Roy Jimenez | Top Rated Litigation Attorney | Real Estate | Los Angeles

Roy Jimenez, Partner

Roy Jimenez, a partner at TLD Law since 2006, has over 25 years of experience in business and real estate litigation. Mr. Jimenez has extensive experience in resolving or litigating large, small, and complex business disputes involving:

Collections
Breach of contract
Unfair competition
Fraud
Intellectual property disputes
Ownership & partnership disputes
Shareholder disputes
Purchase and sale disputes
Unfair business practices
Misappropriation of trade secrets
Other business torts

He is successful in economically and favorably settling real estate disputes affecting title, transfer, and use of real property, and in lending issues. In this capacity, he works with agents, buyers, sellers, lenders, and escrow officers. Real estate matters he handles include:

Breach of contract
Broker and lender misrepresentations
Commercial lease disputes
Construction defect
Landlord-tenant disputes
Mechanics liens
Mortgage lender disputes and wrongful foreclosure
Ownership and partnership disputes
Partition actions
Shareholder disputes
Purchase and sale disputes
Quiet title actions
Real estate fraud
Slander of title
Unfair business practices

Mr. Jimenez consults and provides general counsel services to financial institutions, medical practices, entertainment, retail, distribution, manufacturing, and national packaging and packaging-related businesses. Mr. Jimenez is rated “AV Preeminent” by his peers through Martindale Hubbell, the highest rating that can be achieved, and is only obtained by 10% of attorneys.

Mr. Jimenez enjoys the competitive and fast-paced nature of civil litigation. He strives to reach successful results in the most cost-efficient manner for each client.

What sets Mr. Jimenez apart is his ability to simplify complex matters as well as to relate with the jury. He uses common themes, anecdotes, and visual aids to show key points in his arguments. He appeals to the common sense of the jurors and poses poignant questions for them to consider instead of lecturing or bombarding the jurors with concepts of law. He also maintains a positive attitude throughout the trial toward opposing counsel, co-counsel, witnesses, and court staff, so the jurors like and trust him when it comes time to present his closing arguments.

Some representative cases include:

Lead trial counsel representing Plaintiff physician in a breach of contract dispute between partners. The jury found there was indeed a contract, that Defendant breached it along with the covenant of good faith and fair dealing and his fiduciary duties to our client. The defendant’s cross-complaint was denied in its entirety. Our client was awarded a total verdict of $1,057,737.00.
Lead trial counsel representing physicians against medical partners for breach of partnership agreement and breach of fiduciary duty. The jury found partners wrongfully dissolved the business and failed to pay income earned by the client;
Lead trial counsel representing real property owner for claims of breach of contract, fraud, and quiet title against business partner. The jury found business partner committed fraud and awarded the title of real property to the client;
Lead trial counsel defending against claims of undue influence, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty regarding real estate and financial asset management. The jury verdict was in favor of the defense and found no liability against the client;
Lead trial counsel representing credit card processing company against CRM vendor for misappropriation of trade secrets and unjust enrichment. The jury found vendor took the client’s proprietary information to start a competing business and awarded a multi-million dollar verdict;
Lead trial counsel representing telecommunication manufacturer against telecommunication distributor for claims of breach of contract, fraud, and misrepresentation concerning the sale of a business. The jury awarded a verdict in favor of the client resulting in the rescission of the sale transaction and general and consequential damages to make the client whole;
Lead trial counsel representing the property owner against the seller of the property for failure to disclose material defects;
Second chair trial counsel representing manufacturer against a long-time employee for embezzling funds from the company. The jury awarded general and punitive damages against a former employee;
Lead trial counsel defending against claims between manufacturer and distributor of breach of contract, conversion, and request for punitive damages. The jury awarded nominal damages against the client, no punitive damages, and substantially less than what was offered in the settlement;
Lead counsel negotiating a favorable settlement for a buyer of real estate against seller and broker for failure to disclose material defects in the remodeling and permitting of the subject property;
Lead counsel negotiating a favorable settlement in favor of the property owner regarding property line dispute and trespass claims;
Lead trial counsel defending property management company for claims of breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty. The jury found in favor of the client and awarded no damages to the plaintiff property owner;
Lead counsel in favorably negotiating claims of trademark infringement by manufacturers against clients in the tobacco industry;
Lead counsel favorably litigating and settling real estate dispute for quiet title and partition between multiple siblings;

Mr. Jimenez works out of all of the firm’s 4 offices including Long Beach, Irvine, Beverly Hills, and Downey, CA.

A native of Southern California, Mr. Jimenez is a member of the:

He is a member of the Beverly Hills Greater Los Angeles Association of Realtors, and a member of the Order of Distinguished Attorneys for the Beverly Hills Bar Association. He has acted in leadership roles in these various organizations and others.

In 2019 Mr. Jimenez was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the LA County Bar Association (LACBA). LACBA has close to 20,000 members and provides countless services to the legal and non-legal community in LA County.

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