The law firm of O’MARA & PADILLA, was founded on December 1, 1999, when two successful and respected attorneys, Scott O’Mara and Michael Padilla, merged their practices to create a firm specializing in the protection of the rights and remedies of injured California consumers and workers.
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Scott O’Mara is one of Southern California’s most successful Workers’ Comp specialists. He has advocated on behalf of injured workers exclusively since 1982, and has obtained full and complete recoveries for thousands affected by job-related injury or illness. Beyond that, Scott has been involved in many landmark cases where his work has resulted in precedent-setting decisions expanding benefits to all safety workers in such areas as the presumption that an injury is work-related in cancer and hernia cases, as well as the protection of industrial leave.
Scott’s partner, Michael Padilla, is one of Southern California’s most respected trial attorneys. He specializes in litigating civil liability matters and, like Scott, has been representing injured parties exclusively since 1982. During the course of his highly-successful career, Michael has obtained for his clients numerous multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements.
Many injury cases arising in the industrial work place also have a civil liability component. An injured worker’s best-case scenario is to be represented by a firm with an established history of success in both areas of law. Headed by two of the top specialists in their fields, the law firm of O’Mara & Padilla is well-equipped to handle any legal complexity related to personal injury and Workers’ Compensation cases. Together, Mr. O’Mara and Mr. Padilla, along with their highly-qualified attorney and paralegal staffs, are able to provide the highest level of service to those injured by the wrongful conduct or neglect of others.
$63 million
Verdict for Medical Malpractice
$6 million
Recovery for Negligent Operation of Forklift
$4.7 million
Verdict for Pedestrian Struck by SUV
$3.7 million
Verdict for Explosion / Burn Victim
$3.5 million
Recovery for a Motor Vehicle Accident
$3.25 million
Recovery for Burn Victim
$3.2 million
Recovery for Motor Vehicle Accident
$2.8 million
Fall Due to Unsafe Work Conditions
$2.75 million
Recovery for Motor Vehicle Accident
$2 million
$1.5 million
Recovery for Truck v. Bike Collision
$1 million
Recovery for Medical Malpractice ![]()
$600,000
Recovery for Chemical Exposure ![]()