Stephen M. Hayes - a Redwood City, California (CA) Complex Commercial Lawyer

Redwood City Complex Commercial Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Complex Commercial
Tort Litigation
Insurers in Extra-Contractual
Bad Faith Litigation

Attorney Information

Overview

Stephen M. Hayes handles a wide variety of complex commercial and tort litigation, including the defense of insurers in extra-contractual and bad faith litigation.

Steve is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and elected to membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates. In addition, he is a member of the Northern California Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada, the International Association of Defense Counsel, the State Bar of California and the San Mateo County Bar Association. He often serves as a court appointed arbitrator and Judge Pro Tem for the San Mateo County Superior Court. He is admitted to practice before California State and federal courts including Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern districts.

Mr. Hayes has been a faculty member of the Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates' Masters in Trial program. He is a speaker for national seminars and has lectured on plaintiffs' trial and discovery tactics in bad faith litigation both for insurance industry groups and mandatory continuing legal education programs.

Mr. Hayes graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1975 and attended Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, graduating in 1978.

Awards and Honors

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Included on the 2026 Northern California Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 Northern California Super Lawyers list
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2005 Northern California Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), San Francisco, California, 1978
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- University of California at Berkeley, 1975

Current Employment Position(s)

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Classes and Seminars

Faculty Member, Masters in Trial Program, Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates
Lecture, Plaintiffs' Trial and Discovery Tactics in Bad Faith Litigation, Insurance Industry Groups and Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Programs

Bar Admissions

California
U.S. District Court Central District of California
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court Northern District of California
U.S. District Court Southern District of California

Other Affiliations

American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
American Board of Trial Advocates (Member)
Northern California Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada (Member)
International Association of Defense Counsel (Member)
State Bar of California (Member)
San Mateo County Bar Association (Member)

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Contact

Redwood City, CA

333 Twin Dolphin Drive
Suite 230
Redwood City, CA 94065

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Phones:

Fax: 650-637-8071

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Website: https://www.hayesscott.com/

Credit Cards Accepted

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