Pat Barrera - El Segundo, CA
Attorney at Barrera & Associates, Attorneys
Employment Law Lawyers in El Segundo, CA
2298 E. Maple Avenue El Segundo, CA 90245
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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36
Years
Experience
El Segundo Employment Law Lawyer
Updated: 05/13/2026
Areas of Practice
- Employment Law 70%
- Business Litigation 10%
- Class Actions 10%
- Serious Personal Injury 10%
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Mr. Barrera is proud to be a trial lawyer. He knew he wanted to be a trial lawyer at a young age, after watching "And Justice For All," a film in which Al Pacino portrayed a lawyer trying to free a wrongly imprisoned client while battling corruption. Since 1990, Mr. Barrera has been committed to obtaining justice for hardworking individuals and businesses and to protecting the rights of his clients from wrongdoing.
Mr. Barrera has tried or settled cases resulting in recoveries exceeding $100 million for his plaintiff clients and he is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Mr. Barrera successfully handled Prata v. Superior Court, 91 Cal.App.4th 1128 (2001), a case where the Court held that a credit card company engaged in deceptive advertising. Mr. Barrera has been appointed by the Court as class counsel on behalf of California consumers and on behalf of employees. Mr. Barrera has also obtained defense verdicts for the firm's business clients.
Pat Barrera has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer for eleven consecutive years by Los Angeles Magazine and California Super Lawyer Magazine. The Super Lawyers selection process is a combination of balloting, blue ribbon panel review and independent research. Mr. Barrera is also AV-Rated, for ethical standards and legal ability, which is the highest ranking issued by Martindale-Hubbell. In 2011 and 2012, Mr. Barrera was profiled in South Bay Magazine. Mr. Barrera was also profiled in Forbes magazine.
Mr. Barrera is licensed to practice law in California and Texas. He is admitted to practice in federal court. Mr. Barrera is a member of the State Bar of California, the State Bar of Texas, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and California Employment Lawyers Association.
Mr. Barrera is frequently asked to speak on panels at continuing legal education seminars. Mr. Barrera has served as a Judge Pro Tempore with the Los Angeles Superior Court and he has guest lectured at the University of West Los Angeles on litigation topics. Mr. Barrera previously served as a volunteer prosecutor with the L.A. County District Attorney's Office. Mr. Barrera served on the Board of Directors of Inside Out Community Arts and on the Board of The Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach. In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Barrera is the founder and consultant to Trial + Depo Services, Inc. (TADS), a trial consulting firm that conducts mock trials, videotapes depositions, and prepares video clips for use at jury trials.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Super Lawyers, 2004 - 2026
- AV Rated, Martindale Hubbell, 2006 - Present
- AVVO - 10.0 rating
- Named to The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 2014 - Present
- Nominated by CAALA for Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, 2018
Other Sources of Feedback About Pat Barrera
Included on the 2026 Southern California Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2005 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2004 Southern California Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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The University of Texas School of Law,
Austin,
Texas, 1990
J.D.
Honors: Legal Research Board
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The University of Texas School of Law,
Austin,
Texas, 1990
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Non Legal Education
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Texas State University,
San Marcos,
Texas, 1987
B.B.A.
Honors: Student Government - Supreme Court Justice
Major: Accounting
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Texas State University,
San Marcos,
Texas, 1987
Past Positions
- Marcin Barrera LLP, Partner, 2002 - 2007
Languages
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English
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Spanish
Classes and Seminars
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Trial By Expertise: Lawyers & Experts Collaborate, Los Angeles County Bar Association’s 46th Annual Labor & Employment Law Symposium (March 2026)
- Bridgeport Continuing Education CLE Seminars, 2008 - 2017
Representative Cases
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Husman v. Toyota
- Citation: 12 Cal. App.5th 1168
- Year: 2017
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Prata v. Superior Court
- Citation: 91 Cal. App.4th 1128
- Court: California Second District, Court of Appeal
- Year: 2001
Bar Admissions
- California, 1990
- Texas, 1998
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1991
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2012
Other Affiliations
- American Board of Trial Advocates, 2017
- National Employment Lawyers Association, 2017
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1990 - Present
- California Employment Lawyers Association, 1999 - Present
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), 2010 - Present
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Kappa Theta
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Contact
2298 E. Maple Avenue
El Segundo, CA 90245
Phone: 424-352-0716
Fax: 310-802-0500
Email: Send a message
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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