Doug Stein

Office Address: 865 Howe Avenue, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA 95865
Tele.:(916)924-3100
Fax: (916)924-1829

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Legal Assistant: Susie Duenas
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Doug Stein was born and raised in Tenafly, a small town in northern New Jersey just a half-hour drive from midtown Manhattan. The son of a psychiatrist and a social worker, he and his brother grew up in a home that placed a premium on helping people in need. Those values, combined with a predilection for arguing and a competitive edge honed as a recognized high school and college soccer standout, set Mr. Stein on a seemingly predetermined path to becoming a trial attorney.

Mr. Stein graduated with high honors from Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology.  From there, he graduated with distinction from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1987 at the age of 25.  While at McGeorge, he was given the American Jurisprudence Award in two subjects, Torts and Agency, for obtaining the highest grade in each respective subject.  Upon graduating from McGeorge, he was granted membership into the Traynor Society, a scholastic honor organization for academic excellence in the study of law.

This strong academic background is complemented by skills acquired over more than 22 years as an attorney exclusively representing injured victims and their families.  Mr. Stein worked with Clayeo Arnold from 1987 to 1993, before opening his own law practice.  He operated his own law practice until 2008, specializing in all types of personal injury cases as well as cases against insurance companies.

In 2008, Mr. Stein seized the opportunity to return to work with the Arnold Law Firm. The firm’s continuing growth, assets, capacity and reputation allow Mr. Stein to work on serious and complex cases that are simply too difficult and expensive for a small office.

While every client’s case is equally important to Mr. Stein, some cases have been “highlights” in his career.

In the early 1990s, a confidential settlement was reached as Mr. Stein represented 55 California clients out of an estimated 2,500 claims nationwide against Nutri-Systems Weight Loss Centers alleging that their “rapid weight loss program” caused gallbladder disease.  Mr. Stein appeared on a local television news program that reported the cases in a story that aired over the course of two nights.

In the late 1990s, Mr. Stein obtained a $155,000.00 jury verdict on behalf of a client against Wal-Mart in a “slip and fall” case where Wal-Mart appealed the verdict on the grounds that the jury awarded “too much money.”  In Westphal v Wal-Mart (1998) 68 Cal. App 4th 1071, the appellate court upheld the jury verdict and sanctioned Wal-Mart and its attorneys for filing a frivolous appeal.

Now that Mr. Stein is back with the Arnold Law Firm, he looks forward to more career “highlights” and success stories with the help of Mr. Arnold, the other attorneys, and the integral and indispensable staff.  He is proud and excited that the Arnold Law Firm is continuing to expand and grow.