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★  Est. 1989 · Southern California Trial Attorney  ★
Steven R. Young

The
Gunslinger

Board-Certified Civil Trial Advocate. Forty-five years in the courtroom, almost two hundred civil trials, and over half a billion dollars recovered for injured people who had nowhere else to turn.

$500M+
Recovered
~200
Civil Trials
45
Years of Battle
We understand what you are going through, and we can help.
Steven R. Young, The Gunslinger, in white cowboy hat and leather vest with arms crossed
“We Obtain Justice”
“Obtaining Justice for Honest Person, who is Seriously Injured, Is the Law’s Highest Calling.”
— Steven Young, 1998
★ Board-Certified Trial Advocate ★ Super Lawyer · 15 Years ★ Trial Lawyer of the Year ★ No Fee Unless You Win
The Mission · Est. 1996
Our Three Rules: 1. We only represent honest people, 2. We only take real cases, and 3. We never quit.
— Steven R. Young, The Gunslinger
The Code He Has Lived By Since 1996

Our Rules

1
Rule One

We Only Represent Honest People.

Every case begins with one question: is this person telling the truth? If the answer is yes, we fight without limit. Forty-five years of verdicts were built on that foundation.

2
Rule Two

We Only Take Real Cases.

Not every injury makes a case. We evaluate every matter with the same ruthless honesty we expect from our clients — and take only cases we believe in and can win.

3
Rule Three

We Never Quit.

They have to peel the case from my dead cold stiffening fingers. I will fight as far and as long as it takes to obtain what is right — regardless of the consequences. That is not a marketing line. It is a record.

How We Fight For You

Practice Areas

Auto Accidents & Car Crashes

When an insurer tries to lowball you after a collision, The Gunslinger steps in — fighting for full compensation across all of Southern California.

Slip & Fall / Premises

Property owners have a legal duty to keep their premises safe. When they fail and you pay with your body, we hold them accountable.

Wrongful Death

No verdict restores what you’ve lost — but justice matters. We pursue these claims with the relentless force your loved one deserves.

Workplace Injuries

Beyond workers’ comp, you may have a third-party claim worth far more. We identify every avenue of recovery and pursue every responsible party.

Wrongful Termination

Lost your job illegally? We’ve won verdicts up to $17,000,000 for single plaintiffs. If your employer violated your rights, we make them pay.

Insurance Bad Faith

When your own insurer denies, delays, or undervalues your claim, that’s bad faith. We know their playbook — because we’ve beaten it hundreds of times.

The Record

Verdicts & Settlements

Over 45 years and almost 200 civil trials, Steven R. Young has recovered more than $500 million — real jury verdicts, won the hard way, in court.

$108,000,000
Class Action Settlement
California Labor Code violations — one of the largest class recoveries in the state.
$33,000,000
Fraudulent Conveyance
Defendants moved 18 properties to evade collection. We followed the money and won every dollar.
$31,000,000
Legal Malpractice Verdict
The jury returned what it returned. The verdict said everything that needed to be said.
$23,000,000
Insurance Bad Faith
Against a major insurer that thought it could win. It was wrong.
$17,500,000
Class Action — Wage & Hour
Unanimous verdict: the employer’s pay plan was an artifice to cheat 1,312 workers out of overtime.
$17,000,000
Wrongful Termination
Single plaintiff. Seven-figure emotional distress component. Delivered at trial.
The Man Behind The Hat

Steven R. Young

Steven R. Young has been in trial — real trial, in front of real juries — for 45 years. Not in conference rooms. In courtrooms, with everything on the line, fighting for people who had nowhere else to turn.

He doesn’t take every case. He follows three rules he’s lived by since 1996: only represent honest people. Only take real cases. And never quit.

The hat isn’t a gimmick. It’s a promise: when The Gunslinger walks into a courtroom, the other side knows the fight just got real.

Board-Certified Civil Trial AdvocateThe highest trial certification in the nation.
Super Lawyer — 15 Consecutive YearsTop-rated by peers in Southern California.
Author — California Deposition PracticeA leading resource for trial lawyers statewide.
“My approach is governed by the mission I developed in 1996 — obtaining justice for the honest person who is seriously injured is the law’s highest calling.”
His clients don’t just hire a lawyer — they hire the most experienced, credentialed, battle-tested trial attorney practicing personal injury law in Southern California today.
Client Voices

What Clients Say

“He didn’t make it a business transaction. He made it personal. My suffering was his suffering. I couldn’t give a higher recommendation.”

— Former Client

“One of the very few lawyers we could depend on. They’re real, they’re honest, they’re straightforward — and that’s not easy to come by.”

— Former Client

“I have never seen any attorney who bleeds the way Steve bleeds for his clients. He stands always for justice.”

— Former Client
The First 24 Hours
“One minute you are driving home. The next, your life is upside down. We help get you back where you belong.”

Most accident victims never realize: the first 24 hours after a crash decides their whole case. That means you only get one chance in your injury case. Why risk it with an attorney who has never been to trial?

Steven R. Young has tried almost 200 civil jury trials. We have obtained verdicts of almost $500 million for our clients — and that’s not counting pretrial settlements.

If you are honest, if you have been seriously injured, and want an attorney who won’t quit, call us. Who do you want to carry you and your family through this challenging time?

Get Your Free Consultation

Tell Us What Happened. We’ll Tell You What It’s Worth.

If you’ve been seriously injured anywhere in Southern California — call The Gunslinger. Free, confidential, no obligation. We answer calls from injured people, not answering machines.

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95 Enterprise, Suite 340
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
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The Gunslinger

The Law Offices of Steven R. Young, APLC. 45 years fighting for injured people across Southern California. Board-Certified. Battle-tested. Never quit.

95 Enterprise, Suite 340
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

714.673.6500  ·  info@juryattorney.com

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