KEVIN L. ELDER
ATTORNEY
Kevin has been practicing as a civil litigation attorney for 28 years. For the first 18 years he worked as an associate for Mason and Thomas, a civil defense firm, where he tried many cases to jury verdict and earned partnership status after his first 5 years. Kevin moved to the plaintiff bar in 2008 after being recruited by Fred Penney to serve as Penney and Associates' lead trial counsel. Since 2008, Kevin has continued to try cases to jury verdict and has had great success settling many multi-million dollar cases, with well over 30 million dollars in settlements and/or verdicts. Kevin is a proud member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a respected professional organization limited to less than 1% of all attorneys nationwide, whose membership is by nomination only requiring a 75% anonymous membership voting or greater for approval to become a member.
Kevin enjoys litigation and the fight to achieve the best result for the client. He handles all types of personal injury cases including but not limited to wrongful death, catastrophic injury, motor vehicle, product liability, premises liability, dog bite and most causes of action relating to personal injury. Kevin practices throughout the state of California and has tried cases in eight different counties. His primary office location is in the city of Rocklin where he resides. The firm has satellite offices throughout northern and southern California enabling Kevin to meet with new clients and handle new cases in all of California.
All of Kevin's clients have been very satisfied with his work ethic and most importantly his results. He prides himself in his aggressive prosecution of a claim on behalf of his clients and never settles without maximizing the recovery. Kevin is very passionate about his work and has found much gratitude in representing injured people, their families and friends. He is a member of the exclusive "Multi-Million Dollar Advocate Forum" and "Million Dollar Advocate Forum." Additionally, he is a member of the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), the California Trial Lawyers Association, and has earned the Lifetime Achievement Award of the "America's Top 100 Attorneys." He has been voted by Sacramento Magazine as one of the city's "Best Attorneys" in 2016, 2017, and 2018.
Kevin is licensed to practice in all of the courts in California including the California Supreme Court. He has been admitted to practice in the United States Federal District Courts in the Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of California.
ACCOLADES
- Fellow American Board Of Trial Advocates
- Lifetime Achievement Award America’s Top 100 Attorneys
- Member Million Dollar Advocate Forum
- Member Multimillion Dollar Advocate Forum
- Sacramento Magazines Top Lawyers 2015-to present
- AVVO 10.0 Rating - Highest Rating for Personal Injury Attorney
*Please remember that this information will be kept 100% confidential. No information will be submitted or released to any individual or business except Penney and Associates and its affiliates. Please be aware, however, that the firm does not accept all matters referred to it, and that no attorney-client relationship will be created simply because a message was sent to us. "Pay Nothing unless we collect" only applies to personal injury cases.