Michael O. Stephenson
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Oakland, California
Practice Areas:
Personal injury,
Animal bites,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Sexual abuse - plaintiff,
Toxic mold,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
Education Qualification:
University of Oregon School of Law
Practice Areas:
Personal injury,
Animal bites,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Sexual abuse - plaintiff,
Toxic mold,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
409 13th St 14th FloorOakland, California, 94612
First Admitted: 2008, Oregon
Professional Webpage: https://bayareabicyclelaw.com/our-team/michael-stephenson/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- American Association for Justice
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- $6M settlement in a case involving a cyclist with a mild Traumatic Brain Injury, 2022
- $825,000 settlement in a case involving a cyclist with a mild Traumatic Brain Injury, 2021
- $1.25M settlement in a case involving a cyclist with a mild Traumatic Brain Injury, 2020
- $1.25M settlement in a case involving a cyclist with a mild Traumatic Brain Injury, 2018
Representative Clients:
- Cyclists with traumatic brain injury
Pro bono/Community Service:
- San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, Volunteer (Legal Counsel)
- Marin County Bicycle Coalition
- Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition
- Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition
- California Bicycle Coalition, Volunteer(Legal Counsel)
Honors/Awards:
- National Trial Lawyers Association (Top 40 Under 40), Member
- University of Oregon Law School, honor: with Honors, 2008
- Most Outstanding Trial Advocate by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (now the American Association for Justice) in their West Coast Regional Trial Championships
- Order of the Coif
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member
- Lawyers of Distinction, Member
- Mock Trial Team, Oregon School of Law
- Avvo (rated “Excellent”)
- American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys (10 Best Client Satisfaction Award)
Educational Background:
- Brown University, Bachelor’s degree, 2001
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Taking a chance on bicycle crash cases with adverse TCRs helps to give cyclists a fair shake but can also be great for the attorney. The article outlines various ways in which barriers caused by adverse TCRs can be overcome in order to reach a great settlement or verdict., Winning Bicycle Crash Cases That Have Adverse Traffic Collision Reports, Plaintiff Magazine, 2021
- Featured in Portland Business Journal
- Featured in State Bar Professional Liability Newsletter
- Featured in State Bar Litigation Journal
- Featured in Bicycle Coalition Newsletters
- Oregon School of Law, Oregon Law Review, Managing Editor
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Michael tried his first case when he was 24 years old
- Law School’s “Pro Bono Award” in Recognition of his Substantial Volunteer Legal Work
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