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About Steven
Biography
Steven Kazan is one of the nation’s preeminent and most experienced asbestos litigation attorneys. For the past 44 years, he and the law firm he founded have represented hundreds of injured workers suffering from asbestos-related mesothelioma in some of the most high-profile cases in history, against Johns-Manville, Fibreboard, Johnson & Johnson, and others.
Steven’s groundbreaking work has helped victims and their families redress the wrongs done to them, and his work has prompted changes in asbestos law that benefit victims. He is also active in helping to improve workplaces through education and legislative advocacy.
In 1994, Steven and his firm established the Kazan McClain Partners Foundation Inc. to support institutions that fight for the little guy and provide funding for mesothelioma research. To date, the foundation has given out more than $20 million in grant money to help make a difference in people’s lives. The foundation worked with University of Chicago researchers to fund pleural mesothelioma research, which was presented at the International Mesothelioma Interest Group conference in May 2018. The foundation also supports thoracic cancer programs at UCSF and Stanford.
In recent years, Steven has shifted his focus from trying cases to advising on the bankruptcy reorganization of asbestos companies and the management of asbestos bankruptcy trust funds. About 50 corporations have set up asbestos trust funds to remain viable in the face of massive liability for toxic asbestos exposure.
Steven has won numerous citations and awards for his pioneering asbestos litigation work. He has been named to Super Lawyers and made the Best Lawyers list 10 times; the U.S. Chamber of Commerce selected his firm as a Top Plaintiffs’ Firm for Asbestos Litigation. In 2017, Steven received the prestigious Consumer Attorneys of California Edward I. Pollock Award “in recognition of many years of dedication, outstanding efforts and effectiveness on behalf of the causes and ideals” of consumer attorneys.
Have you been diagnosed with mesothelioma? Kazan Law has been helping asbestos victims since 1974.
We are pioneers in asbestos litigation and are among the most experienced U.S. mesothelioma lawyers.
Practice Areas
1
Practice Area
Mesothelioma and Asbestos
100%
52 years | 2,000 cases
Fees and Rates
Awards
Licenses
Licensed in California for 55 years
State: California
Acquired: 1970
No misconduct found
Licensed in New York for 59 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1967
No misconduct found
Location
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John Dobogai
Defective and dangerous products lawyer | Nov 09
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"This is the top Asbestos litigator. Endorsed!"
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Experience
Honors
2026
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2011
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2010
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2010
Distinguished Service Award, American Association for Justice
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
Progressive Leadership Award, USAction
2008
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers
2008
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2008
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2007
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2007
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers
2007
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2006
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2006
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers
2006
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2005
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2005
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2004
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2004
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
Work Experience
1974 - Present
Founding, Senior and Managing Partner, Kazan Law
1971 - 1974
Associate, Werchick & Werchick San Francisco Ca
1969 - 1971
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of California
1967 - 1969
Assistant General Counsel, Interstate Commerce Commission
Associations
American Bar Association
Member
Alameda County Bar Association
Member
California State Bar Association
Member
New York State Bar Association
Member
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Member
AFL-CIO Lawyers’ Coordinating Committee
Member
New York State Trial Lawyers Association
Member
American Association for Justice, Products Liability Section
Member
Great Britain’s Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
Member
1990 - 1991
California Consumers Attorneys of CaliforniaVice President
1989 - 1990
California Consumers Attorneys of CaliforniaParliamentarian
1980 - 1995
California Consumers Attorneys of CaliforniaBoard of Governors
1980 - 1981
Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyers' AssociationPresident
Sample of Legal Cases
Asbestos Bankruptcy
Education
1966
Harvard University Law School
LL.B - Bachelor of Laws
1963
Brandeis University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2006
Mealey's Asbestos Bankruptcy Conference
Asbestos
2005
Asbestos Bankruptcy Conference
Unknown
2004
University of San Francisco School of Law's Continuing Legal Education Symposium
Asbestos Litigation 2004: California and Its Impact on National Litigation -- Trends and Solutions
2003
Mealey's National & International Asbestos Litigation Conference
Legislative Issues Relating To Non-Malignant / Unimpaired Asbestos Cases
2003
Pepperdine University School of Law Two-Day Symposium
Asbestos Litigation Today: Trends and Solutions
2001
Mass Tort Litigation Institute
Toxic Torts
2001
Toxic Harms Seminar
Unknown
2001
Mass Tort Litigation seminar
Toxic Torts
2001
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Global Leveraged Finance Conference
Future Prospects for Asbestos Companies and Trends in Asbestos Litigation
2000
Andrews' Asbestos Seminar
Asbestos and Tobacco Litigation
2000
Mealey's Asbestos Litigation 101 seminar
Liability Theories and Defenses
1999
Andrews' 14th Annual Asbestos Conference
Suits By Asbestos Trusts Seeking Recovery From Big Tobacco
1999
15th Tobacco Products Liability Conference
Speaker
1998
Mealey's National Tobacco Litigation Conference
Tobacco's Liability to Asbestos Disease Victims
Languages
English