Patrick E. Stockalper

Patrick E. Stockalper
Founding Partner
Mr. Stockalper is married and the proud father of three children. He is actively involved in the sporting activities of his three children which include high school cross country and track, club soccer, and flag football (Friday Night Lights).
Practice Areas
Professional liability
Medical malpractice
Dental malpractice
General liability
Catastrophic injury defense
Public entity liability
Employment-related litigation
Contacts
841 Apollo St, Suite 100
El Segundo, CA 90245
(424) 217-3026 – Phone
(424) 367-0400 – Fax
pstockalper@kmslegal.com
Mr. Stockalper is a principal and managing partner in the law firm of Kjar McKenna & Stockalper. He has extensive experience in the defense of professional liability matters including medical malpractice and dental malpractice. He also has substantial experience in general liability and catastrophic injury defense, the defense of public entities, and employment-related litigation.
Mr. Stockalper is the 2009 Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) President, which is a trial lawyer honorary society where honorees are selected by invitation. He has tried over 50 jury trials and arbitrations and in 2007, obtained a defense verdict in one of the nation’s largest wrongful life potential exposure cases in its history ($100 million). He is also the LCA California Membership Chairman and is a member of the LCA Trial Academy. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and has twice served as a faculty member of the ABOTA Los Angeles chapter’s “Masters in Trial” program. Mr. Stockalper served on the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles chapter of ABOTA between 2010 and 2017 and is a longtime faculty member of the ABOTA Jack Daniels Trial School. He has served on the Board of Directors for over a decade with the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC), which is one of the largest civil defense lawyer organizations in the country. He is also a member of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC), which is an invitational only society made up of outside defense counsel, in-house counsel for major insurers and corporate entities, and professional and casualty insurance executive professionals. He has served continuously for over a decade on the California Defense Counsel, which represents the interests of the civil defense counsel before the California Legislature and the California Judicial Council. He is a member of the California Medical Legal Committee, whose membership is limited to 50 medical malpractice defense lawyers in California following a rigorous selection process.
Mr. Stockalper has been selected as a Southern California Super Lawyer every year since 2007 and has been a frequent speaker on numerous topics before various organizations, including but not limited to, the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA), the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC), the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC), local attorney bar associations, hospitals, hospital risk management groups, and physician organizations. He has also served on the faculty of Lorman Education Services and the National Business Institute on various legal topics, including trial practice.
Mr. Stockalper has been an invited guest on the “Champions of Justice” radio program, which has featured numerous prominent members of the legal, judicial, and political community, including Supreme Court justices.
Prior to entering the legal profession in 1992, Mr. Stockalper worked in Washington, D.C. as a congressional aide where he was involved in drafting legislation, press relations, and extensive speech writing.
Mr. Stockalper hails from a farming family where hard work and ethical behavior was mandatory and a part of life from a very young age. He has an incredible work ethic and relishes the opportunity to get in the trenches with his clients in the defense of their legal matters, thereby ensuring their peace of mind and confidence in trying circumstances. In short, he is there for his clients and works with them in forging the perfect partnership toward a successful resolution of their legal problem.
Mr. Stockalper is married and the proud father of three children. He is actively involved in the sporting activities of his three children which include high school cross country and track, club soccer, and flag football (Friday Night Lights).
University of California at Irvine
Bachelor of Science in Political Science - 1985
University of San Diego
J.D. - 1991
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
I was one of the founders of the chapter in 1982 and served as an officer in the fraternity.
California State Bar
Central District of California (Federal Court)
Southern District of California (Federal Court)
I am the 2009 Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) President, which is a national trial lawyer honorary society where honorees are selected by invitation. I have tried over 50 jury trials and arbitrations and in 2007, obtained a defense verdict in one of the nation’s largest wrongful life potential exposure cases in its history - Rubell v. USC (2007) - $100 million. I am also the LCA California membership chairman and a member of the LCA Trial Academy. I am also a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and have twice served as a faculty member of the ABOTA Los Angeles chapter “Masters in Trial” program. I served on the Executive Committee of the ABOTA Los Angeles chapter from 2010 until 2017 and have been a faculty member of the ABOTA Jack Daniels Trial School. I have served for over a decade on the Board of Directors for the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC), which is one of the largest civil defense lawyer organizations in the country. I am also a member of the Federal of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC), which is an invitational only society made up of outside defense counsel, in-house counsel for major insurers and corporate entities, and professional and casualty insurance executive professionals. I have
served continuously for over a decade on the California Defense Counsel, which represents the California civil defense bar’s interests before the California legislature and the California Judicial Council. I am also a member of the California Medical Legal Committee.
I have been an invited guest on the “Champions of Justice” radio program, which has featured numerous prominent members of the legal, judicial, and political community, including Supreme Court justices.
I have been selected as a Southern California Super Lawyer every year since 2007 and have been a frequent speaker on numerous legal topics before various organizations including the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA), the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), and the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC). I have also served on the faculty of Lorman Education Services and the National Business Institute on various legal topics, including trial practice.
Prior to entering the legal profession in 1992, I worked in Washington, D.C. as a congressional aide where I was involved in drafting legislation, press relations, and speech writing.
Litigation Counsel of America (LCA)
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC)
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
California Medical-Legal Society
California Defense Counsel (CDC)
I have given many presentations on various legal topics before various audiences including the Litigation Counsel of America, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, the Torrance Bar Association, and various hospital and physician
medical groups.
Actively involved in the sporting activities of my three children which include high school cross country and track, club soccer, and flag football (Friday Night Lights)
Super Lawyers
Selected every year to Southern California Super Lawyers since 2007.
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