Steven Jay Weinberg

Steven Jay Weinberg

Helping victims of nursing home abuse and their families for over 40 years
  • Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Nursing Home Abuse
  • California
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Biography

Steven Weinberg concentrates his practice entirely on helping victims of medical malpractice and their families throughout Southern California to seek compensation for their injuries. He has over 42 years of experience representing victims medical malpractice and their families. He is widely regarded throughout the state as an authority on the subject. Mr. Weinberg's impressive track record includes multiple large awards and settlements in favor of his clients. Among his most notable cases is a $5 million settlement for a woman whose child suffers from chronic kidney disease due to a prescription she took while pregnant. Other significant settlements include a $2.5 million settlement for the family of a man who died after an error during a muscle tear repair surgery caused a pulmonary embolism, $600,000 for the family of a woman who died after an emergency room doctor failed to diagnose her condition, and a $1 million settlement for a man who suffered brain damage during an unnecessary kidney surgery. Mr. Weinberg's courtroom and settlement table successes have earned him membership in the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and he has been honored with Martindale-Hubbell's AV-Preeminent* rating for more than 20 years. Mr. Weinberg earned his Juris Doctor from the Pepperdine University School of Law, and he is licensed to practice before California state courts. When not representing medical malpractice victims in court, he shares his knowledge through his involvement in professional organizations such as the American Board of Trial Advocates, of which he has been a member since 1985, and the Consumer Attorneys of California. He has lectured for the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, the Western Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice. Mr. Weinberg is on the Super Lawyers of Southern California, is a member of the American Academy of Trial Attorneys Premier 100

Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice
Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Nursing Home Abuse
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
California
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Professional Experience
President
Western Trial Lawyers Assoc
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Education
Univ of California at Los Angeles
Undergraduate Degree
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Pepperdine Univ School of Law
Law Degree
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Awards
Southern California Super Lawyer
The Super Lawyers
Souther California Super Lawyer
Super Lawyer
Southern California Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers
Top 100 Lawyers
The National Trial Lawyers
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
The National Trial Lawyers
Premier 100 Trial Lawyers
American Academy of Trial Attorneys
Southern California Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
The National Trial Lawyers
Souther California Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers
Professional Associations
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
Advocate
- Current
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Consumer Attorneys of California
- Current
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California State Bar  # 67968
Member
- Current
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Speaking Engagements
Shoulder Dystocia, Reducing Risk of Obstetric Malpractice, San Francisco
American Conference Institute
Medical Malpractice Update, Personal Injury and Civil Litigation, Indio
LawTalk, Inc
Birth Trauma Litigation, KaiserSeminar, San Diego
Consumer Attorneys of California
Websites & Blogs
Website
Steven J. Weinberg, Trial Lawyer
Website
Steven J. Weinberg, Trial Lawyer
Contact & Map
McCUNE WRIGHT AREVALO, LLP
73255 El Paseo
Suite 10
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Telephone: (760) 346-0227
73111 El Paseo
Suite 207
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Toll-Free: (866) 876-2279
Telephone: (760) 346-0227