First Admitted: 2016, California

Professional Webpage: https://www.wisnerbaum.com/attorneys/monique-alarcon/

Bar/Professional Activity:

California, 2016
U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2016
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2018
U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico, 2021
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, 2021
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2023
State Bar of California
National Lawyers Guild – Los Angeles
Latina Lawyers Bar Association
Hispanic National Bar Association
The American Association for Justice; Leaders Forum
Consumer Attorneys Association of California
Elder Law and Disability Rights Center, Former Advisory Board Member

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

$1.25 million settlement against the LAPD Peaceful protestor who suffered life-threatening injuries on May 30, 2020 on streets of Los Angeles sued the LAPD for firing a rubber bullet at his head as he stood with his arms raised while walking backward away from police. Plaintiff sued for punitive damages and seven causes of action: Count I: Violation of First Amendment – Free Speech and Assembly Count II: Violation of Fourth Amendment – Unlawful Seizure & Excessive Force Count III: Violation of Fourteenth Amendment – Substantive Due Process Count IV: Violation of Bane Act Count V: Assault Count VI: Battery Count VII: Negligence The Los Angeles Police Department later settled with the plaintiff for $1.25 million. Monique Alarcon was one of the lawyers from Wisner Baum that represented the plaintiff., 2022

Videos:

Attorney Monique Alarcon is one of the lawyers that represented a Marine Corps Veteran in his police misconduct lawsuit against the LAPD-Los Angeles Police Department. Her client’s lawsuit alleged that the LAPD’s unlawful crowd-control tactics used during the May 30, 2020 protests, violated his civil rights and caused life-threatening injuries, including a traumatic brain injury. Our client was shot in the head with a bean bag projectile, fired by an LAPD police officer, while he was peacefully protesting ongoing police violence perpetuated against communities of color, particularly Black people, across the United States. Our client had joined other protestors on May 30, 2020, to protest in solidarity with others across the nation to denounce systemic racism and the history of violence against Black lives, following the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and others needlessly killed at the hands of the police. After two years of litigation, we obtained a $1.25 million settlement for our client, the largest to date stemming from the 2020 protests. Nothing in this settlement was construed as an admission of liability by any party, including the LAPD. KNX News Radio interviewed our lawyer, Monique Alarcon, about it. “We’re hopeful that this settlement and all the other litigation that has come about since the summer of 2020 protests will really be the impetus for the LAPD to implement much-needed changes to its flawed policies and inadequate training on less-lethal munitions and crowd-control tactics.”, $1,250,000 Injury Settlement Against the LAPD - KNX News Interview of Baum Hedlund's Monique Alarcon, 2022

Pro bono/Community Service:

Represents people experiencing homelessness in infraction proceedings
Coaches law school students who compete in a national moot court competition
Serves as a board member for the Latina Lawyers Bar Association
Former Advisory Board member for the Elder Law and Disability Rights Center in Santa Ana, California

Honors/Awards:

2022-2024, Selected to: Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, 2024
Client Champion Silver Award - Martindale Hubbell, Martindale Hubbell
Best Lawyers - Ones to Watch, Best Lawyers
The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers
California Power House, Law360 Regional Powerhouse Series, 2021

Educational Background:

University of California, B.A.,in Sociology and Law & Society, 2013
Scott Moot Court Honors Board, (2015 – 2016), Earned a “Top 10 Brief” Award
Ninth Circuit Appellate Advocacy Clinic, Drafted and Filed Opening Brief in a § 1983 Civil Rights Appeal, 2015 – 2016

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Adjunct Professor of Law, Speaker, Adjunct Professor of Law, Loyola Law School’s Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) Moot Court Team, Legal, 2021
Client-centered/movement lawyering, Speaker, Client-centered/movement lawyering, UCLA School of Law, Promise Institute for Human Rights Litigation Clinic, Los Angeles, California, Legal, 2021
Document Requests, Speaker, Document Requests, Western Center on Law & Poverty, Discovery Academy Sessions seven-part series, Los Angeles, California, Legal, 2021
Representing Protestors, Speaker, Representing Protestors, Loyola Law School, Webinar,, Legal, 2020
Panelists – Combatting the Criminalization of Unhoused People, Speaker, Panelists – Combatting the Criminalization of Unhoused People, National Lawyers Guild, Continuing Legal Education Training, Legal, 2018

Monique Alarcon