Elan B. Zektser
Elan B. Zektser is Partner and Senior Trial Attorney at Oakwood Legal Group, LLP. He has recovered millions of dollars for victims of serious car accidents, slip and falls, dog bites, and sexual abuse. Elan graduated from the George Washington Law School as an Editor of the Law Review. After clerking for a Federal Court in Washington DC, Elan returned to California and became a Deputy District Attorney in Riverside County, ultimately focusing on sexual assault and murder.
After working as a Deputy District Attorney, Elan opened his own practice completely focused on personal injury law and subsequently joined Oakwood Legal Group as a senior trial attorney with a focus on trying cases.
Unlike any other personal injury attorney, Elan has taken over 150 lawsuits to verdict. These lawsuits include a wide array of vehicular accidents and homicides, assaults leading to severe brain injury, child abuse at daycare centers, sexual abuse at schools and churches, college campus sexual assault, DUI accidents, elder abuse, fraud and many more. Amongst his numerous accolades, Elan has been named the Litigator of the Year in Riverside County for 2008, 2009 and 2012. In 2009 he received the Victim’s Advocate Award and Excellence in Public Safety Award, and he was the County Wide Trial Attorney of The Year in 2013 and 2017.
As a prosecutor, Elan had the honor of training thousands of deputies, officers and detectives on use of force, report writing and how to testify. For years, Elan was in charge of prosecuting criminals who injured officers as well as officers who used their color of authority to injure citizens.
Due to Elan’s experience handling hundreds of child sex abuse matters and his knowledge of the ins and outs of Child Protective Services, Elan is one of the most experienced litigators in the field on CPS Negligence. He has represented nearly one hundred children who have been sexually or physically abused due to the negligence of CPS and Family Foster Agencies.
In Mr. Zektser’s spare time, he enjoys playing multiple instruments, taking his dogs on walks, watching football, and most of all spending time with his family.