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Steven M. McKinley - Sacramento, CA

2150 River Plaza DriveSuite 250 Sacramento, CA 95833

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Updated: 04/11/2024

Sacramento Medical-Legal Defense Lawyer

Overview

Mr. McKinley obtained his B.A. at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1993. He received his J.D. from Massachusetts School of Law, where he was Vice Dean of Delta Theta Phi and a Moot Court participant. He was admitted to the bar in Massachusetts in 1997, and admitted in California in 1998. He is also admitted to practice in U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of California, as well as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal.

Mr. McKinley has represented a wide range of health care providers, and is experienced in all aspects of medical-legal defense. Mr. McKinley also represents plaintiffs in select personal injury matters. He has multiple jury trials to his credit, as well as a successful appeal in the Third District Court regarding summary judgment standards in the context of medical malpractice actions, which produced a published decision (Bushling v. Fremont Medical Center (2004) 117 Cal.App.4th 493.).

Mr. McKinley is a member of the Sacramento County Bar Association, Association of Defense Counsel and the Defense Research Institute. He also serves as a Judge Pro Tem for the El Dorado County Superior Court. Mr. McKinley is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

About Steven M. McKinley

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Partner

Practice Areas

  • Medical-Legal Defense
  • Personal Injury
  • Civil Litigation
  • Medical Malpractice and Hospital Liability Defense
  • Professional Licensing

Representative Clients

  • Bushling v. Fremont Medical Center (2004) 117 Cal.App.4th 493

Representative Cases

  • Bushling v. Fremont Medical Center (2004) 117 Cal.App.4th 493

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • Massachusetts, 1997
  • California, 1998
  • U.S. District Court
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

Other Affiliations

  • Sacramento County Bar Association (Member)
  • Association of Defense Counsel (Member)

Education

  • Massachusetts School of Law, Andover, Massachusetts
    J.D.
  • University of California, Santa Barbara, 1993
    B.A.

Fraternities and Sororities

  • Delta Theta Phi

Office Information

Address

2150 River Plaza DriveSuite 250 Sacramento, CA 95833

Fax

  • (916) 231-2399

Achievements

Other Sources of Feedback About Steven M. McKinley

Included on the 2024 Northern California Super Lawyers list


Past Lists

  • 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2019 Northern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2016 Northern California Super Lawyers list

View the profile for Steven M. McKinley on Super Lawyers

Honors

  • Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell

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