Michael W. Parks

Attorney Michael Parks has over three decades of experience under his belt. Since cofounding Schimmel & Parks, APLC, he has dedicated his practice to helping those facing complex legal matters involving class actions, mass tort/ fire cases, employment law, bad faith insurance, utilities, consumer law and personal injury law. He is committed to safeguarding the rights of clients who have been harmed or neglected by employers, insurance companies and other persons. As an experienced trial attorney and litigator, he has what it takes to fight against large corporations and organizations in order to pursue justice for his clients. Mr. Parks is AV Preeminent peer-review rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer. Currently, he is licensed to practice in California and before the U.S. District Court for the Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California and the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Before devoting his professional life to litigation and trial work, attorney Parks attended Arizona State University, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in history. Following his undergraduate coursework, he enrolled in University of the Pacific, where he obtained his Juris Doctor in 1991. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Michael W. Parks included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors AV Preeminent peer-review rated by Martindale-Hubbell Southern California Super Lawyer Other Sources of Feedback About Michael W. Parks Included on the 2026Southern California Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2024 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2023 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2022 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2019 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2018 Southern California Super Lawyers list

• Co-Founder

• Second District Court of Appeal Settlement Conference Project, Settlement Officer

• California, 1991
• U.S. District Court Central District of California
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

• State Bar of California
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
• Los Angeles County Bar Association (Past Member, Committee on Appellate Courts)
• American Bar Association (Past Member, Section of Torts and Insurance Practice)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Phi Alpha Delta