Stephen Estey

Stephen J. Estey is passionate about personal injury law, and considers this complicated and sensitive field his area of expertise. He’s prepared, enthusiastic and unwavering in his commitment to help his clients receive the most appropriate resolutions. A founding partner of Estey & Bomberger, Stephen has established himself as a professional, qualified attorney who is authorized to practice law in California (by the California Supreme Court) and before the United States Supreme Court. An award-winning trial attorney, Stephen has received the highest possible AV-Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, and Law & Politics recently included in him in San Diego Super Lawyers® for the second consecutive year.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science Criminal Justice

  
      San Diego State University, 1989


• Juris Doctor
  
      California Western School of Law, 1992

Admitted to Practice:

• United States Supreme Court


• 9th Circuit Court of Appeals


• 11th Circuit Court of Appeals


• State of California

Member:

• Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America


• American Trial Lawyers Association


• Presidents Club of California Consumer Attorneys


• California Trial Lawyer Association


• California Consumer Attorneys


• San Diego Consumer Attorneys


• San Diego Better Business Bureau


• American Bar Association


• San Diego County Bar Association


• National Association of Personal Injury Lawyers


• Million Dollar Advocates Forum


• Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Personal:

• Married with two children.

California Western School of Law
Juris Doctor, 1992

San Diego State University
Bachelor of Science , 1989

Mike Bomberger

Mike Bomberger is a seasoned litigation and trial attorney with a relentless passion for ensuring justice is served for the injured and bereaved. Mike has been involved in numerous multi-million dollar recoveries for his clients, including seven and eight figure settlements for brain injury and wrongful death cases. A founding partner of Estey & Bomberger, Mike has built his practice to be one of the premier personal injury law firms in California. From years of experience, he knows that success is about preparation, knowledge, and hard work.

Mike has orchestrated numerous multi-million dollar recoveries for his clients, including more than $25 million recovered in the past year. Widely regarded by his peers and the media, Mike’s cases have received both statewide and national media attention. Mike has frequently been asked to appear on local news programs both as an expert in wrongful death cases and to discuss high profile cases that he has handled. Focusing exclusively on high value complex and catastrophic personal injury cases, Mike’s genuine concern for the well being of those that have suffered a serious injury is a reflection of the impressive results he is able to achieve for his clients.

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts English and Economics
  
  Bucknell University, 1988


• Juris Doctor
  
  California Western School of Law, 1992
  
  (American Juris Prudence Award for Legal Skills)

Admitted to Practice:

• State of California


• State of Pennsylvania


• United States District Court Southern District of California

Member:

• American Trial Lawyers Association


• Presidents Club of California Consumer Attorneys


• California Trial Lawyer Association


• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles


• San Diego Consumer Attorneys


• San Diego County Bar Association


• San Diego Better Business Bureau


• American Bar Association


• National Association of Personal Injury Lawyers


• Million Dollar Advocates Forum


• Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum


• The Verdict Club

Personal:

• Married with four children.

California Western School of Law
Juris Doctor, 1992

Bucknell University
Bachelor of Arts , 1988

Donald J. Beck

Donald Joseph Beck has practiced exclusively on high value complex personal injury cases since graduating from Southwestern University in 1975. While in law school, he clerked for a Los Angeles firm of personal injury lawyers who specialized in trial of large injury cases.

He is a pilot, and has achieved a $13,813,000 verdict in wrongful death airplane crash litigation. He has been significantly involved in many large settlements and verdicts as well, including other seven and eight figure results in construction machinery design, factory machinery design, as well as medical malpractice particularly malpractice which results in catastrophic injuries to infants. He has handled hundreds of important cases and is highly experienced in construction accident, highway design, serious injury automobile accidents, sexual molestation, catastrophic injuries in oil industry explosions, as well as products liability matters in the aircraft, automobile, and consumer fields.

Education:
■Juris Docter
Southwestern University School of Law, 1975
Admitted to Practice:
■State of California

Ljubisa “LJ” Kostic

For the better part of a decade, Ljubisa "LJ" Kostic represented big businesses, private and government institutions, and their insurance companies. But he never forgot to wear his grandfather’s watch, the one his grandfather (also named Ljubisa Kostic) was wearing the day he was killed by a bus because the bus driver was drunk. Now, Mr. Kostic represents ordinary people facing the extraordinary challenges that, unfortunately, so often follow when someone else’s carelessness, broken promise or intentional conduct results in injury or loss. Mr. Kostic has extensive experience in cases involving wrongful death, catastrophic personal injury, premises liability, dangerous conditions on public property, defective products, fraud, wrongful termination and employment discrimination, civil rights violations, sexual assault, assault and battery, disability discrimination and ADA violations, partnership disputes, and many others. He has successfully handled every aspect of litigation from inception to jury trial. He has also handled numerous appeals, including a published decision, O’Toole v. San Diego Community College District (2005) 140 Cal.App.4th 488. Mr. Kostic is licensed to practice law in California and Nevada, and is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in both states, including the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, the Southern and Central Districts of California and the District of Nevada.

Mr. Kostic was born in Belgrade, Serbia (then Yugoslavia). He is a graduate of the University of Virginia, where he received degrees in economics and psychology. Mr. Kostic received his law degree from California Western School of Law, where he was one of the top 10 students in his class, and received numerous awards. Mr. Kostic began his career with the Las Vegas law firm of Lionel, Sawyer & Collins, one of Las Vegas’ oldest, largest and most prestigious corporate firms. Next, Mr. Kostic joined the well known San Diego based defense firm of Stutz Artiano Shinoff & Holtz, where he was a partner until 2009. In 2007, Mr. Kostic was named one of the top ten young attorneys who have practiced for 5-7 years, as published in the annual Young Attorneys issue of the San Diego Daily Transcript, one of the most widely read business and legal journals in Southern California. Mr. Kostic is also an avid surfer, slightly less avid but enthusiastic snowboarder, animal lover, devoted husband and soon to be father to a baby boy.

Mr. Kostic is the principal of the Kostic Law Firm, and is of counsel to Estey & Bomberger.

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts
       University of Virginia, 1997


• Juris Doctor
       California Western School of Law, 2001

Admitted to Practice:

• State of California


• State of Nevada

Member:

• San Diego County Bar Association