I am licensed to practice law in the States of California, Nevada, Oregon and the District of Columbia. In 2018 I purchased a Trusts and Estates law practice from a retiring and successful Mill Valley, California, attorney. In a single day I inherited 340 Trusts and estates files spanning 40 years. Mill Valley and surrounding area is a very wealthy community just North of Golden Gate Bridge. Famou
s residents include (or have included) Sean Penn, Robin Williams, Robin Wright, Amy Tan, Grace Slick, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, etc. I live and work in the City of Petaluma, located in Sonoma County, in California’s wine country. I now help people with estate planning, trust administration, probate and probate litigation in multiple states. For decades I have represented people with asbestos injuries throughout the United States obtain compensation, or in the cases where my clients die, I obtain wrongful death compensation for their spouses and children. I also work with Los Angeles, California, patent attorney Phil Virga on patent, copyright and trademark litigation in the federal courts. My personal injury practice includes motor vehicle accidents, premises liability and injuries from dangerous products and toxic substances. My insurance practice consists of helping homeowners, policyholders and consumers with obtaining the insurance benefits to which they are entitled under their contract of insurance and California law. A number of my clients are military veterans. I am accredited by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to represent veterans when they file for service-connected disability benefits. I have handled and/or tried to verdict a wide assortment of matters that included attempted murder, r**e, felony drug cases, numerous misdemeanor criminal cases, a large number of real estate and construction defect cases, tax cases, copyright cases, medical malpractice (3 to verdict), insurance coverage, insurance bad faith cases (1 to verdict), sexual harassment (2 to verdict), business defamation (1 to verdict), and race, gender and disability employment discrimination cases (2 to verdict). I am the author of California Asbestos Products Liability: Claims, Defenses and Elements of Proof ((c) 2011 Stephen Healy), that you can buy online at www.stephenhealy.com. I have tried and settled multiple cases in excess of one million dollars. I have litigated and/or tried significant cases to verdict in California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii and Arizona. I have successfully represented two different veterans who were mesothelioma victims before the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, located in Washington, D.C. Significant Jury Trial Verdicts
$2.1 Million - Lovelace v. Pneumo Abex (personal injury)
$2.2 Million - McGrail v. Advocate Mines, Ltd. (wrongful death)
$7.7 Million - Yancey v. Plant Insulation Company (wrongful death)
$1.4 Million - Rogers v. John Crane, Inc. (wrongful death)
$1.25 Million - Mudgett v. Plant Insulation Company (wrongful death)
$2.7 Million - Reid v. Thorpe Insulation Company (personal injury)
$4.4 Million - Efstratios v. (personal injury)
$304,000 - Richey v. IVGID II (employment)
$503,000 - Richey v. IVGID I (employment)
$11.3 million - River Oaks v. Emory (real estate fraud)
$1.2 million - Bourdeau v. Bank of America (defamation)
Licenses
* California State Bar No. 133192
* District of Columbia Bar No. 1631724
* Nevada State Bar No. 3510
* Oregon State Bar No. 201739
* U.S. of Veteran Affairs No. 28156
* Washington State Bar (app. pending)
United States District Court Admissions
* U.S. Dist. Ct., Central Dist. of California
* U.S. Ct., Dist. of Columbia
* U.S. of Nevada
* U.S. of Oregon
* U.S. Ct., Eastern Dist. Ct., Northern Dist. of California
United States Courts of Appeals Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Education
1984 Bachelor of Arts – California State University at Hayward
1987 Juris Doctor – Lewis & Clark College of the Law
Employment History:
9/2012-Present Self Employed, Law Office of Stephen Healy, Petaluma, California
5/2011-9/2012 Weitz & Luxenberg, PC, Los Angeles, California
4/2009-5/2011 Brayton Purcell, Novato, California
7/2006-4/2009 Paul & Hanley, LLP, Berkeley, California
5/2003-7/2006 Self Employed, Law Office of Stephen Healy, Los Angeles, California
(Contract Attorney for Baron & Budd, PC)
9/1999-5/2003 Brayton Purcell, Novato, California
11/1996-9/1999 Law Office of Kevin Mirch, Reno, Nevada
10/1990-11/1996 D.G. Menchetti, Ltd., Incline Village, Nevada
1988-10/1990 Coddington, Hicks & Danforth, Redwood City, California
Volunteer Work
I volunteer my time for veterans who are service-connected disabled and am specially licensed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (Lic. No. 28156) to represent veterans in this regard.
