Stephen Mickelsen

Overview

 
Stephen is an experienced trial lawyer and a partner at Mickelsen Dalton. Throughout his career, he has focused his practice on representing crime victims and their families. Stephen has obtained justice in the form of multi-million dollar results for victims of gun violence, drunk driving, sexual assault, and human trafficking. He has also obtained seven-figure results for clients in fire disasters, trucking accidents, and other catastrophic events. He is licensed to practice law in South Carolina, Washington, Alabama and Massachusetts, but has been brought on to litigate cases in states all over the country, including Georgia, North Carolina, California, Florida, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Oregon, Nebraska, and New Mexico.
 
Stephen is passionate about the causes he takes on and relishes in the chance to fight for his clients. He frequently litigates against publicly traded companies, powerful insurance companies, and governments. Many of his cases have been featured in national and local news media. Stephen cares deeply about his clients and is dedicated to helping them hold wrongdoers to account.
 
Stephen has been involved with local organizations in advocating for the passage of hate crime legislation in South Carolina. He has also spoken at the National Trafficking Sheltered Alliance annual conference about legal remedies and resources available for victims of human trafficking.

Representative Matters

• Filed suit against the largest privately-owned nursing home in America for its failure to report and implement safeguards against the spread of COVID-19 at its facilities
• $4.25M result in a lawsuit against the owner and operator of a dangerous strip mall
• Currently litigating against a large, publicly traded company that refused to adopt measures to prevent violence at their shopping mall, resulting in the death of a young girl
• Multi-million dollar result in a drunk driving case
• Currently litigating against a Fortune 500 company who disregarded rampant violence at their store, resulting in the death of a teenage boy