Monique Alarcon is an attorney in the Los Angeles office of Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman where she focuses her practice on the firm's medical device cases, pharmaceutical drug liability and consumer fraud litigation.
Before joining the firm, Monique worked as an associate attorney for the law office of Carol A. Sobel, where she gained valuable experience representing people in civil rights litigation that addressed police accountability, homelessness, First Amendment, and Fourteenth Amendment due process issues. During this time, Monique also represented homeless individuals cited for "quality of life" offenses by appearing for and presenting oral argument at arraignments, trials, and post-conviction hearings on infraction and misdemeanor offenses.
Monique served as an extern at Public Counsel's Children's Rights Project and clerked for Disability Rights Legal Center while she was attending Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. She received her law degree in 2016.
Monique is a member of the National Lawyers Guild in Los Angeles, and regularly volunteers at the NLG-LA's legal clinics in Skid Row and Venice. She also coaches Loyola Law School's Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) Moot Court Team and is a board member of the Latina Lawyers Bar Association and serves on the advisory board for the Elder Law and Disability Rights Center.
Practice Areas
Complex and Multi-District Litigation
Consumer Fraud Litigation
Defective Medical Devices
Personal Injury
Prescription Drugs
Pharmaceutical Drug Product Liability
Zantac Cancer Lawsuit
Police Misconduct and Civil Rights
Education
University of California (B.A.,in Sociology and Law & Society, 2013)
Loyola Law School (J.D., 2016)
Ninth Circuit Appellate Advocacy Clinic, Drafted and Filed Opening Brief in 1983 Civil Rights Appeal (2015 2016)
Scott Moot Court Honors Board, (2015 2016), Earned a "Top 10 Brief" Award
Court Admissions
California, 2016
U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2016
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2018
Awards
The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40
Listed, The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
Member
State Bar of California
National Lawyers Guild Los Angeles
Latina Lawyers Bar Association
Hispanic National Bar Association
Presentations/ Speeches
Topic: Panelists Combatting the Criminalization of Unhoused People
Organization: National Lawyers Guild
Event: Continuing Legal Education Training
Date: May 19, 2018
Pro Bono and Civic Activities
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
Advisory Board member for the Elder Law and Disability Rights Center in Santa Ana, California
Additional Languages
Spanish
