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Patrick Stockalper Named Fellow of International Society of Barristers
With a regular membership of less than 700 lawyers (plaintiff and defense combined) throughout the United States and other countries adjudged by their peers and judges to be “outstanding in the field of advocacy,” the International Society of Barristers (ISOB) seeks to honor the role of the trial lawyer in our system of justice. One…
Read MoreJim Kjar chosen to participate in ABOTA Annual Masters in Trial, June 22 at Southwestern Law School
The American Board of Trial Advocates puts on an Annual “Masters In Trial” program for attorneys and law students. Prominent trial lawyers for the defense and plaintiff bar are asked to participate in an all-day mock trial presided over by the Chief Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Courts. The program is designed to…
Read MoreJoin KMS at 38th Annual SCHARM Convention, May 2-4, 2018
KMS will be attending this year’s annual meeting of the Southern California Association of Hospital Risk Managers. It will be held at Rancho Las Palmas Resort in Rancho Mirage. KMS attorneys have been frequent speakers at this event. We hope to see you there.
Read MoreThe Ball/Hunt/Schooley American Inn of Court in Long Beach, California to feature Robert McKenna as a speaker in May 2018.
Robert McKenna, along with former California State Bar President Tom Stolpman and the Honorable Roy Paul will present a moderated panel discussion on trial techniques for the members of the American Inn of Court in Long Beach, California on Tuesday, May 8th at L’Opera Restaurant. Please contact Mr. McKenna directly if you wish to attend…
Read MoreKjar, McKenna and Stockalper attend Annual California Medical Legal Committee Conference
Jim, Robert and Patrick are members of the California Medical Legal Committee. It is comprised of 25 Northern California and 25 Southern California medical malpractice attorneys who are considered by their peers to be the most prominent in the area of medical malpractice trial work. It was held at Terranea Resort in Palos Verdes on…
Read MoreRobert McKenna recognized as one of America’s Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators for 2018
Congratulations to Robert McKenna for having been selected as one of America’s Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators. Selection to America’s Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators® is by invitation only and is reserved to identify most exceptional Civil Defense Litigators throughout the nation. Candidates are carefully screened through comprehensive Qualitative Comparative Analysis based on a broad…
Read MorePatrick Stockalper appointed again to Board of Directors of ASCDC
Congratulations to Patrick Stockalper for being elected to another two-year term on the Board of Directors of the Association of Southern California Defense Council. He has served on the Board for the last 10 years. The ASCDC is the largest defense attorney organization in the United States. Patrick has also served on the Executive Committee…
Read MoreASCDC Annual Seminar, February 8 and 9
Please join us at this year’s annual meeting of the ASCDC. We will be there on Thursday for the dinner/dance and have a table for the lunch on Friday.
Read MoreJim Kjar wins wrongful death trial for emergency room physician
The decedent was a 23-year-old mother of two who presented to the emergency room of a large Los Angeles hospital. She was diagnosed with high blood sugar and treated in the emergency room. She died four hours later. Plaintiff claimed that his wife was misdiagnosed with routine diabetic high blood sugar when she actually had…
Read MoreJim Kjar wins jury trial alleging racial and gender discrimination
Plaintiff, a black female, alleged a long pattern of discrimination and failure to promote by her former employer, a public entity (city). The defendant lawyer represented her in her administrative hearing, which she lost. It was admitted at trial that the lawyer failed to timely file a civil lawsuit to preserve plaintiff’s personal claim for…
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