Christian Contreras is an attorney, activist and community advocate. Christian is the principal of the Law Offices of Christian Contreras, PLC which is a multi-attorney firm. Christian has a robust law practice in the areas of civil rights, personal injury, trials and some criminal defense. Christian litigates a broad range of cases primarily focused on wrongful death cases and civil rights cases affecting constitutional rights. On average, Christian takes at least seven (7) cases to trial per year. Christian has also successfully prevailed at the Ninth Circuit of Appeals and California Court of Appeals.

Christian has been recognized as an expert in civil rights and is regularly featured in prominent news outlets to contribute on various legal topics. In 2024, the Daily Journal recognized the Law Offices of Christian Contreras, PLC as a top boutique in the State of California. Christian also is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates
(“ABOTA”)

Christian currently serves on the board of directors for the following non-profit
organizations: Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities, East Los Angeles College
Foundation, National Police Accountability Project, and Peoples College of Law.
Contreras also serves as the legal advisor for the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Christian has taught or teaches law and civil rights at various educational institutional
including the law school, Peoples College of Law.

Ms. McCall joined the firm as an Associate Attorney in 2025 after completing a two-year federal judicial clerkship for the Honorable Dean D. Pregerson of the Central District of California. Ms. McCall is renowned for her writing skills and her commitment to pursuing justice on behalf of her clients.

Ms. McCall graduated summa cum laude from Southwestern Law School, finishing in the top 1% of her class. While in law school, she was the Chair of the Moot Court Honors Program, and she won a nation Moot Court Championship at the Robert F. Wagner Competition in 2022.

She is still an active member of the Southwestern community as a member of the school’s Inn of Court and as a volunteer judge for the Moot Court Honors Program.

Miriham Antonio is a third-year law student at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, specializing in civil rights and criminal defense. She is set to graduate in May 2025. She earned her bachelor's degree magna cum laude from the University of Southern California in 2020.

Miriham has gained extensive legal experience through externships and pro bono work. She externed with the civil division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California and later with Chief Judge Emeritus Philip S. Gutierrez of the U.S. District Court. In law school, she has dedicated herself to pro bono service, working with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Mississippi Center for Legal Services, and the UCI Criminal Justice Clinic, where she assisted in representing clients in criminal defense cases.

Beyond her legal work, Miriham is deeply involved in leadership and advocacy. She serves as the Student Vice-Chair of the Mexican-American Bar Association and sits on the board of the Latina Public Service Academy, an organization committed to empowering Latinas to pursue careers in public service and leadership.

Alex Coolman spent more than a decade focused on postconviction representation in state and federal court for individuals convicted of serious felonies before pivoting towards civil rights litigation, motivated in part by the frequency with which his incarcerated clients were abused and neglected in California prisons. He has litigated cases involving wrongful death, excessive force, retaliation, and jail and prison conditions. He is a member of the National Police Accountability Project (NPAP), the Consumer Attorney Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), and Consumer Attorneys of San Diego (CASD).

Alex Coolman is an associate attorney with the firm.