Jesse-Justin Cuevas is an in-demand civil trial lawyer in Susman Godfrey’s Los Angeles office. Jesse-Justin represents plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes, complex commercial litigation matters across a wide range of industries, subject matters, and tribunals. Jesse-Justin has litigated cases before courts and arbitration panels and in state and federal jurisdictions related to insurance, products liability, False Claims Act, antitrust, cryptocurrency, consumer protection, solar and LNG construction, pharmaceutical contracts, and intellectual property law. Named a Top 100 Lawyer in California by the Daily Journal (2024), On The Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyer by the American Bar Association (2023), a Trailblazers Plaintiffs’ Lawyers by National Law Journal (2022, ALM), and a Rising Star of the Plaintiffs Bar by National Law Journal’s Elite Trial Lawyers (2021, ALM), Jesse-Justin has tried multiple cases and secured landmark wins and settlements for her diverse portfolio of clients who range from Fortune 100 companies to small businesses and individuals.
When she isn’t killing it in the courtroom, Jesse-Justin leads key initiatives at Susman Godfrey and works with multiple community and professional organizations in her Los Angeles and broader legal community, including several aimed at making the legal industry a more diverse and inclusive place to practice. At her firm, Jesse-Justin cofounded and cochairs the Mentoring Committee, for which she was recognized as a Finalist for California Legal Awards’ Mentor of the Year (2022) and Los Angeles Business Journal’s Mentor of the Year (2021). She also helped develop the Susman Godfrey Prize—an honor awarded annually to 1L and 2L law students of color from eligible law schools who have excelled academically and have impressive overall achievement. Outside of the office, Jesse-Justin cochairs the Steering Committee for the Just The Beginning foundation’s Los Angeles Summer Legal Institute, a free legal immersion program that introduces Los Angeles-area high schoolers from historically underrepresented communities to potential legal careers. In addition to serving as the Ninth Circuit Representative for the Federal Bar Association Younger Lawyers Division, she is a Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference.
After graduating magna cum laude from Northwestern Law School, Jesse-Justin clerked for Chief Judge Albert Diaz (4th Cir.) and Chief Judge Dolly M. Gee (C.D. Cal.). She was born in Los Angeles, grew up in Nashville, has lived all over the globe, and is now happily settled back in Los Angeles with her husband and three dogs.