Ed Diab is Of Counsel to Gomez Trial Attorneys (GTA) and a founding partner at Dixon Diab & Chambers LLP. He serves as the Managing Attorney of Gomez Trial Attorneys’ Mass Tort practice, focusing on pharmaceutical, medical device and wildfire litigation. Ed was part of a very small team that negotiated, and recovered, over $1.36 billion in settlements on behalf of his clients. He was also the recipient of the prestigious Daily Journal – 2020 California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) award.
Ed began his career as an active trial attorney focused on complex plaintiffs’ elder abuse and medical malpractice litigation. This experience gave him the opportunity to successfully litigate these matters through trial in a first and second chair role. He was then given the opportunity to open the west coast office of a national insurance subrogation law firm and served as the office’s Managing Attorney for several years. Ultimately, Ed returned to the representation of injured plaintiffs in his role at GTA.
Currently, Ed is involved in numerous cases including litigation over metal on metal hip replacements, the chemotherapy drug Taxotere, and IVC filters.
Because of the foregoing experience, he has had the honor of being personally appointed to several leadership positions including:
Ed was recognized each year since 2015 through 2020 as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine, recognition reserved for only the top 2.5 percent of attorneys in California. In 2013, he was named a Rising Star by the San Diego Attorney Journal. In 2010 and 2012, Ed was selected as a Top Young Attorney by San Diego’s leading legal publication, The Daily Transcript. Recently, he was also selected “Top 40 Under 40” by The National Trial Lawyers organization and San Diego Metro.
Ed completed his undergraduate education at the University of California at Davis, obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 2005. In 2008, he obtained his law degree from California Western School of Law. During law school, he received the Scholarship for Academic Achievement and gained membership into the Pro Bono Honors Society through his efforts in assisting victims of torture obtain asylum. He was also an educator in the Street Law program designed to teach troubled youth at the high school level about law, democracy and human rights.
Ed Diab, Esq.
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