Practice of Joseph Younes
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Trial Attorney · Los Angeles · California
Est. 2019
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Writing on catastrophic injury litigation, trial strategy, insurance carrier behavior, and the practical mechanics of the work for clients, colleagues, and the curious.

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ADVOCATE MAGAZINE · 2025 · 14 MIN READ

The Digital Minefield — Exposing and Defusing Social Media Surveillance at Trial.

Insurance carriers have built sophisticated programs to mine plaintiffs’ social media for trial impeachment. The practical playbook for getting ahead of it — from intake through verdict.
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Trial Strategy
When the Carrier Knows You’ll Try It — and Why That Matters
How adjusters categorize plaintiffs’ lawyers, how those categories shape settlement authority, and what trial-readiness signals actually move the offer.
Mar 2026
6 MIN
Commercial Vehicle
The First 72 Hours of a Truck Case
Spoliation letters, electronic log preservation, and getting the right experts on the wreck before the trucking company’s defense team gets ahead of you.
Feb 2026
9 MIN
Catastrophic Injury
Building a Damages Case for Traumatic Brain Injury
Neuropsychological testing, life-care planning, and how to translate medical findings into a damages narrative a jury will retain.
Jan 2026
12 MIN
Federal Court Practice
Why Some Cases Belong in Federal Court
Diversity jurisdiction, removal strategy, juror demographics, and the procedural considerations that change where to file a serious-injury matter.
Dec 2025
8 MIN
Prop 213
Trying a Prop 213 Plaintiff to Verdict
Notes from a $1.575 million verdict for an uninsured-motorist plaintiff in a commercial vehicle collision — and what actually happened at trial.
Nov 2025
7 MIN
Premises Liability
Construction Site Debris & The Overnight Hazard
A case study from a $3.4M traumatic brain injury settlement involving landscaping debris left in a traffic lane — and litigating against multiple defendants.
Oct 2025
5 MIN
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