Stephen K. McElroy

The principal attorney of McElroy Parris Trial Lawyers, APLC, in Ojai, California, Stephen K. McElroy keeps his focus on handling personal injury cases that involve catastrophic injuries, trucking accidents, construction accidents, brain injuries, wrongful deaths and elder abuse. His clientele is spread out across California and the western states.

Honest and compassionate, Steve pays undivided attention to listening to his clients’ stories to understand the human aspect of every injury and loss. In addition to litigating hundreds of thousands of cases over his 35 years of law practice, he has tried more than 100 civil jury trials to verdict, positively impacting many clients’ lives. Other lawyers in his community seek out his advice when dealing with complex cases.

Following a bachelor’s degree in physical education from the California State University, Fullerton, Steve was awarded his Juris Doctor by The Santa Barbara College of Law. His extensive experience includes his service in some of the most prominent law firms in California. Steve is a graduate of the Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming.

Steve holds licenses to practice in California, Washington and Maryland. Steve is on the board of the Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association, a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and the Consumer Attorneys of California. Steve has lectured over the years at CAALA’s Annual Las Vegas Convention and taught at Trial by Human programs.

Mr. McElroy was nominated for the Trial Lawyer of the Year Award by Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles, twice by Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association and by Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association. In honor of his contribution to the community, he received the Phillip Schwabacher Award for Community Excellence from the Antelope Valley Bar Association.