Practice Areas
Stefanie Field
Senior Counsel
Print PDFMs. Field is a Senior Counsel who specializes in litigation. Ms Field has represented corporate clients and public entities in both state and federal courts in matters relating to business disputes (contract and tort actions), product liability and toxic tort actions, tort claims, CEQA writ petitions, CERCLA contribution claims, and claims for unfair business practices under California Business and Professions Code Section 17200. Her practice focuses on business litigation, tort claims, and the defense of toxic tort, environmental, and products liability claims.
In the area of toxic tort and products liability defense, Ms. Field's experience includes representing clients in high exposure cases involving wrongful death, devastating illnesses, and catastrophic injuries. Clients' alleged liability has been premised upon a diverse array of products, both industrial and retail, and has extended into the realm of premises liability. Ms. Field has represented Fortune 500 companies in environmental/toxic tort cases involving benzene, silica, mold, and asbestos exposure. Products Ms. Field has defended include chemicals, plastics, engines, generators, medical devices, and industrial and residential appliances. These actions were brought by consumers, employees for alleged injuries caused by allegedly malfunctioning/unsafe equipment and exposure to chemicals in connection with their employment, and family members alleging illness from secondary exposure.
Publications
Guest Author, Chapter 37 Electromagnetic Fields, in Delaney, Abrams & Schnidman, Handling The Land Use Case (Thompson-West, 3d Ed., 2008)
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.,1995
- University of California, San Diego,
B.A., 1992, cum laude
Bars
- California
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
Affiliations
- State Bar of California
- Riverside County Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- American Inns of Court, Leo A. Deegan Chapter
- Junior League of Riverside, Chair Events Committee, 2010-2011
- American Cancer Society, Member of the Inland Empire Leadership Council