Martha A. Taylor

Ms. Taylor received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of California Berkeley, followed by her Juris Doctor from Lincoln Law School. She was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2008. Ms Taylor began her legal career clerking for Daniel E. Wilcoxen while she attended law school. After passing the bar exam she became an associate at the same firm and later a partner. Since joining Wilcoxen Callaham, LLP, Ms. Taylor has worked as an advocate for plaintiffs, specializing in representing a wide variety of victims and injured persons. The emphasis of Ms. Taylors practice is personal injury (including catastrophic injury, automobile collisions, dog bites and general negligence), wrongful death, medical malpractice, birth injuries, products liability and wrongful termination/employment discrimination. Ms. Taylor has tried a total of 12 cases to verdict including 11 jury trials and 1 bench trial, serving as both lead counsel and/or second chair. She has also participated in numerous arbitrations. AREAS OF PRACTICE Medical, Legal & other Professional Malpractice Automobile Collisions Wrongful Death Catastrophic Injury Birth Injury Dog Bite Premises Liability Slip & Fall Elder Abuse Employment Law (wrongful termination/employment discrimination) BAR ADMISSIONS State of California, 2008 U. S. District Court Eastern District of California, 2008 U. S. District Court Central District of California, 2013 U. S. District Court District of Nevada, 2013 U. S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2008 Supreme Court of California, 2008 EDUCATION Lincoln Law School, Sacramento, California Juris Doctorate 2008 The University of California, Berkeley, California Bachelor of Arts in History PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS State Bar of California Sacramento County Bar Association Consumer Attorneys of California Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors AWARDS Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association, Presidents Award 2023 PUBLISHED APPEALS Lopez v. Daimler Chrysler Corp., (2009) 179 Cal. App.4th 1373