
Keegan & Baker, LLP - The Law Firm
Keegan & Baker, LLP, is a California employment law and consumer rights law firm founded and operated on principles of accessibility and effective advocacy for employees and consumers. Throughout the years, our attorneys have helped our clients throughout San Diego and Southern California recover tens of millions of dollars from defendants through aggressive and focused litigation.
San Diego County is home to many great attorneys – some of the best in California, if not the country. With so many Super Lawyers
out there, and so many attorneys that have obtained MILLIONS of dollars in settlements, it can be difficult to know you're choosing the right attorney. You deserve someone that will give your case the full attention it deserves, rather than delegate it to a junior associate or a committee of attorneys.
At Keegan & Baker, LLP, your case will demand our full attention. This is because we carefully screen each case and each client at the outset, to ensure that we believe we can deliver the results you deserve. Each case presents unique facts and unique legal issues. We thoroughly research every case and develop a strategy for litigating your case to a successful conclusion.
The attorneys at Keegan & Baker, LLP continue to foster strategic co-counsel and referral networks with many of San Diego County’s top attorneys. If, for any reason, we do not or cannot accept your case, we may be able to refer you to another attorney that can help you with your legal needs.
Brent Jex - The Attorney

Brent Jex is a San Diego native and attorney with Keegan & Baker, LLP who aggressively litigates on behalf of his clients throughout San Diego County. Mr. Jex focuses his practice on general and complex employment and consumer litigation including all manners of employment and labor litigation, personal injury and wrongful death cases, and actions for damages under the state and federal unfair debt collection laws. He is always interested in pursuing cases on a class action or other representative basis on behalf of all aggrieved persons and the general public. He has litigated several representative actions involving large corporations and governmental organizations.
During his career as a litigator, Mr. Jex has successfully resolved numerous consumer cases, both on the individual and class action level. He has tried cases in federal and state courts involving predatory mortgage lending, title insurance claims, partnership disputes, unfair debt collection practices, and wage-and-hour claims. Mr. Jex recently participated in a three-week jury trial on behalf of his employer-client that resulted in a full defense verdict on all legal and equitable claims.
Mr. Jex is a member of the San Diego County Bar Association, Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, Federal Bar Association. He is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in California. Mr. Jex received his B.S. cum laude from the University of Arizona in 2000. He received his J.D. in 2004 from the UCLA School of Law, where he served as Comments Editor on the UCLA Law Review.
Mr. Jex enjoys being involved in the community. He currently resides in North Park – San Diego's urban village
. He volunteers time for various charitable and community organizations, and is proud to support Kiva – an international organization promoting microfinance in developing countries. Click here to see Mr. Jex’s “Lender Profile” for Kiva.