Carl Austin McMahan

Carl Austin McMahan

3.7
Rating: 8.6

Licensed for 42 years

Medical malpractice Lawyer at Los Angeles, CA
Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Birth Injury, Personal Injury ... +2 more

11755 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1845, Los Angeles, CA

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 42 years

State: California

Acquired: 1983

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in District of Columbia for 37 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 1988

Inactive

No misconduct found

Licensed in Colorado for 40 years

State: Colorado

Acquired: 1985

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

McMahan Law, PC

11755 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1845, Los Angeles, CA, 90025-1534

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Carl Austin McMahan's Reviews

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3.7 /5.0

3 Client Reviews

5 star (2)
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Posted by Brenda | June 1, 2017 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Medical Malpractice

There was a time when we lost hope because 3 lawyers before him gave up and didn't want to proceed with my daughter's case but thank god he put attorney Mr.McMahan in our path. He fought for our case until the end. He did a great recovery for my daughter, Never gave up. My family and I can't thank h...im enough for all the help he provided since the beggining until the end. There are no words to describe how greatful I am to him. Our gratitude always.

Posted by Ellen | May 31, 2017 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Helped ensure a good future

Carl worked tirelessly, for years, on our family's case. During our case we had ups and downs, but Carl never gave up or became discouraged. He truly cared about the outcome and our family. We will always be grateful to Carl and his team for helping achieve a secure future for our child.

Posted by Angela | February 4, 2015

Terrible attorney and group! Save your time!

I filed a claim and signed a retainer in May of 2014 with the statutory limit running out on this medical case in April of 2015. I kept on updating the attorney (Carl) as much as I had received information--several citations from the Department of Health, etc., against all institutions that committed... violations in the questioned medical case, that ended in the death of my mother. The law firm received no update since September of 2014 since no additional work was completed by any of the State investigators (perhaps on purpose so I would run out of statutory time!) but I was was made to believe by the law firm all along that the case was going to be filed in January, 2015. In fact I was told this in December of 2014 by the person of contact. I have called the firm in January 3 times plus sent 3 emails and on the 4th of February, with only 2 months left for my statutory limit before running out, they had a completely incompetent law student of sort call me to tell me that they dropped the case. This law student knew nothing about the case; confused all the hospitals, kept on saying Department of Pharmacology rather than Department of Pharmacy (a lawyer who cannot keep THAT much in memory for 3 minutes?) and he acted rude. His last sentence was equivalent to what a 5-year old would say "I was gonna recommend something else to you but now I won't"... This is an attorney? This is a legitimate legal company? I seriously doubt they can win any case with the attitude they have and how they handle their clients. Carl sent me one-sentence letters without "hello", without name, without signature. So unprofessional! It seemed I was an administrative assistant rather than his client. Do not waste your time with a law firm like that. Find someone who represents your style and intellect. This law firm is not for intellectuals.

Carl McMahan

Replied last May 31, 2017

There are many determining factors, time and upfront costs that goes into whether or not a case has enough merit to be put into litigation. I am very sorry that after extensive investigating on your behalf, free of charge, it was determined it did not and we ultimately had to withdraw as your counsel. We did not receive any compensation for the hours spent on your case, that is the nature of my profession, and I know it was hard for you to accept that the case was one we didn’t feel we could litigate and get a favorable outcome on. I also want you to know that I take all feedback very seriously and do wish your case had been one we could have moved forward and litigated, but it simply was not.

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Experience

Rating:  8.6 (Excellent)

Honors

2019

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2018

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2018

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2017

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2016

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2016

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2016

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2015

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2014

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2013

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2012

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2011

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2010

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2009

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2008

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2007

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2006

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2006

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

Work Experience

1995 - Present

Owner, McMahan Law, PC

Associations

2015 - Present

American Board of Trial Advocates

Member

1983 - Present

State Bar of California

Member

Education

1982

McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific

JD - Juris Doctor

1975

San Diego State University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

Spanish

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