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Stuart Talley
Biography
Attorney Stuart C. Talley is a partner in the Sacramento law firm of Kershaw, Cook & Talley. He practices law in the areas of mass torts, consumer class actions, and other complex litigation. For the past 15 years, he has represented plaintiffs in both Federal and State Courts throughout the country. In addition, he handles many large individual personal injury claims on behalf of injured consumers. His typical cases include class action or mass torts where he represents hundreds, sometimes thousands, of individual clients nationwide who sustained injuries from a dangerous drug or medical device. Mr. Talley, and other KCT partners, takes the lead in these cases, and is responsible for the overall case management and litigation of these cases for the plaintiffs. Subsequently, these cases are litigated against some of the largest companies in the world and against the best defense firms in the country. At Kershaw, Cook & Talley, his ultimate goal is providing the highest level of service to clients and the personal attention they justly deserve. Furthermore, Stuart is involved with various activities and services within the community. Mr. Talley makes several appearances as a legal expert on CBS Sacramento's Call Kurtis and lectured for the National Business Institute on issues involving Federal Civil Procedure and Class Action. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, Capital City Trial Lawyers Association, Consumer Attorneys of California and the Sacramento County Bar Association. He is the youth basketball and baseball coach for Sacred Heart Elementary. He is a 2015 and 2016 Northern California Super Lawyer and selected by his peers as a 2015 Top Lawyer in the Sacramento region.
Practice Areas
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Products Liability
Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
Consumer Law
Class Action, Lemon Law
Nursing Home Abuse
Fees
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Languages
Professional Experience
Lawyer Taubman, Simpson, Young & Sulentor
Year: 1998 - 2002
Description: At Taubman, Simpson, Young & Sulentor, Mr.Talley was the primary litigation partner handling a variety of matters in numerous areas of the law for both plaintiffs and defendants. My practice involved oil and gas law, probate, employment law, and general business disputes. Later on, I transformed my practice into primarily representing plaintiffs in consumer class actions. In this position, he gained extensive civil trial experience and was involved in the overall case management of several complex litigation cases.
Lawyer Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard
Year: 2002 - 2006
Description: At Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard, Mr.Talley managed the firm’s mass tort practice. This involved managing the day to day activities of numerous associates and paralegals while ensuring each of our clients received the highest level of attention they deserved. I was involved with daily litigation of several large cases against different medical device manufacturers. His responsibilities included depositions, motion practice, and overall litigation strategy. His efforts resulted in several large settlements for hundreds of individual clients.
Partner Kershaw, Cook & Talley PC
Year: Current
Description:
Partner Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff
Year: 2006 - 2015
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Professional Associations
California State Bar  # 180374 Member (1995 - Current)
American Association for Justice Member (Current)
Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association Member (Current)
Sacramento County Bar Association Member (Current)
Consumer Attorneys of California Member (Current)
Awards
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Super Lawyers
Thomson Reuters 2016.0
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Magna Cum Laude
Pepperdine University School of Law
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Top Lawyer
Sacramento Magazine 2015.0
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Super Lawyers
Thomson Reuters 2015.0
Education
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University of California - Santa Barbara Undergraduate Degree (1992)
Honors: High Honors
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Pepperdine University School of Law Law Degree (1995)
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Websites
Kershaw, Cook & Talley
401 Watt Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95864
(916) 721-2501