Rachel T. Velilla Joins Gordon & Rees as Partner in Insurance and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups


May 2023

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, the nation's first and only law firm with offices in all 50 states, welcomes Rachel T. Velilla as a Partner in the firm's Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego offices. She joins the firm's Insurance, Trucking & Transportation, and Commercial Litigation practice groups.

Ms. Velilla represents individuals, corporations, and self-insured entities in a wide range of general liability matters, including premises liability, vehicle accident liability, trucking and transportation liability, and common carrier liability. Her experience includes defending wrongful death, traumatic brain injury, and other complex injury matters. In addition, she handles matters for retail establishments, hospitality groups, trucking companies, insurance companies, and matters related to commercial and residential property.

"We are excited to have Rachel join us," said Manuel Saldaña, Co-Managing Partner in the Orange County office. "She is an experienced litigator who will bolster our catastrophic injury practice."

She is admitted to practice in California and New York. She earned her law degree from Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsburg Law Center, and her undergraduate degree from City University of New York: Queens College.

Gordon & Rees’ Insurance Group is focused on providing national and local representation and counseling to both regional and many of the world’s largest domestic and foreign insurers. The team regularly handles a full range of insurance matters, from routine to precedent-setting cases involving high exposure claims and emerging legal theories, with a core focus on providing practical coverage advice and effective representation to insurers.

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