Specializing in catastrophic injury, brain and spinal trauma and trucking collisions, he has obtained landmark results in high-profile cases across California.
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Khail A. Parris is a partner at PARRIS Law Firm.
Khail Parris specializes in personal injury, product liability, and product defect claims. He handles individual claims in addition to complex, multi-plaintiff cases, and routinely represents parties who have suffered spine, brain, or catastrophic injuries as a result of auto collisions. Parris’ stellar results have earned him various accolades, from being named a “Top 40 Under 40” attorney by the Los Angeles Daily Journal in 2022 to being designated one of Super Lawyers’ Southern California “Rising Stars” every year from 2021 to 2027.
Since joining the firm in 2015, Parris has recovered more than $500 million in verdicts and settlements for injured individuals. Parris’ outstanding track record showcases his commitment to obtaining the best results for his clients, including leading the team that obtained an $80 million judgment for the victim of a “T-bone” accident caused by a distracted driver. Parris was also lead attorney in a case where a jury awarded $49.6 million to a California Highway Patrol officer who was severely injured in the line of duty. In 2025, he helped secure a $32.8 million verdict for our client who was severely injured as a result of a rear-end collision. As lead counsel in a case involving another victim of a distracted driver, Parris staunchly rejected the $370,000 and $5 million settlements offered by the victim’s insurance company, ultimately winning his client a $9.6 million jury verdict instead.
Additional landmark cases include a trucking collision case where Parris secured a $56.5 million judgment for two brothers who sustained life-altering injuries, and, that same year, a $41.6 million jury verdict won for a client who became quadriplegic following an auto accident. Parris was also notably brought in to represent Gerry Spence in the Wyoming case.
Parris has been on the “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” list from 2021 to 2027 and was named Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Antelope Valley Bar Association. He and his work have seen coverage by various media outlets, including Courtroom View Network, the San Fernando Valley Business Journal, and The LA Times, where he's been called:
“A nationally recognized trial attorney” whose work includes “landmark results in high-profile cases”
-Los Angeles Times
“A Consumer Attorney Visionary”
-Los Angeles Times
“A Veteran trial lawyer”
-Courtroom View Network, CVN News
“Holds the record in Van Nuys with 53 cause challenges in a single trial.”
-Picking Justice, with Dan Kramer & Harry Plotkin
Khail is a sought-after trial advocacy instructor and lecturer who gives back by teaching lawyers and law students the art and strategy of achieving exceptional results in the courtroom. His speaking and teaching history includes his alma mater Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, Southwestern Law School, Trial Lawyers University Live, Trial Guides, TBI Med Legal, the Southern Trial Lawyers Association, the Kentucky Bar Association, Dordick Trial College, Bridgeport Continuing Education, Case Analysis, and other national trial-advocacy programs. He is also notably a member of MENSA.
Khail is also a frequent guest on legal and trial advocacy podcasts. He has recently appeared on programs including: Picking Justice with Dan Kramer, Tip the Scales, Trial Lawyers University, and is the host of the popular PARRIS Law Firm Trial by Fire podcast.
Khail Parris has obtained numerous seven, eight, and nine-figure verdicts and settlements in cases throughout California, including the following:
- $77.1 Million verdict for a motorcyclist who suffered catastrophic injuries.
- $58.4 Million historic verdict secured for a Palmdale railyard worker who suffered severe injuries after falling on top of a train car while performing electrical repairs.
- $56.5 Million verdict for two brothers injured in a tragic truck accident.
- $52.1 Million verdict for a semi-truck accident.
- $49.6 Million verdict for a California Highway Patrol officer injured in a motorcycle accident.
- $41.6 Million verdict for a 27-year-old client who was the back-seat passenger in a car that was T-boned by a distracted driver.
- $32.8 Million verdict for our client who was severely injured as a result of a rear-end collision.
- $9.6 Million verdict for a client severely injured in a car accident in Santa Clarita, California.
- $7.1 Million verdict against the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) on behalf of an elementary school student who was injured after falling on a school playground.
Many of Khail's verdicts, results, trial work and insights have been featured in:
- Daily Journal – Top Plaintiff Lawyers
- Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch in America
- Plaintiff Magazine / Advocate
- Daily Journal – Top 40 under 40
- National Law Journal – Top 100 Verdicts
- Los Angeles Business Journal – Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys
- Los Angeles Times
- PR Newswire
- Antelope Valley Press
- State Bar of California
- United States District Court for the Central District of California
- United States District Court for the Northern District of California
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
Our Attorneys Serve Clients on a Contingency Fee Basis.
We cover the costs of fighting for you—including the costs of filing a lawsuit, performing any needed investigations, and going to trial if necessary. Once your case has been resolved, our team will obtain a percentage of the result we secured for you.
