Steve Estey

Steve Estey

Founding Partner at Estey & Bomberger
San Diego, CA
Car AccidentsMotorcycle AccidentsProduct LiabilityTruck AccidentsSlip & FallWrongful Death

About Steve Estey

Steve Estey co-founded Estey & Bomberger, LLP in 1994 with law school friend Mike Bomberger. He specializes in cases other attorneys view as unwinnable, with a particular focus on institutional childhood sexual abuse, catastrophic personal injury, automobile accidents, slip and fall, products liability, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, and wrongful death. Steve is one of only 10 Board Certified Trial Attorneys in San Diego and holds an AV Preeminent rating. He is a two-time recipient of the 'Trial Attorney of the Year' award from the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego and has received four Outstanding Trial Lawyer Awards from the same organization. His first childhood sexual abuse case resulted in a $30 million verdict. Since 2010 he has been named to the National Trial Lawyers' Top 100, and since 2011 to 'The Best Lawyers in America.' He serves as a media expert on child sexual molestation in institutions and has presented at conferences including the National Center for Victims of Crime and the San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment.

Notable case results

$30 millionVerdict

In childhood sexual abuse case against an institution

Reported by the firm

Multiple eight-figure verdicts in personal injury matters throughout California

Reported by the firm

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Car Accidents
Motorcycle Accidents
Product Liability
Truck Accidents
Slip & Fall
Wrongful Death

Education

California Western School of Law
J.D., 1992
San Diego State University
Undergraduate, 1989

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California

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