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Between July 1 and August 7, 2018 KMS lawyers won 4 trials for their clients. The cases were tried by Robert McKenna, Jim Kjar and Jon Schwalbach. Since January of this year the firm has won 8 trials. Please read The Results section of our website for details.

Congratulations to Team Spyder/Res Ipsa on winning the Manhattan Beach 6 Man Beach Volleyball Championship, Men’s Open Division in August. The Manhattan 6 Man is the largest, oldest and most prestigious 6 person beach volleyball tournament in the U.S. This is the third championship team the firm has sponsored. Players from the firm included Jim…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.