Doug Rochen
Doug delivers landmark results in catastrophic injury and sexual abuse litigation, holding powerful institutions accountable.
Doug delivers landmark results in catastrophic injury and sexual abuse litigation, holding powerful institutions accountable.
Douglas Rochen is a distinguished trial attorney recognized for his dynamic advocacy and unwavering commitment to clients nationwide. As a partner at DiCello Levitt, Doug’s practice is focused on single-event catastrophic injuries and sexual abuse litigation.
Doug has secured numerous significant verdicts and settlements, achieving justice and substantial compensation for victims of traumatic brain injury, paralysis, amputation, catastrophic orthopedic loss, severe sensory impairments, and wrongful death. He has obtained multiple seven- and eight-figure awards, including a more than $25 million settlement in product defect cases, a $14.5 million personal injury settlement involving a cycling accident, and a $9 million award for defective roadway design where pedestrians were struck by an errant vehicle. He was also part of the landmark $114 million settlement against the prison in Dublin, California, in which each victim was awarded an average of $1.2 million.
In his advocacy for survivors of sexual abuse, Doug has secured landmark settlements and verdicts in complex cases against powerful entities and individuals. Most recently, Doug was Liaison Counsel in a historic $4 billion settlement for survivors of sexual abuse in Los Angeles County’s juvenile detention and foster care systems—the largest payout of its kind in U.S. history. He represented over 2,000 individuals subjected to sexual abuse, assault, and harassment while incarcerated in California jails and prisons, addressing systemic abuses such as those at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, within the Los Angeles County juvenile justice system, and at various women prisons in California, all known as sites of rampant misconduct.
A respected leader within the legal community, Doug has been an active member of the American Association for Justice, holding key leadership roles to influence legislation protecting vulnerable populations. Additionally, his service with the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) and Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) reflects his commitment to ensuring fair treatment for victims of corporate misconduct. He also has authored numerous articles in prominent legal journals and magazines on topics ranging from workers’ compensation to rights of sexual abuse survivors to the use of experts in product liability cases.