Stephen Hewitt
Stephen Hewitt
Hewitt & Raphael
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gavel Practice Areas- Elder Care
- Insurance
- Personal Injury
Stephen Hewitt brings 38 years of trial experience in a variety of areas on both sides of the bar, along with 20 years of dispute resolution skills gained while serving as a neutral, settlement conference officer, mediator and arbitrator in Los Angeles and Orange County programs.
His fierce professional independence, career-long penchant for tackling complicated and difficult cases, and commitment to maintaining an unbiased understanding of both sides of a conflict make him naturally suited for the challenges of dispute resolution.
Stephen has focused on complex litigation with emphasis on health care, professional & products liability, employment law & sexual abuse, sports & leisure, and administrative claims. He has particular expertise in recreation and entertainment, having represented professional football teams, scuba diving and motorsports organizations, racing venues, and promoters, among many others.
Education
- California Western School of Law, JD, Law, 1981
- UC Santa Barbara, BA, Philosophy/Law & Society, 1978
- Mediator Training / Certificate – Pepperdine University 2019
Court Admissions
- United States District Court for the Northern, Central, Eastern and Southern Districts of
- United States District for the District of Hawaii
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
Professional Organizations
- Advocate Member Rank – American Board of Trial Advocates
- AV Preeminent Rating – Martindale Hubbell; Super Lawyers
- Member of Southern California Mediation Association
- Member of FORUM – Arbitration, Mediation, International Association
- Approved Multistate Continuing Legal Educator – Insurance
- Periodically Approved Continuing Legal Educator – Attorneys – California
- Author of Sport and Leisure Waiver & Release and Assumption of the Risk Law, 6th Edition
Bar Admissions
- Member of the State Bar of California (1982)
- Member of the State Bar of Hawaii (1999)
Areas Of Expertise
- Healthcare (Medical Malpractice, Managed Care)
- Elder Law (Long Term Care, Elder/Financial Abuse)
- Administrative Law (Professional & Environmental)
- Personal Injury (Premises Liability, Auto, Wrongful Death)
- Professional Liability (E&O, A&E, Brokers, Accountants, Lawyers)
- Products Liability (Medical Products, Underwater Products, Manufacturing, Vehicles)
- Recreation (Scuba Diving, Motorsports, Competitive Events)
- Entertainment Liability (Concerts, Amusement Parks, Sporting Events)
- Sexual/Child Abuse
- Insurance Law
- Business & General Counsel