Hector Jimenez
544 Bonair Street, La Jolla,CA
Summary
Experienced trial attorney with more than 125 first chair jury trials and a record of success prosecuting voluminous and complex white-collar crimes and violent crimes.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy District Attorney
San Diego County District Attorney’s Office
09.1995 - Current
- Serve as a frontline prosecutor, representing the People of the State of California
- For the last 12 years, I have been assigned to prosecute complex white-collar crimes cases.
- These cases include the prosecution of a surgeon for the murder of a patient, an elected official, theft of public funds, immigration services providers, large scale employee embezzlements, securities, real estate, and tax fraud
- The prosecution of white-collar crimes involves the review, analysis and organization of thousands of pages of documents, including civil discovery, real estate, financial and business records
- Most of the litigated cases require the use of experts, including forensic accountants.
Adjunct Professor
Southwestern Community College
01.2008 - Current
- Teach courses in Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Criminal Evidence
Deputy District Attorney
Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office
03.1994 - 07.1995
- Prosecuted general street crimes, tried ten misdemeanor cases to verdict, handled preliminary hearings and one felony jury trial to verdict.
Law Clerk and Associate Attorney
Law Offices of Harold LaFlamme
08.1993 - 03.1994
- Represented abused and neglected minors in the Orange County dependency and delinquency courts.
Deputy Probation Counselor
Orange County Probation Department
08.1987 - 05.1990
- Supervised the daily activities of wards at the Orange County Juvenile Hall.
Shortstop Program Director
Orange County Bar Foundation
01.1986 - 08.1990
- Coordinated the Shortstop Program, a juvenile diversion program for first-time juvenile offenders and developed and implemented Programa Shortstop, the Spanish version of Shortstop.
Education
Juris Doctorate -
Santa Clara University School of Law
05.1993
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
California State University, Fullerton
05.1989
Skills
- Read, write and speak Spanish fluently
- Proficient in Adobe, Westlaw, PowerPoint and TrialPad
Affiliations
- San Diego Law Raza Lawyers Association, High School Trial Advocacy Program
- Lawyer’s Club of San Diego
- American Inns of Court, Louis M. Welsh Chapter
- San Diego County Bar Association; Diversity and Inclusion, Dialogue on Diversity, and Leadership Speaker Series subcommittees
Teaching
- California District Attorneys Association, annual fraud conference, 2019 to Present
- Centro de Estudios de Actualización en Derecho, trial tactics training, 2010 to 2020
Speaking
- Annual conference of the North American Securities Administrators Association, Jury Instructions Under Securities Laws, 2022
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Bay Area Securities Enforcement Conference, 2021
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's 33 Annual Joint Regulatory Conference, 2020
Awards
- San Diego La Raza Lawyers Attorney of the Year, 2000 & 2022
- La Jolla Youth Soccer Recreational Coach of the Year, 2013
- Top Trial Attorney, San Diego District Attorney Superior Court Division, 2005
- San Diego County Bar Association's Outstanding Service to Legal Education, 2001
Hobbies and Interests
- Triathlons
- Coaching high school mock trial teams
- Family travel
- Raising our three children with my wife Grace
Timeline
Adjunct Professor
Southwestern Community College
01.2008 - Current
Deputy District Attorney
San Diego County District Attorney’s Office
09.1995 - Current
Deputy District Attorney
Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office
03.1994 - 07.1995
Law Clerk and Associate Attorney
Law Offices of Harold LaFlamme
08.1993 - 03.1994
Deputy Probation Counselor
Orange County Probation Department
08.1987 - 05.1990
Shortstop Program Director
Orange County Bar Foundation
01.1986 - 08.1990
Juris Doctorate -
Santa Clara University School of Law
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
California State University, Fullerton
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