The Team
Claudia E. Candelas : Attorney ( cc@kbklawyers.com )
Claudia E. Candelas practices in the areas of consumer class actions, employment class actions, mass tort litigation, and technology litigation. Ms. Candelas is strongly committed to protecting the rights and interests of consumers and individuals who have been harmed through the unlawful acts of others. During law school, Ms. Candelas worked for two years as a full-time law clerk with Kabateck Brown Kellner, LLP, she clerked at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and was a certified law clerk for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, making appearances in the preliminary hearing court. Ms. Candelas has received recognition for her academic achievement and commitment to community service. Ms. Candelas is fluent in Spanish.
Education:
State Bar Memberships/Professional Affiliations:
Education:
Southwestern University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 2007
California State Polytechnic University Pomona, B.S. with Honors in Anthropology, 2001
Awards:California State Polytechnic University Pomona, B.S. with Honors in Anthropology, 2001
Recipient, Mexican American Bar Foundation Scholarship, 2006
Recipient, Latina Lawyers Bar Association Scholarship, 2005
Recipient, CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Disability Law, Summer 2005 (Southwestern)
Recipient, CALI Excellence For The Future Award, Property, Fall 2004 (Southwestern)
Recipient, John J. Schumacher Leadership Scholarship, 2003-2007 (Southwestern)
Honors, Pi Gamma Mu, International Honor Society in Social Science, 2000 (CSPUP)
Publications:
Recipient, Latina Lawyers Bar Association Scholarship, 2005
Recipient, CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Disability Law, Summer 2005 (Southwestern)
Recipient, CALI Excellence For The Future Award, Property, Fall 2004 (Southwestern)
Recipient, John J. Schumacher Leadership Scholarship, 2003-2007 (Southwestern)
Honors, Pi Gamma Mu, International Honor Society in Social Science, 2000 (CSPUP)
"Recovering Economic Damages and the Collateral Source Rule," Los Angeles Daily Journal (August 6, 2010)
"First and Third Party 'Bad Faith' Actions For An Insurer's Refusal to Settle" co-authored with Brian S. Kabateck, The Forum (December 2008)
Admitted to California State Bar and U.S. District Court (CDCA, NDCA)
American Bar Association
Consumer Attorneys of California
Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Consumer Attorneys of California
Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Bar Association