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Steven B. Stevens Los Angeles, California
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Steven B. Stevens, Of Counsel member at Michels & Watkins specializes in medical malpractice and personal injury with an emphasis on written advocacy, including appeals, writs and law and motion work. He is Certified Specialist in Appellate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization and Certified Specialist in Medical Professional Liability Law by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys.
- Bar Admissions:
- Illinois, 1981
- California, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1983
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1985
- Appellate Specialist
- Medical Professional Liability Specialist
- Education:
- University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois
J.D. - Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Distinction in Senior Thesis
Major: Government
- Published Works:
- Bolanos v. Superior Court: At Last, Rationality and Proportionality in Resolving Medi-Cal Liens , Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Advocate, February , 2009
- Recent Cases on Expert Evidence and Objections in Summary Judgment Practice, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Advocate, December, 2008
- Ahlborn v. Arkansas Dept. of Health Services Update: 2008 Presented at Consumer Attorneys of California 2008 Annual Convention and Seminar, November 2008
- Understanding the Statute of Limitations for a Medical Malpractice Birth Trauma Case, Plaintiff Magazine, (with Watkins, S.), December , 2007
- Ahlborn, One Year Later Presented at Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Annual Convention and Seminar, September, 2007
- Trust Me, Im an Expert: Expert Declarations and Summary Judgment, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Advocate, December, 2006
- Giving Medi-Cal What It Deserves No Less and No More, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Advocate, September, 2006
- Thinking, and Over-Thinking, About Summary Judgment, Consumer Attorneys of California Forum, December, 2005
- Advocacy v. Frivolity: Sanctions on Appeal, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Advocate, September, 2004
- The Limits of Civil Code section 3333.1 , Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Advocate, June (Part 1) and July (Part 2), 2003
- The Limitations of the Intentional Acts Exclusion, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Advocate, February , 2002
- A Glimpse Inside the Holy Text: Discovering the Insurance Carriers Claims Manual, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Advocate, September, 2001
- Conflicts of Interest in the Tripartite Relationship, Los Angeles Daily Journal, September, 2001
- Conflicts of Interest in the Insurer-Insured-Defense Counsel Relationship, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Advocate, November, 2000
- Recognizing Bad Faith Conduct, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Advocate, October, 1999
- ERISA, MICRA and the Common Fund Doctrine, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Advocate, September, 1999
- Liability of the Sport Utility Vehicle Manufacturer, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Advocate, (with Schwartz, Arnold), May, 1999
- Respondent Superior Liability of a Hospital for Acts of Physicians Practicing Within It, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Advocate, March, 1998
- Individual Liability Under the Fair Employment and Housing Act, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Advocate, (with Posner, Joseph), November, 1994
- Two Year Statute of Limitations for Public Policy Termination Claims, Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association Advocate, (with Posner, Joseph), June, 1994
- Opposing Defendant's Motion for Discretionary Relief from Default, (With Watkins, Shirley K.) L.A.T.L.A. Advocate, January, 1993
- Respondent Superior Liability: Unchanged Even After Proposition 51, Los Angeles Lawyer, December, 1992
- Code of Civil Procedure Section 351: Its Use in Discovery and Defense in Court, C.T.L.A. Forum, November, 1992
- When the Doctor Says "Yes" But the Client Says "No": Health Care Provider Liens, L.A.T.L.A. Advocate, Jul/Aug., 1992
- Discovery of Sexual Conduct of Plaintiff in Civil Sexual Harassment or Sexual Assault Case (With Watkins, Shirley, K.) L.A.T.L.A. Advocate, June, 1992
- Limited Partner Liability and the General Partner: Corporations Code Section 15507 Revisited (With Weiner, B.) Bev. Hills Bar Journal, Summer, 1990
- Professional Liability for Psychotherapist-Patient Sexual Relations, 19 C.T.L.A. Forum Nos. 8 and 9, 1989
- Protecting the Verdict's Value: Recovery of Costs, Pre-Judgment Interest and Statutory Settlement Offers (With Gage, S.) 18 C.T.L.A. Forum 207, 1988
- Comment, Isaacson v. California Ins. Guarantee Association, Bad Faith Law Update Vol. 2, No. 10 (with Gage, S), 1988
- Comment, Central National Ins. Co. of Omaha v. Prudential Reinsurance Co., Bad Faith Law Update, Vol. 2, No. 7 (with Gage, S), 1988
- Petitions for Removal to Federal Court After "Pilot Life" 17 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 369, 1987
- Motions for Summary Judgment: Differences Between State and Federal Approaches 14 L.A. Trial Lawyers Association Advocate, November, 1987
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Frequent Speaker and Moderator of MCLE Seminars, CAALA
- Frequent Speaker and Moderator of MCLE Seminars, CAOC
- Honors and Awards:
- Appellate Lawyer of the Year, CAALA
- Presidents Award, Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association
- Presidents Award, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
- Southern California Super Lawyer in Appellate Practice, Los Angeles Magazine
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
- Member, Board of Governors
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 1995 - 2002
- Editor-in-Chief, Advocate
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 1993 - 1995
- Associate Editor
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- Member, Amicus Curiae Committee
- American Association for Justice
- Member
- American Constitution Society
- Member
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Member
- Cowboy Lawyers Association
- Member
- Society of Professional Journalists
- Member
- American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Phi Beta Kappa
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