Jonathan Bakhsheshian
Partner
Jonathan Bakhsheshian focuses his practice on catastrophic injuries, with the notion that every client deserves the best representation, irrespective of the complexities of their case, or the financial value. His firm, Ellis & Bakh, LLP, is located in Calabasas, CA, and serves clients throughout California. Before starting Ellis & Bakh, LLP, Mr. Bakhsheshian worked at one of the top personal injury litigation firms in Los Angeles. He has focused his legal career in the field of personal injury and has handled thousands of personal injury cases from beginning to resolution. Mr. Bakhsheshian prides himself on being a tough, creative, and fair legal advocate for all his clients, and has successfully recovered millions of dollars on behalf of his clients. Mr. Bakhsheshian attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he obtained his BA in Philosophy, graduating with honors and was a recipient of the Regent Scholarship Award. He earned his J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law. While studying at Pepperdine, Mr. Bakhsheshian was the Lead Articles Editor of the Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal, and a lead member of Pepperdine’s Negotiations and Mediations law school teams. He competed in several nationwide and international negotiation and mediation competitions. After earning his J.D., Mr. Bakhsheshian continued his educational studies at the number one nationally ranked Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University, and obtained his Masters in Dispute Resolution. Mr. Bakhsheshian is a legal author who has published several articles in the legal community on topics ranging from complex legal issues in personal injury, to guidelines on handling a variety of litigation matters. He has also published his articles with the importance of spreading civility among the legal community. His publications have been published by many of the leading educational materials in the personal injury legal field, including the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, the Advocate, Consumer Attorneys of California, the Forum, and the San Fernando Valley Bar Association’s “The Valley Lawyer.” In addition to his publications, Mr. Bakhsheshian volunteers for different charities that serve the community and is a member of the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charity. He also continues to serve as a board member for the New Lawyer’s Division and Diversity Committee of the prominent organization of Consumer Attorneys of California. From 2019 through 2023, consecutively, Mr. Bakhsheshian was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star by Thompson Reuters, who recognize accomplishments of those who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement in the legal community. Within the same years, Mr. Bakhsheshian was awarded the Top 40 Under 40 Lawyers Award by The National Trial Lawyers organization.
