Of Counsel

Agustin Medina

Overview

Agustin Medina’s practice encompasses a wide range of litigation matters, including business litigation, entertainment industry litigation, and legal, accounting and securities broker malpractice defense. Mr. Medina has completed numerous trials in federal and state courts. He has represented both private clients and public entities in litigation matters and has experience in complex, multi-district federal litigation. In addition to trial work, Mr. Medina has considerable expertise in writ and appellate practice and matters involving injunctive relief. He also has experience advising non-profit organizations.

Mr. Medina is one of the few private practitioners to be successful in securing a civil injunction against a street gang on behalf of a municipal client.

In recognition of his legal achievements, Mr. Medina has been, for the past 20 years, Peer Review Rated as AV® Preeminent™, the highest performance rating for legal skills and ethics in Martindale-Hubbell’s peer review rating system.

Mr. Medina serves as General Counsel to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) and the NALEO Educational Fund, both nonpartisan and nonprofit national organizations. Some of his volunteer civic service activities have included serving as Chairman of the San Mateo County Human Relations Commission, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mexican American Bar Association Political Action Committee (MABA-PAC), member of the Board of Directors of the Mexican American Bar (Educational) Foundation and member of the Board of Directors of the South Pasadena Educational Foundation. His legal publications include a note in the Hastings Law Journal and he is listed as counsel in several published state and federal judicial opinions. He is a Vietnam Era veteran and a published author of poetry and non-fiction.

Mr. Medina is admitted to practice in California state courts, the United States District Court for the Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Practice Areas

Education

1977 Stanford Law School, J.D.
1969 Stanford University, M.A. in Political Science
1968 University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., Political Science

Languages

English, Spanish

Publications & Presentations

  • Co-Author, “A Proposal to Revise the Forms of California Summons,” 33 Hastings LJ 313 (1980)
  • Consultant, The Mexican-American: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography, (1st. ed.) Stanford University Board of Trustees 1969
  • Contributor, Altadena Poetry Review 2019

Cases & Opinions

  • Volk v. D.A. Davidson & Co., 816 F.2d 1406 (9th Cir.1987)
  • Simon Oil Co. v. Norman, 789 F.2d 780 (9th Cir. 1986)
  • Lowe v. City of Commerce 59 Cal.App.4th 1075, 69 Cal.Rptr.2d 356 (2d Dist. 1997)