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Howard J. Stevens
Howard J. Stevens, Partner, has more than 30 years of experience in workers' compensation defense. His expertise has been called upon by various news media for his commentary regarding workers' comp issues, including WorkcompCentral® and LexisNexis®. He is a Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation with the State Bar of California's Board of Legal Specialization, and he has served as Judge Pro Tem at the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board.
Background
Mr. Stevens attended undergraduate school at UC-Berkeley and UCLA, and earned his J.D. with honors from Western State College of Law. His legal practice initially focused on workers’ compensation, and he had his own workers’ comp defense firm in Santa Ana for several years.
Prior to joining McDermott & Clawson in early 1998, Mr. Stevens worked as an instructor for the Insurance Educational Association for seven years, teaching basic and advanced claims handling, subrogation, and labor code and case law.
He has authored articles for Risk Management Magazine, the San Francisco Recorder, and Los Angeles Lawyer. In addition, Mr. Stevens worked for several years with an anti-fraud task force, assisting the Los Angeles District Attorneys’ office and two major California insurance carriers in the investigation and prosecution of workers’ comp fraud.
Professional Affiliations & Interests
Mr. Stevens is an active member of the State Bar of California.
He lives in Lake Forest, California with his wife, Rosemary. They are both very active in the Boy Scouts of America and have won several awards for distinguished community service. Their son Aaron lives in Boulder, Colorado and is a software deployment specialist for a major medical company. Their daughter Rachel is a teacher in Chula Vista. Howard Stevens is a private pilot and enjoys scuba diving, skiing, and tinkering with computers in his free time.
Howard J. Stevens
McDermott & Clawson, Orange office: (714) 288-1700
hstevens@mcdermott-clawson.com
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