Attorney Kathryn Stebner, Stebner & Associates, San Francisco, California

Kathryn A. Stebner
San Francisco, California


phone	(415) 362-9800
fax	(415) 362-9801
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Bar Admissions:: California; Oregon

Education:: University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California, 1985
Juris Doctor; University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1982
Bachelor of Arts
Major: Political Science

Published Works:: "Drop That Negligence Claim for a Claim of Custodial Neglect" The Trial Lawyer, Spring, 2008; "Elder Neglect Cases in Acute Care Facilities: It's Not Just a Nursing Home Problem", Journal of Consumer Attorneys Associations for Southern California, February, 2008; "Elder Abuse and Medical Malpractice: Intersection with Parallel Roads?" Forum, January/February, 2006; "Pressure Sore Cases in Acute Care Facilities: No Matter What the Defense Tries to Tell You, These Are Elder and Dependent Neglect Cases." Forum, January/February, 2006; "Recent Decisions In Elder Abuse Law: 'Take Up The Cause.'" Trial Lawyer, 2006; "Pressure Ulcers in Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly -- Look at the Regulations", California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, Winter, 2005; "Elder Abuse: Do You Know It When You See It?" The Trial Lawyer, Fall, 2003; "Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly: The New Frontier in Litigation" Forum, June, 2002; "'Transfer Trauma' Class Action Filed Against California Nursing Home Operator", Nursing Home Litigation Reporter, August, 2002; "Discovery for the Motion to Amend for Punitive Damages in an Elder Abuse Case" Forum, July/August, 2000; "Practice and Procedure in Actions Against Residential Care Facilities." Chapter five, California Elder Law Litigation: An Advocate's Guide. Continuing Education of the Bar, (Co-Author with Peter Lomhoff), 2003; "Practice and Procedure in Actions Against Residential Care Facilities." Chapter five, California Elder Law Litigation: An Advocate's Guide. Continuing Education of the Bar, (Co-Author with Peter Lomhoff), 2004; "Practice and Procedure in Actions Against Residential Care Facilities." Chapter five, California Elder Law Litigation: An Advocate's Guide. Continuing Education of the Bar, (Co-Author with Peter Lomhoff), 2005; "Practice and Procedure in Actions Against Residential Care Facilities." Chapter five, California Elder Law Litigation: An Advocate's Guide. Continuing Education of the Bar, (Co-Author with Peter Lomhoff), 2006; "Practice and Procedure in Actions Against Residential Care Facilities." Chapter five, California Elder Law Litigation: An Advocate's Guide. Continuing Education of the Bar, (Co-Author with Peter Lomhoff), 2007; "Practice and Procedure in Actions Against Residential Care Facilities." Chapter five, California Elder Law Litigation: An Advocate's Guide. Continuing Education of the Bar, (Co-Author with Peter Lomhoff), 2008; ""Litigating Financial Abuse Actions Against Institutions, Agents and Fiduciaries." Chapter 6A, California Elder Law Litigation: An Advocate's Guide. Continuing Education of the Bar

