Kenneth William Drake

We are a compassionate, client-centered team of elder law and medical malpractice attorneys. We guide and advise our clients through the maze of complexity surrounding medical malpractice, elder law and elder abuse cases. Our goal is to provide our clients with uncompromising legal service, as well as cost-effective solutions.

Elder Law Practice - One Stop Resource

Our elder law practice utilizes a broad range of diverse professional skills to help our elderly clients better manage their legal and financial goals. We also partner with other types of professionals in various fields in order to provide our clients with a single resource for all their current and future legal needs. This includes setting-up or challenging conservatorships, drafting wills and trusts, and prosecuting physical and financial elder abuse claims.

We also assist and serve our elderly clients by helping them preserve and protect their assets, while helping them reach the highest possible quality of life. We serve families in all income brackets based on each client’s financial goals and needs.

Should you have any questions or want to learn more about our services, you are invited to schedule a free initial consultation with us by calling: or toll free at, or simply contact us online.

Medical Malpractice Experience - Unparalleled Experience

Kenneth W. Drake, with nearly 40 years of medical malpractice legal experience is our firm's most senior litigator. He personally manages all of our complex cases, including those involving catastrophic injuries and wrongful death. Ken was the managing partner of the medical malpractice firm of Rushfeldt, Shelley & Drake which represented physicians and hospitals in matters of professional negligence. With years of defense experience, Ken is uniquely qualified in prosecuting medical malpractice claims for his clients. Knowing how the defense litigator thinks, he offers his plaintiff's clients with a unique combination of perspective over most plaintiffs lawyers whose experience is limited only to the plaintiffs side. Knowing both sides of a medical malpractice claims provides our clients with a rare and valuable advantage.

Education - Experience - Professional Ratings

Ken has been a member of the California State Bar since 1980. He received his undergradate education at the University of Arizona and his law degree from Southwestern University School of Law. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Ken worked as a reporter for two Los Angeles-area newspapers and served as press secretary in two gubernatorial campaigns. Finally, he lectures on a host of medical-legal issues and is among the select group of AV-Rated attorneys in California.