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The Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel was formed 80 years ago. Its members are national and international coordinating counsel as well as trial attorneys and claims directors of national insurance companies all over the world. Membership is by invitation only and subjected to an intense peer review process. The Federation members include presidents and…

On December 6, 2018, Kjar, McKenna & Stockalper hosted the First Annual KMS Holiday Party at the historic Biltmore Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. Along with KMS, the firm of McNicholas & McNicholas and Centext Legal Services served as hosts for the evening. Drawing inspiration from the grand law firm holiday parties of the past,…

Rick Wirick will be interviewed by noted author, James Tonkovich to discuss his new novel, The Devil’s Water. This is Rick’s third published work in addition to two collections of stories. It is published by McMillan Press.

KMS is proud to announce that in the year 2018 the firm won 13 trials for its clients. The cases involved such diverse areas as medical and legal malpractice and employment law. The cases were tried by Jim Kjar, Robert McKenna, Pat Stockalper, Ryan Deane, Jon Schwalbach, Hanna Dunn, Jason Petersen, Ali Baraff and Mellissa…

KMS is proud to announce that seven attorneys are now partners in the firm. They are Ali Baraff, Katie Lafferty, Jason Petersen, Jon Schwalbach, Brian Selogie, Mellissa Wetkowski, and Rick Wirick. The firm is excited about their continued dedication to great lawyering for years to come.

During the week of May 14, 2018 lawyers from KMS were given defense verdicts in 3 different trials. The cases were tried by Pat Stockalper, Robert McKenna, Jim Kjar, Jon Schwalbach and Hanna Dunn. Read about the cases in The Results section of our website.

The Los Angeles Daily Journal has been the daily newspaper for the greater Los Angeles legal community for over 60 years. It has selected KMS Partner Rick Wirick to regularly review books for the publication. Rick is a published author who was nominated for a prestigious PEN award for his first novel. He is also…

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…