Catalina Soledad Munoz

Catalina Muñoz has over a decade of experience in personal injury. Her practice focuses on sexual assault and abuse liability, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death matters. Catalina’s legal representation has obtained numerous 7 and 6 figure settlements for her clients.

After completing her undergraduate studies at UC Davis, Catalina began her career working as a case assistant at a plaintiffs’ law firm representing injured workers in 2011. It was at this time that she found her calling in helping injured individuals through the worst time of their lives.

Catalina attended law school at USC and has been a practicing attorney in California since 2017. She began her work as a plaintiff’s attorney working for a prominent personal injury firm in San Francisco who led the efforts as plaintiff’s liaison counsel in the In Re Ghost Ship Litigation related to the Ghost Ship warehouse fire in Oakland where 36 individuals lost their lives and resulted in a historic $32.7 million in publicly disclosed settlements.

Since then, through the present, she has never wavered from her original mission—helping individuals in need. She has spent the last decade providing compassionate and fierce representation to victims and survivors, leading to numerous six and seven figure results.
Catalina is no stranger to the courtroom. She has vast experience successfully arguing motions in state courts across California. A true and tested trial lawyer, Catalina has completed multiple jury trials through verdict. She has also prepared numerous cases through the eve of trial, often settling days before jury selection, ensuring the best monetary result possible for her clients.

Ms. Muñoz obtained her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law. While in law school at USC, she received the top grade in Core Competencies for Litigators.

Ms. Muñoz has been selected as “Rising Star” by Northern California Super Lawyers for the past seven years in a row—an honor limited to the top 2.5% of attorneys in California. She has also been selected to the list of “Ones to Watch” by Best Lawyers® in America in the areas of Personal Injury Litigation, and Product Liability Litigation, and Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions.

Catalina is actively involved in the plaintiffs’ bar and is a long-time member of both the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association and Consumer Attorneys of California.

Ms. Muñoz is fluent in Spanish.

Education
• University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, J.D.
• University of California, Davis, B.A.

Bar Admissions
• California
• Illinois

Honors & Awards
• Super Lawyers “Rising Star”, 2019-2026
• Best Lawyers® in America “Ones to Watch”, 2023-2024

Bar Associations & Memberships
• San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
• Consumer Attorneys of California