The founding partner of the firm, served as a staff attorney at the Department of Health and Human Services. Ms. Stephenson received her B.A. from Loma Linda University in 1980 and Juris Doctor from Loyola University in 1983. She started her own law firm in August, 1989, specializing in healthcare litigation. Extensive pre-legal training in the area of healthcare law served as a conduit for her pursuit of a career in the area of healthcare litigation. Many of her litigated cases established precedent in healthcare areas; she is one of a few legal experts in the State of California in government and commercial reimbursement issues. Prior to starting her own firm, Ms. Stephenson worked as a supervising attorney at Inland Counties Legal Services (1984-1986) where she specialized in healthcare litigation and as a staff attorney (1986-1988) with the Department of Health and Human Services. Professional organizations include the American Bar Association, Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles, California State Bar Association, U.S. District Court-Central/Eastern, and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
