Steven A. Heimberg

Top rated Medical Malpractice attorney in Santa Ana, California

Stalwart Law Group
Steven A. Heimberg
Stalwart Law Group

Practice areas: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Elder Law; view more

Licensed in California since: 1987

Education: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2005 - 2026

Stalwart Law Group

1327 N Broadway
Santa Ana, CA 92706 Visit website
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A prominent attorney within his legal community, Steven A. Heimberg serves residents throughout Los Angeles, California, as well as in West Hollywood, in all aspects of medical malpractice, spinal cord injuries, catastrophic injuries, wrongful death and elder abuse, among many others. A partner at Stalwart Law Group, he works relentlessly to provide his clients with the compensation they deserve so that their recovery process will not be as financially daunting. 

Mr. Heimberg completed his M.D. degree in 1979, graduating from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine. With a fervent passion for helping others who have been wronged by a negligent party, he decided to pursue a career in law, beginning with his enrollment at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law. During his time there, he made consistent efforts to use his knowledge of medical procedures and injuries along with his acumen, with the goal of creating a unique practice that adds medical insight into his clients’ legal issues. He received his Juris Doctor in 1983, and four years later, he obtained his license to practice law in California. 

With a penchant for devising innovative strategies to problems that require an out-of-the-box approach, Mr. Heimberg exhausts every tool in his arsenal to give his clients every opportunity to take back ownership of their lives and away from their injuries. Throughout his illustrious career, he has recovered well over $1 billion on behalf of his clients, including the largest medical verdict and medical settlement in California history. 

Practice areas

Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Elder Law, Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Medical Devices, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Pharmaceutical, Wrongful Death

  • 50% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
  • 30% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
  • 10% Elder Law
  • 10% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 1984, Washington DC

Professional Webpage: https://stalwartlaw.com/profiles/steven-heimberg/

Bar / Professional Activity

  • State Bar of Texas, 1994; State Bar of Arizona, 2004 (both inactive)
  • State Bar Washington, D.C., 1984
  • Consumer Attorneys of California, Board of Governors (former)
  • State Bar of California, 1987
  • Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
  • Medical Malpractice Committee, Consumer Attorneys of California, former co-chairperson
  • American Board of Trial Advocates, Member
  • Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles, Governor Emeritus, Board of Governors

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

  • Historic Verdicts and Settlements: Secured the largest medical verdict and the largest medical settlement in California history.
  • Record-Setting Wins: Obtained the highest medical verdicts and settlements ever paid in Los Angeles, Riverside, Kern, Ventura, Fresno, and Santa Barbara counties.
  • Over $1 Billion in Recoveries: Achieved well over a billion dollars in settlements and verdicts on behalf of clients.
  • $9 Million Verdict - Birth Injury and Medical Malpractice
  • Legal Impact: Pushed the limits of the law, contributing to significant legal changes that benefit consumers, including new methods for proving damages and limiting wrongdoers’ protections under California’s MICRA law.
  • $4 Million Settlement - Brain Damage and Medical Malpractice
  • Highest Medical Verdict Paid in Ventura County (at time of verdict)
  • Highest Medical Settlement Paid in Riverside County (at time of settlement)
  • Responsible for numerous changes in the law in favor of consumers.
  • $10.6 Million Settlement - Misdiagnosis and Birth Injury
  • $3.2 Million Settlement - Failure to Diagnose and Medical Malpractice
  • Highest Medical Verdict Paid in Los Angeles County
  • Highest Medical Settlement Paid in Los Angeles County
  • Highest Personal Injury Verdict Paid in Santa Barbara
  • $17 Million Verdict - Birth Injury and Medical Malpractice
  • $3.3 Million Verdict - Medical Malpractice
  • Highest Medical Verdict Paid in California
  • Highest Medical Settlement Paid in California
  • Highest Medical Settlement Paid in Kern County

