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Owili Eison

Junior Partner
Owili Eison

Owili K. Eison is a Los Angeles-based personal injury attorney that focuses on cases involving catastrophic injury litigation. He is currently employed as a Partner at BD&J, PC. In addition to his duties as a Partner at BD&J, Owili also supervises a team of 8 associates and support staff to ensure that the next generation of trial lawyers are is properly trained and equipped to deliver full justice to those that have been wronged by the negligent conduct of others.

Owili received his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California (USC) with a major in Political Science, a minor in Spanish, and was a member of the University’s Honors Program. Mr. Eison earned his law degree from Loyola Law School – Los Angeles where he served as President of the Entertainment & Sports Law Society. He also participated in the school’s renowned Trial Advocacy Program which helped hone his litigation and trial advocacy skills. Owili is also a graduate of CAALA’s esteemed Plaintiff’s Trial Academy as well as the Jack Daniels – ABOTA Trial Academy.

Owili resolved to become a personal injury attorney after he suffered multi-system injuries when he was hit in controlled crosswalk by a negligent motorist. After months of rehabilitation and recovery from this incident, Owili vowed that he would champion the rights of those similarly situated. As a result of his personal experiences, Owili not only sees personal injury law as his vocation, but as his calling. Owili began his legal career at a renowned plaintiff’s law firm in Los Angeles where his practice areas included major injury, premises liability, wrongful death, and medical malpractice.

Over the course of his career, Owili has handled thousands of personal injury cases from intake to trial, and in just over 7 years at BD&J, Owili has recovered over $350 million on behalf of his clients. His experience includes automobile accidents, wrongful deaths, slip and falls, and myriad other personal injury related matters. Owili has handled cases with all the big insurance companies and has developed a reputation as a tenacious, yet pragmatic advocate.

Education

  • Loyola Law School – Los Angeles, J.D.
  • Center for International Studies, Madrid, Spain
  • University of Southern California, B.A.

Awards

  • Up and Coming 100: Super Lawyers (2021 – 2023)
  • Super Lawyers – Rising Star (2018 – 2023)
  • Del Amo Scholar
  • Diversity Clerkship Scholar

Memberships & Associations

  • Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA)
  • Consumer Advocates of California (CAOC)
  • American Bar Association (ABA)
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA)
  • Beverly Hills Bar Association (BHBA)
  • Langston Bar Association (LBA)
  • NFLPA – Contract Advisor (2014)

Representative Case Outcomes

  • $5,000,000 – neck and spine injury: auto v. semi
  • $4,9000,000 – Spine injury: auto v. commercial vehicle
  • $2,525,000 – Wrongful Death: auto v. motorcycle collision
  • $2,000,000 – spine injury: auto v. semi
  • $1,850,000 – Spine Injury: auto v. semi
  • $1,7000,000 – Spine injury: auto v. dump truck
  • $1,162,500 – multi-system injury: premises liability
  • $1,000,000 – Wrongful Death: pedestrian struck by car
  • $1,000,000 – Spine injury: auto v. semi
  • $1,000,000 – Spine injury, knee injury: auto vs. tractor trailer
  • $1,000,000 – Spine injury, knee injury: auto v. motorcycle
  • $800,000 – Spine Injury, head injury: auto vs. semi
  • $750,000 – Spine injury: auto v. semi
  • $738,000 – Spine Injury: auto vs. auto

Speaking Engagements

  • DEI Career Panel, CAALA (2022)
  • Trial Skills Seminar: Trial Technology, CAALA New Lawyers Division (2022)
  • Auto Accident Case Analysis: Intake, Investigation & Pre-Litigation, CAALA (2020)
  • Taking Killer Depositions, TBI MedLegal (2020)
  • Building Your Client Base Using Affordable Marketing Techniques, CAALA (2019)
  • Saint Mary’s College Summer Symposium – Careers in Law: Saint Mary’s College of California (2014)
  • The Business of Law: Arizona State University (2014)

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