of Lancaster since 2008, Rex has gained nationwide media attention for his efforts to improve the well-being of the city’s residents. For example, gang violence dropped 82%, the city’s downtown area was completely redeveloped during the worst economic downturn in over 75 years, and all of the city’s municipal buildings were converted to solar power.

Rex and his wife, Carrol, founded the Firm in 1985 with the goal of building a truly great law firm. That goal has never changed – they continue to innovate and work tirelessly to improve the service and results they provide daily.

Rex has obtained numerous eight and nine-figure verdicts and settlements in cases throughout the nation, including the following:

• $370 Million largest jury verdict of 2009 for two former employees of Georges Marciano, the co-founder of a major clothing brand, for claims of defamation and emotional distress.

• $141 Million settlement involving a man left with long-term brain injuries after a T-bone style crash.

• $49 Million verdict for a California Highway Patrol Officer rear-ended while riding his motorcycle.

• $20 Million settlement award to the family of Lancaster woman who lost her life in a tragic head-on collision.

• $8.9 Million verdict for a client who was severely injured by a drunk driver. This award far exceeds MetLife’s, the defendant’s insurance carrier, policy limit of $25,000.