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Elder Abuse and Long Term Healthcare Litigation (Plaintiff vs. Defense Perspective-Debate), Consumer Attorneys of California, 47th Annual Convention, 2008; "Remedies for Financial Abuse", Education of the Bar -- California, 2008; "Mock Trial" Plaintiff and Defense Day-Long Mock Trial, California Association for Healthcare Quality, 2008; "Update on Long-Term Care Litigation," "Point/Counterpoint: Plaintiff and Defense Perspective," "Common Ground: Estate Planners and Litigators Working Together", 12th Annual Elder Law Conference, California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, 2008; "Assisted Living: Three Different Perspectives", West Legal Education Center, 2008; "Using the Elder Abuse Statute To Its Fullest", San Francisco Trial Lawyer and Litigation Practice, 2008; "One Stop Shop - Ethics", Consumer Attorneys of California 46th Annual Convention San Francisco, California, 2007; "Medical Malpractice vs. Elder Abuse", Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Las Vegas, Nevada, 2007; "Ways of Helping Your Jury Get to Know Decedent", San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association San Francisco, CA, 2007; "Financial Elder Abuse", California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform Elder Law Conference, Berkeley, CA, 2007; "Elder Abuse: Point/Counterpoint with John Supple", California Regional TLA Conference, Santa Barbara, CA, 2006; "The Many Faces of EADACPA", California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, Los Angeles, CA, 2006; "Using EADACPA in Actions Against Hospitals", California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, Manhattan Beach, CA, 2006; "Can The Expert Be Destroyed? Live Prep and Unrehearsed Cross of Real Experts", San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2005; "Long-Term Care Litigation and EADACPA Issues", California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, San Francisco, CA, 2005; "The Home Brewed Multi Media Trial: Presenting High Tech and Old School Demonstrative Evidence", San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2005; "Who Are These Plaintiff Attorneys and Why Are They Saying These Awful Things About Us?", QCHF Institute 2005 & CAHF August Quarterly Conference, San Diego, CA, 2005; "Elder Abuse in Acute Care;" "Elder Financial Abuse: Relevance, Representation and Remedies;" "Elder Abuse Litigation: Ethical Advocacy", California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform's Elder Law Conference, Monterey, CA, 2005; "When You Least Expect It-Elder and Dependent Neglect in Hospitals", California Regional Trial Lawyers Association Conference, MCLE Program, 2005; "Gender and The Law", San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2005; "Elder Abuse: Cases and Controversies;" "Elder Abuse Litigation: Point/Counterpoint-A Panel of Defense and Plaintiff Litigators;" "The Role of Experts in Elder Abuse Litigation;" "Scams, Scandals and Elder Fiduciary Abuse;" "Elder Abuse Litigation: New Directions", California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform's Elder Law, Pasadena, CA, 2004; "How to Produce a Film of the Incompetent Plaintiff-Let The Jury Get to Know the Plaintiff" Maximizing the Value of Your Case Through Its Greatest Asset-The Plaintiff-Litigation Practice, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, San Francisco, CA, 2004; "Defendants Gone Wild! What To Do When Discovery Issues Are Taking Over Your Case (And Your Life)." Roundtable Discussion, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2003; "Representing Elders, Minors and Sexual and Racial Minorities", San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, San Francisco, CA, 2003; "Relevant Code Sections and Causes of Action-Scams, Scandals and Elder Fiduciary Abuse", California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform's Elder Law, 2003; "Remedies for Physical Abuse and Neglect", Education of the Bar, Elder Law Litigation, 2003; "Current Elder Abuse Law-Physical and Financial", California College of Trial Arts/Consumer Attorneys of California's 42nd Annual Convention, 2003; "Transfer Trauma-The Perfect Psychological Injury Tort", San Francisco Trial Lawyer's Association, 2002; "Residential Care Facilities-The New Frontier in Litigation", Consumer Attorneys of California's 41st Annual Convention, 2002; "Long Term Care and Medi-Cal and Long Term Care Litigation", California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, 2001; "Elder Abuse Litigation: Early Investigation and Discovery;""Trial Preparation", California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, 2001; "What is Elder Abuse and Why is it Not Med-Mal?", San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association-Elder Abuse Litigation, 2000; "SNF Litigation", California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform's Workshop, 2000; "Investigating Elder Abuse", Alameda County District Attorney's Office, 2000; "Elder Abuse Litigation", California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform's 4th Annual Elder Law Conference, 2000; "Issues and Advocacy", California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform's 3rd Annual Elder Law Conference, 1999; "Elder Abuse & Long Term Litigation Workshop", California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, 1998; "Law Practice Management: Elder Abuse Litigation;" "The Outer Limits: Elder Abuse Litigation.", California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform's First Annual Elder Law Conference, 1997; "Elder Abuse", University of San Francisco, 2006; "Elder Abuse", University of San Francisco, 2007; "Elder Abuse", University of San Francisco, 2008; "Elder Law Seminar", New College of California, School of Law, 2006; "Elder Abuse", Golden Gate School of Law, 2005; "Elder Abuse", University of San Francisco, 2004 - 2005; "Elder Abuse", Golden Gate School of Law, 2002; "Trial Advocacy", Hastings College of the Law, 2002; "Toxic Torts", Willamette University School of Law, 1995

Honors and Awards:: "Presidential Award of Merit," Consumer Attorneys of California, 2008; "Legal Advocate of the Year," California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, 2002; "Trial Lawyer of the Year", San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2000; "Volunteer of the Year" San Francisco Bar Association, 1990

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Consumer Attorneys of California; Board of Governors; San Francisco Trial lawyers Association; Treasurer

Past Employment Positions:: Stebner and Associates, San Francisco, California, 2003 - Present; Lopez, Hodes, Restiano, Milman, Skikos & Polos, San Francisco, California, 2000 - 2003; Law Offices of Edward J. Nevin, San Francisco, California, 1998 - 2000; Law Offices of Dan Bolton, San Francisco, California, 1997 - 1998; Williams and Troutwine, Portland, Oregon, 1993 - 1996; McTernan, Stender & Walsh, San Francisco, California, 1990 - 1992; Hoberg, Finger, Brown, Cox & Molligan, San Francisco, California, 1986 - 1990; Lewis & Lewis, San Francisco, California, 1986; Law Offices of Jesus M. Maldonado, Oakland, California, 1986; Law Offices of Kathleen Lucas-Wallace, San Francisco, California, 1986; Public Advocates, San Francisco, California, Law Clerk, 1985; US Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Employment and Voting Sections, Washington, D.C., Law Clerk, 1984; Oregon Department of Justice, Oregon State Attorney General, Trial Division, Salem, Oregon, Law Clerk, 1984; Paul Cominskey, Attorney at Law, San Francisco, California, Law Clerk, 1984