Bio

Stephen A. King

Stephen A. King is an accomplished trial lawyer with more than 100 jury trials to verdict. He attended law school with Nick Rowley, where they met in their first-year civil procedure class, became moot court partners, and have remained close friends ever since. Even then, Nick inspired in him a deep sense of purpose to stand up for the underprivileged and pursue justice by holding powerful corporations accountable.

He began his career as a public defender before transitioning into civil practice, where his work now centers on complex cases involving catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, and civil rights violations such as excessive force and prison neglect.

Throughout his career, Stephen has earned recognition for record-setting verdicts in both constitutional law and wrongful death cases. In 2015, he served as lead trial lawyer on a team that secured a $40 million non-economic wrongful death verdict in Riverside County, California, the largest of its kind at the time. The following year, he set another record with a $3.1 million verdict in a constitutional law violation case against the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, a case that helped establish new legal precedent.

An Associate Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Stephen also teaches at the prestigious Gerry Spence Method Trial Program in Dubois, Wyoming. His accolades include Most Influential Minority by the Los Angeles Business Journal and recognition among the National Black Top 100 Lawyers, National Trial Top 100 Lawyers, and National Top 10 Civil Rights Lawyers. In 2025, he received the California Lawyers Association Community Service Award. He currently serves as President-Elect of the California Association of Black Lawyers and sits on the Executive Board of the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Charity.

In every case, Stephen brings passion, precision, and an unshakable sense of justice. He has tried cases alongside Nick Rowley and Keith Bruno and now leads the civil rights and prisoner rights division of TL4J with Jakob Norman. His mission remains clear: to fight for the underprivileged and hold governmental agencies and insurance companies accountable.

Away from the courtroom, he enjoys time with his twin boys, spinning, and playing basketball. His next personal challenges are learning to surf and mastering salsa dancing.