Steven B. Stevens

Steven B. Stevens

Steven B. Stevens concentrates his practice on appellate, writ and motion advocacy, with special emphasis on medical malpractice and major personal injury. Stevens is Of Counsel to Michels & Lew in Los Angeles. He is board certified in Appellate Law (State Bar of California) and in Medical Malpractice Law (American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys). He has handled a wide variety of appeals in medical malpractice, Medi-Cal lien reduction, insurance bad faith, employment, business litigation and civil procedure. Stevens is a member of the CAOC Amicus Curiae Committee and the AAJ Amicus Curiae Committee. He is a member of CAALA’s Board of Governors, and served as Editor-in-Chief of Advocate for eight years. He is a recipient of CAALA’s Appellate Lawyer of the Year Award.

Articles written by this author:

Developments in Medicaid lien law 2015

The Department of Health Care Services gets a break, maybe, but has to pay for it

Steven B. Stevens

2016 March


“Reptile” under attack

Responding to defense motions to foreclose plaintiffs’ counsel from making “Reptile” arguments to the jury

Steven B. Stevens
Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

2016 December


The Federal Tort Claim Act and the discretionary function exception

The Federal Tort Claim Act and the discretionary function exception

The act seeks to avoid placing co­urts in the position of second-guessing the government; it is not intended to protect the Government from liability for violating its own safety mandates

Steven B. Stevens

2017 December