Rebecca A. Cucu

Attorney

I live in Long Beach, California, with my husband and a Chesapeake Bay Retriever named Cocoa. We have two daughters attending college out of state, and we miss them terribly while also being incredibly proud of them.

I know that our work at DOB+S is truly important to our clients and their families. It is my goal to do everything I can to hold companies responsible for the harm they have caused.

Background & Motivation

I grew up in Los Angeles and dreamt of becoming a civil rights attorney so that I could help people facing inequality and discrimination. However, while in law school, I was told by a professor that my clear, concise method of arguing would make me a great civil defense lawyer, which is how I began my legal career. Soon after I started practicing, I realized I was miserable. I found my work representing insurance companies to be unfulfilling and empty. I figured I had made a mistake in becoming an attorney and continued on in that field, trying to see my work as nothing more than a “job.”

About eight years after I became a lawyer, I had the opportunity to work on the briefing team of a firm that represented people who were diagnosed with asbestos-related cancer. My entire outlook changed. I cared deeply about our clients, who suffered from devastating terminal diseases caused by the careless and malicious actions of large corporations. I also rediscovered my love and talent for writing, which I had enjoyed early in life but had not considered could be my focus as a lawyer. Since then, I have been passionate about my work, knowing that I am using my research, writing, and oral argument skills to help those much less fortunate than myself in the best way that I can.

Working for DOB+S is the perfect culmination of this passion. I am constantly inspired by the others at DOB+S and in awe of their work ethic, supreme abilities, and the genuine care put into every aspect of our practice. I am extremely proud to be part of this superstar team.

Education

San Diego State University, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, 1992

Loyola Law School of Los Angeles, Juris Doctor, 1998

Admissions

State Bar of California, 1999

United States District Court for the Central District of California, 1999

United States District Court for the Southern District of California, 2004

United States District Court for the Northern District of California, 2020

Honors & Professional Affiliations

American Association for Justice

Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles

Publications, Presentations, & Reported Decisions

“Personal Jurisdiction”, Plaintiffs’ Asbestos Litigation Seminar, May 2019, Las Vegas, Nevada

“Personal Jurisdiction – Confusion and Chaos in the Wake of BMS”, American Association of Justice Conference, July 2019, San Diego, California

“Bare Metal Update”, Asbestos Litigation Conference, October 2022, Dallas, Texas

“Say What You Mean: Honing Your Oral Argument Skills”, Women of PALS, May 2024, Las Vegas, Nevada

“Reclaiming ‘Gossip’”, Women of PALS, May 2025, Las Vegas, Nevada

Rebecca A. Cucu

Giving Back

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