Pro bono / Community Service

  • Triumph Foundation (peer support, grants and activities for people who become paralyzed): Recipient, Outstanding Service Award
  • Named Person of the Year by three separate spinal cord injury organizations, most recently recognized in 2022 by the Triumph Foundation, a leading peer support organization for the mobility-challenged.
  • Little Tokyo Service Center, Board of Directors (retired)
  • Shane's Inspiration, Board of Directors (retired)
  • Ralph's Riders--peer support organization for people who are spinal-cord injured: Recipient, Wheel of the Year
  • WYNGS - Rebuilding Lives After Spinal Cord Injury: Recipient, Benefactor Award
  • Cambodian Education Projects (Empowering Youth in Cambodia; Advanced Center for Empowerment -- supporting 9 schools and slum communities)

Educational Background

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Postgraduate Medical Training
  • University of Tennessee, Bachelor's Degree
  • University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, M.D., 1979

Other Outstanding Achievements

  • Only California Firm ranked Top Tier by Best Lawyers in both personal injury and medical malpractice.
  • Only California firm ever named Best Medical Malpractice Firm in America by the National Law Journal

Honors

  • Best Los Angeles, CA Personal Injury Lawyers of 2025 – Forbes Advisor
  • Top Professional Malpractice Attorneys | Best Professional Malpractice Lawyers in the USA
  • America’s Top 50 Malpractice Lawyers – California
  • Southern California Super Lawyers, Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, 2024
  • Top 100 California Trial Lawyer for 8 consecutive years.
  • Los Angeles Times Consumer Attorney Visionaries in Southern California, 2024
  • Southern California Super Lawyers List, Personal Injury, 2025
  • Best Lawyers® – Personal Injury Litigation & Medical Malpractice Law, 2026
  • Best Lawyers® – Lawyer of the year: 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024, 2026 – Medical Malpractice Law
  • Southern California Super Lawyers: Medical Malpractice Plaintiff, 2026
  • Named one of Southern California’s Top 100 Lawyers for 14 of the last 17 years by Los Angeles Magazine.
  • Top-rated medical malpractice attorney in Los Angeles, as recognized by Los Angeles Magazine, Super Lawyers Magazine, Best Lawyers, and U.S. News and World Report.
  • Los Angeles Lawyer of the Year in Medical Malpractice, Best Lawyers - 2019
  • Top 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, Law Dragon, 2020
  • Top 3,000 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon
  • Top 500 Leading Litigators in America, Lawdragon
  • Top 500 Plaintiffs' Attorney in America, Lawdragon
  • Appellate Lawyer of the Year (nominee), Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 2004
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent (Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards)
  • Top 100 National Trial Lawyer, 2008-2020
  • Los Angeles Lawyer of the Year in Medical Malpractice, Best Lawyers - 2016
  • Los Angeles Lawyer of the Year in Medical Malpractice, Best Lawyers - 2018
  • Los Angeles Trial Lawyer of the Year, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 2003 (Nominated 9 times, may only win once)
  • Southern California Super Lawyers, 2005-2020
  • Top Tier Law Firm in Medical Malpractice - Los Angeles, Best Law Firms - Best Lawyers in America 2015-2020
  • Top Tier Law Firm in Personal Injury - Los Angeles, Best Law Firms - Best Lawyers in America 2015-2020
  • National Law Journal, #1 Medical Malpractice firm in America, 2019
  • Southern California Super Lawyers, Top 100, 2007
  • Southern California Super Lawyers, Top 100, 2008
  • Southern California Super Lawyers, Top 100, 2018
  • Southern California Super Lawyers, Top 100, 2009
  • Southern California Super Lawyers, Top 100, 2011
  • Southern California Super Lawyers, Top 100, 2012
  • Southern California Super Lawyers, Top 100, 2013
  • Southern California Super Lawyers, Top 100, 2014
  • Southern California Super Lawyers, Top 100, 2017
  • Southern California Super Lawyers, Top 100, 2019
  • Southern California Super Lawyers, Top 100, 2020

Industry Groups

  • Birth Injury
  • Brain Injury
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Personal Injury
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Wrongful Death

Office location for Steven A. Heimberg

1327 N Broadway
Santa Ana, CA 92706

Phone: 310-731-1697

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