Michael Abed Akiva

Michael Abed Akiva was admitted to the State Bar of California on December 13, 2006, and holds an active license (#247629) ^[1]. He attended UCLA School of Law, reports Hebrew as an additional language, and lists litigation and personal injury as his State Bar self-reported practice areas ^[1].

Akiva is a managing partner of Jacoby & Meyers, where he represents people who have suffered physical, emotional, property, or financial harm. He began his career at Latham & Watkins LLP before moving to plaintiff-side injury work, and his practice covers car and motorcycle collisions, slip-and-fall claims, and dog bites.

Jacoby & Meyers opened its first office in Van Nuys in 1972 as one of the earliest legal clinics in the United States, built around making legal services affordable for middle-income families, and now operates 14 California locations handling car, truck, motorcycle, pedestrian, and rideshare collision claims as well as wrongful death cases ^[2].