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Chantal Trujillo, senior partner, and Joseph Whittington, partner, have been included in the 2025 edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ for their work in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs. Recipients of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® awards are selected across geographic regions and practice areas…

Daniel Rodriguez started Bakersfield personal injury law firm, Rodriguez & Associates, over twenty years ago. Today, they are known for being the best personal injury lawyers in the Valley. Rodriguez & Associates has secured more multi-million dollar verdicts than any other law firm in the Southern San Joaquin Valley and the three highest personal…

Chantal Trujillo, senior partner at Rodriguez & Associates, has been selected for membership into The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40. The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40 is a professional organization composed of the top trial lawyers from each state or region who are under the age of 40. Membership in…

Daniel Rodriguez, founder and president of Rodriguez & Associates, has been selected to the 2024 Super Lawyers® list. This is Daniel’s sixteenth year being listed as one of the top personal injury lawyers in Southern California. Super Lawyers is a well-established legal publication recognizing top legal talent through peer voting and research. The publication…

Daniel Rodriguez, founding president of Rodriguez & Associates, makes the 2023 Forbes Advisor list of the Best Personal Injury Lawyers in Bakersfield, CA. Daniel was chosen based on his success in and out of the courtroom. Daniel and his team of personal injury trial attorneys have obtained more multi-million dollar verdicts than any other…

Daniel Rodriguez founded and grew Rodriguez & Associates on the basis of hard work, determination, and a commitment to others, developing a culture that commands these character traits from each team member. Brandy Welsh, a paralegal at the firm, has experienced the firsthand growth and development of the firm over the past ten years…

Rodriguez & Associates and Joel Andreesen have been recognized by the African American Network of Kern County for our community achievements. Rodriguez & Associates received the “2023 Gold Award” from the African American Network of Kern County for our community achievements and investment in Kern County. Joel Andreesen, senior partner, was recognized with the…

Few employees at Rodriguez & Associates can say they have been a part of the firm longer than Adriana Gomez-Bravo, who has supported Daniel Rodriguez and his team of personal injury attorneys for more than two decades. Throughout her experience with the firm, Adriana has learned a tremendous amount about every aspect and phase…

Rodriguez & Associates has earned the number one spot on the TopVerdict.com list of Top 10 Personal Injury Verdicts in California for 2022. This list is comprised of various types of cases that were tried either in state or federal courts in California. The listed personal injury case of Ruckman, et al. v. Big…

Daniel Rodriguez, founding partner of Rodriguez & Associates, along with partners Chantal Trujillo and Danay Gonzalez, are recognized in the Daily Journal’s Top Verdicts list for obtaining the largest verdict in Kern County history in Ruckman et al. v. Big N Deep Ag Development Co. et al. The record verdict awarded $73.6 million to…