Jason Dineros is a Partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP's Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco offices. Mr. Dineros' Practice Sections include Tort & Catastrophic Loss, Commercial Litigation/Directors & Officers, Labor & Employment, and Professional Liability. He is also Chair of the firm's Retail, Hospitality & Beverage national practice team. He handles all aspects of litigation, and has successfully litigated numerous cases from inception through settlement, arbitration, or trial, having made partner in just his fourth year of practice. 

Mr. Dineros is part of the Hospitality Law Practice Team. He has a prominent background in the hospitality industry, notably with hotels, restaurants, and golf clubs, and has successfully defended Fortune 100 hotel, restaurant, and entertainment groups in cases ranging from catastrophic injury to liquor liability and wage and hour violations. He incorporates his industry experience and operational skillset with the constantly evolving standards imposed on restaurants, bars, clubs, cable television entities, hotels, and lodging establishments to work alongside business owners--both large and small--towards practical and cost-effective solutions. Whether the solution calls for the implementation of preventative operational practices or for a jury to appreciate the unique challenges facing the operation, he serves as both an advisor and litigator. 

Mr. Dineros previously served as an adjunct professor to the Collins College of Hospitality Management at Cal Poly Pomona for Hospitality Law and Labor Law in the Hospitality Industry, where industry professionals frequently sat-in on his classes to remain current or come up to speed with industry trends and their legal ramifications. He is a Certified Hospitality Educator by the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute, and has likewise completed Mediator Training Certification in compliance with the Dispute Resolution Programs Act at the University of La Verne College of Law. 

California

• 2025: Jury Trial, Harvey v. Clawson, 22CV017674, Alameda, Judge Joscelyn Jones; one-week trial with a $50+ million demand; catastrophic head-on, motor vehicle accident involving a 20-year-old paraplegic who sustained a T12 burst fracture that necessitated emergency spinal surgery and immediate lower extremity paralysis; $5.5 million stipulated past and future medical specials; Jury Verdict: $11.5 million for non-economic damages—among the lowest non-economic damages recoveries for a case of this type.
• 2024: Jury Trial, Morales v. La Favorita Supermarket, Riverside, Judge John Malloy; three-week trial in a disputed liability, slip-and-fall case; Plaintiff claimed injuries to the neck and back that necessitated future surgeries; Demand: $7+ million; Jury Verdict: $40,000 total damages—representing $5,000 in past economic damages, $35,000 in past noneconomic damages, and $0 in future economic and noneconomic damages.

• American Bar Association, Member, 2012 – Present
• Court of Master Sommeliers, Member, 2009 – Present
• Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, Member, 2014 – Present
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2015 – Present
• American Hotel & Lodging Association, Member, 2016 – Present
• Claims & Litigation Management Alliance, Member, 2015 – Present
• Collins Hospitality Society, President Emeritus, 2013 – Present
• American Board of Trial Advocates (“ABOTA”), Associate Member

• National Restaurant Association, Michael E. Hurst Foundation Salute to Excellence Student, 2009
• California State Polytechnic University, Outstanding Collins College Academic Advisor Nominee, 2014
• Faculty Row Super Professor, 2014
• Lawyers of Distinction, Top 10% of Lawyers in the U.S. Nominee, 2016 – Present

• “MVR Monitoring and Driver Qualification Files,” eMaxx Risk Management Summit, Boca Raton, Florida (2025)
• “Novel Tactics and Use of Engaging Technology in Defending General Liability Claims,” ClaimsXchange, Napa, California (2025)
• “Post-Accident Driver Actions,” eMaxx Risk Management Summit, Las Vegas, Nevada (2024)
• Labor Law in the Hospitality Industry, Adjunct Professor, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 2014 – 2017
• Hospitality Law, Adjunct Professor, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 2013 – 2017
• Protecting Hospitality Operations from Premises Liability and Negligence Claims, Collins College of Hospitality Management at Cal Poly Pomona, May 7, 2015