Atty. Rod Suarez

• Specialties, Experience: Rodrigo "Rod" Suarez is an associate in the firm's Riverside office
• Rod's main focus is on personal injury and premises liability cases
• Mr. Suarez has handled hundreds of cases involving personal injury, premises liability and products liability
• He evaluates the merits of cases, prepares the case strategy, propounds and responds to discovery, takes depositions, and is experienced in motion practice and trial
• Mr. Suarez has trial experience both on the plaintiff's side and defense side of civil litigation
• His experience as a litigator on both sides of the issues allows him to better evaluate cases for mediation and early settlement

One Highlight

• Mr. Suarez treasures his father advice that "99% of the time things make sense, if you hear a story and it doesn't make sense, then you are not getting all the facts
• On this advice, Mr. Suarez seeks the truth in all the cases he handles to obtain justice for his clients

Most Memorable Legal Moment

• An owner of a small supermarket without insurance faced a lawsuit from a prior disgruntled employee who allegedly slip and fell at the owner's premises
• The Plaintiff had demanded an unreasonable amount of money to settle her case
• The small business owner had informed Mr. Suarez, that the supermarket could not afford a judgment against it
• And if the case was lost, the supermarket would have to be closed putting more than fifty people out of work around Christmas time
• Mr. Suarez faced a highly contested discovery process against a locally known and very experienced trial lawyer
• After a weeklong trial, the court unanimously ruled in favor of the small business owner, who kept his business open and his people employed
• Away from the Law: Mr. Suarez is married and has one daughter, Isabel
• Rod is a former IPSC/USPA amateur competitor and served as a safety instructor
• additionally, Mr. Suarez enjoys to travel, photography and reading