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.
- Bar Admissions:
- Illinois, 1981
- California, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1983
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1985
- 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:
- Motions for Summary Judgment: Differences Between State and Federal Approaches 14 L.A. Trial Lawyers Association Advocate, November, 1987
- Petitions for Removal to Federal Court After "Pilot Life" 17 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 369, 1987
- Comment, Central National Ins. Co. of Omaha v. Prudential Reinsurance Co., Bad Faith Law Update, Vol. 2, No. 7 (with Gage, S), 1988
- Comment, Isaacson v. California Ins. Guarantee Association, Bad Faith Law Update Vol. 2, No. 10 (with Gage, S), 1988
- 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
- Professional Liability for Psychotherapist-Patient Sexual Relations, 19 C.T.L.A. Forum Nos. 8 and 9, 1989
- Limited Partner Liability and the General Partner: Corporations Code Section 15507 Revisited (With Weiner, B.) Bev. Hills Bar Journal, Summer, 1990
- 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
- When the Doctor Says "Yes" But the Client Says "No": Health Care Provider Liens, L.A.T.L.A. Advocate, Jul/Aug., 1992
- Code of Civil Procedure Section 351: Its Use in Discovery and Defense in Court, C.T.L.A. Forum, November, 1992
- Respondent Superior Liability: Unchanged Even After Proposition 51, Los Angeles Lawyer, December, 1992
- Opposing Defendant's Motion for Discretionary Relief from Default, (With Watkins, Shirley K.) L.A.T.L.A. Advocate, January, 1993
- “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, I’m 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 Carrier’s 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
- 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
- President’s Award, Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association
- President’s 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
