Alvin Gomez

Of Counsel

Alvin Gomez has practiced law for 35 years. He has tried more than sixty cases, and his work has focused on civil rights, police misconduct, and class actions. He is also known throughout San Diego for how much he gives back to his community.

Cases That Changed Our Community

Alvin is one of a small number of San Diego attorneys with deep experience representing victims of police misconduct. In Jimenez v. Massey, he won a unanimous $1.498 million jury verdict against eight San Diego police officers. He was then appointed to the SDPD Diversity Commission, where he worked to make use-of-force practices safer.

In Hayes v. County of San Diego, Alvin argued before the California Supreme Court on behalf of the family of a man killed by police. The court’s 2013 ruling held that officers can be liable when the decisions leading up to deadly force make that force unreasonable. That decision helped make police conduct safer across California.

Alvin has also won more than 16 class actions for truck drivers who were misclassified as independent contractors. His work has changed the trucking industry and helped thousands of workers.

Opening Doors for the Next Generation

Alvin was the first in his family to attend college, and he has made it his mission to help others do the same. He has mentored more than fifty lawyers. He founded and coaches the Oceanside High School Mock Trial Team.

When he learned that most of his students had never been on an airplane, he paid for more than 75 students and staff to visit Washington, D.C., in 2022, 2023, and 2024. He has also committed $1 million of his own money to the A Gomez Scholarship Fund. The fund helps first-generation students from Barstow and Oceanside high schools go to college.

A Leader in the Legal Community

Alvin chaired the San Diego County Bar Association’s Judicial Elections and Evaluations Committee for 14 years. Every Bar President from 2008 to 2022 reappointed him. He has served on the SDCBA Board of Directors and has been a member for more than 30 years. In 2018, the SDCBA gave him its Service Award for organizing trial training seminars for local attorneys. He is also a past president of the San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association.

His other honors include the AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and the State Bar of California’s Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services. He was also named Attorney of the Year by the San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association in 1998, 2002, and 2023.