People.

Michael D. McLean

Managing Shareholder

Trial Attorney

P: (949) 656-4601
E: MMcLean@AdelsonMcLean.com

Michael McLean graduated from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, where he was a Member of the John J. Traynor Honor Society. Michael has been admitted to the California State Bar, the United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of California, and the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Michael’s practice is focused on representing individuals, employers, and corporations in civil litigation matters throughout California.

He devotes a significant portion of his practice to representing clients who are self-insured or have high self-insured retention limits. He understands the impact that litigation has on their ‘bottom line’ and their need for an aggressive, proactive and realistic advocate.

Michael is committed to providing his clients an immediate evaluation of their cases for early resolution, and to guiding his clients to their best business decision, rather than endless and costly litigation. These clients include national transportation companies, multinational corporations in the oil, pharmaceutical and medical device industries, as well as local employers here in Orange County. He also serves his clients in cases involving violations of wage and hour laws, state and federal anti-discrimination statutes, including complaints filed under the Fair Employment Housing Act (FEHA), and sexual harassment lawsuits.

Michael McLean has prevailed in appellate matters heard before the State of California Courts of Appeal and the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has tried cases to jury verdict, and also has achieved binding arbitration awards in favor of his clients.

SPECIALTIES

• Wrongful death cases
• Cases involving catastrophic personal injuries
• Traumatic brain injuries

Davil R. Vasquez

Shareholder

General Counsel

P: (949) 656-4601
E: DVasquez@AdelsonMcLean.com

Davil Vasquez has over 25 years of litigation experience before both the State and Federal courts of California, before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and before the California Court of Appeal.

His practice focuses on representing employers, businesses and their insurers in a wide range of legal matters, including the defense of civil liability tort actions, employee discrimination (Labor Code 132a) and misconduct (Serious & Willful) claims, and business disputes.

Davil has successfully represented multi-million-dollar telecommunications, aircraft and trucking companies, and family-owned markets and motels.

He is certified to provide client training, and routinely provides educational seminars to insurance carriers, third-party claims administrators and employers regarding industrial subrogation, third-party credit and third-party settlement strategies for global resolution of industrial and civil third-party claims.

Davil Vasquez is licensed to practice law before all of California’s State Courts, and before the Northern, Southern, Central and Eastern Districts of the United States District (Federal) Courts for the State of California.

He is a member of the American Bar Association and the California Bar Association. Over the years Davil Vasquez has been a member of the California Trial Lawyers Association, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, and the Robert A. Banyard Inns of Court.

Davil is one of the founding partners and a shareholder with Adelson McLean.

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Kevin Place

Shareholder

Trial Attorney

P: (949) 656-4601
E: KPlace@AdelsonMcLean.com

Kevin Place is a Trial Attorney at Adelson McLean where he handles a complex defense practice. Kevin has in excess of 25 jury trials, and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).

Throughout his career, Kevin has practiced exclusively as a defense attorney, specializing in wrongful death, vehicle accidents, construction accidents, premises liability, toxic torts, habitability claims, unfair business practices, and products liability. Kevin’s first six years of practice were spent as a trial attorney with Nationwide Insurance Company’s Trial Division. He was also a managing attorney for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company’s staff counsel.

Kevin’s singular focus during his law career has been to provide the best defense to the individual and business clients he represents.  In 2017, Kevin obtained a defense verdict on behalf of his client staffing agency in a toxic tort case.   Plaintiff sought $23 million in damages, claiming he was born with birth defects after mother was exposed to pesticides while pregnant.  The Daily Journal selected this case as a top ten defense verdict of the year.

Kevin’s jury trial experience also includes obtaining a defense verdict in a products liability case where plaintiff sought $36 million in damages for causing complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), a defense verdict on behalf of an Orange County engineering firm in a wrongful termination case, a defense verdict on behalf of a stucco manufacturer in an asbestos exposure case, and defense verdicts on behalf of Denny’s and Smart & Final in premises liability cases.

Before practicing law, Kevin played one year of football at the U.S. Air Force Academy before returning to Southern California to work at the Orange County Probation Department and Disneyland. 

Michael J. Fabrega

Shareholder

Trial Attorney

P: (949) 656-4601
E: MFabrega@AdelsonMcLean.com

Michael Fabrega’s practice is predicated upon efficiency, precision, and attention to detail. His principles are longstanding and have yielded ascertainable success.

Before passing the California State Bar, he graduated from Whittier Law School as Class Salutatorian (Class Rank: 2 of 170). While in law school, he earned nine (9) CALI Awards, a distinguished award given to the top student in a class.

Michael was also a published member of the Whittier Law Review, preparing an article critiquing California’s “duty” rules in the context of sports-based negligence. His passion for legal writing allowed him to act as lead editor for his last firm’s civil law and motion practice.

Some of Michael’s accomplishments include obtaining summary judgment in an eight-figure products liability action, complete dismissal of a federal wrongful death action pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), and multiple dismissals of seven-figure punitive damages claims asserted pursuant to Civil Code section 3294. His emphasis is on formulating a concise and well-articulated action plan at the inception of a lawsuit, resulting in practical litigation that preserve’s a client’s bottom-line. He is qualified to handle all aspects of tort-based litigation, including claims predicates upon vehicular negligence, products liability, and premises liability. He also enjoys working with his clients to resolve their wage and hour, discrimination, sexual harassment, and Fair Employment Housing Act (FEHA) claims.

His practice encompasses all phases of litigation, from commencement through jury verdict. He has been admitted to the California State Bar and the United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of California.

Kristin A. Mathis

Shareholder

Trial Attorney

P: (949) 656-4601
E: kmathis@mvpflaw.com

Kristin Mathis is a Partner for MVPF Law and her practice focuses on general liability litigation. She specializes in premises liability, retail and hospitality related claims, government entity liability, school district liability, and all matters related to transportation.

Kristin graduated with honors from Loyola Law School with concentrations in Entertainment Law and Criminal Justice. During law school, she volunteered for the Project for the Innocent and assisted in obtaining the exonerations of two innocent men. Kristin graduated manga cum laude from California State University, Northridge where she received her B.A. in Political Science, minored in Spanish, and was the Captain of the Division I nationally ranked Varsity water polo team. She is admitted to practice in the state courts of California and the Central District of the United States District Court. Kristin is a member of the academic honor society Phi Beta Kappa.

In her free time, Kristin enjoys Pilates, running, and spending time with her two daughters and husband.