Ronni Whitehead Otieno

Ronni Whitehead Otieno is a senior trial attorney at The Barnes Firm, L.C. in the Los Angeles area, where she practices exclusively in the area of personal injury. Ms. Whitehead has served on the Board of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) since 2009. She received the CAALA Presidential Award in 2008 and 2011. She is a graduate of the CAALA Plaintiff Trial Academy. Ms. Whitehead was recognized as a Los Angeles Super Lawyer in 2017, 2016 and as Rising Star in 2015. Ms. Whitehead is a recipient of the National Bar Association’s Best Advocates 2015 Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 Award. She is also a member of the American Association of Justice, California Association of Black Lawyers and treasurer of the Black Women Lawyers of Los Angeles. Ms. Whitehead is a graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law and is licensed to practice law in Illinois (2003) and California (2006).