Stephen C. Ball has successfully represented victims and consumers for almost thirty years in California and federal courts. He has been able to assist in trial those who have had their legal rights compromised by legal negligence or breach of fiduciary duty. His legal malpractice clients have included heirs, corporate board members, injured minors, injured workers, homeowners, those injured in aviation accidents and trust beneficiaries.
Mr. Ball received his undergraduate education in biological sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1979 and thereafter went into business as a licensed contractor. He earned his law degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles in 1985 was admitted to practice in California that same year. He has also been admitted to practice in federal court since 1987 and in the United States Court of Claims since 1991. Mr. Ball has been involved in a number of benchmark cases, including 43 Superior Court jury trials. He was featured in the Los Angeles Daily Journal's litigator profile in May of 2000.
Stephen C. Ball has been selected as a Super Lawyer for the last 15 years in a row, from 2006 through 2020.
Areas Of Practice
- Personal Injury
Bar Admissions
- California, 1985
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1986
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1991
Education
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California
- J.D. - 1985
- Santa Barbara University, Santa Barbara, California
- B.A. - 1979
Classes/Seminars
- Speaker, CEB and Rutter Group Seminars, Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles
- Guest Lecturer, Cal Poly Pomona Extension, 1994 to 1995
Honors and Awards
- Super Lawyers
- Top Attorneys of Pasadena
- National Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- Featured in the Los Angeles Daily Journal's litigator profile in May of 2000
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Member, 1992 to 2017
- American Association for Justice, Member, 1985 to 2017
- Consumer Attorneys of California, Member, 1985 to 2017
- Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles, Member, 1985 to 2017
- 8th Street Lawyers, Member, 1993 to 2017
Past Employment Positions
- Van Nuys Superior Court, Settlement Officer
- Glendale Superior Court, Settlement Officer
- Los Angeles Superior Court, Settlement Officer
- Long Beach Superior Court, Settlement Officer
- Santa Monica Superior Court, Settlement Officer
Pro Bono Activities
- Volunteer Judge Pro Tem in Small Claims Appeals, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1990 to 1990
- Volunteer in Parole, Los Angeles Executive Committee, 1999 to 2003
