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title: Christopher Montes de Oca
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# Christopher Montes de Oca

Christopher Montes de Oca is a personal-injury lawyer with offices in Los Angeles, Whittier, and Long Beach. In 2017, he received the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles’ Rising Star Trial Attorney Award.

### Articles written by this author:

[![When your civil case has a companion criminal case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Montes-de-Oca-iStock-153530669_54ce8f29d094c603bc87c9b6c02b64f9.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june/when-your-civil-case-has-a-companion-criminal-case "When your civil case has a companion criminal case")

## [When your civil case has a companion criminal case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june/when-your-civil-case-has-a-companion-criminal-case "When your civil case has a companion criminal case")

Settlement can often move forward despite the pending criminal matter, and the victim may be entitled to restitution in addition to the civil settlement

[Christopher Montes de Oca](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christopher-montes-de-oca "Christopher Montes de Oca")

[2021 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june)

## [The dollar cost of going to trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-november/the-dollar-cost-of-going-to-trial "The dollar cost of going to trial")

A look at the common costs of a trial – and the very real cost of not going to trial

[Christopher Montes de Oca](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christopher-montes-de-oca "Christopher Montes de Oca")

[2021 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-november)

[![To oversell or undersell, that is the mini question](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/de-Oca-istock-678110390_eabf53788380e12113e949779371ec52.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january/to-oversell-or-undersell-that-is-the-mini-question "To oversell or undersell, that is the mini question")

## [To oversell or undersell, that is the mini question](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january/to-oversell-or-undersell-that-is-the-mini-question "To oversell or undersell, that is the mini question")

Do you talk about good facts or bad facts in your mini-opening statement?

[Christopher Montes de Oca](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christopher-montes-de-oca "Christopher Montes de Oca")

[2025 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january)