Specialties

Legal Ethics; California CLS-Legal Malpractice Law, NBTA -CLS- Civil Trial Law

Degrees/Licenses

B.A. Political Science/Business
J.D.

Formal Education

Texas Christian University - B.A. Political Science/Business 1977
University of San Diego, School of Law - 1980

Registration and Licenses

Licensed to practice law in California (1981) and Arizona (1982)

Previous/Current Position

Attorney/Owner, Wolfe Legal Group, PC; University of San Diego Adjunct Professor, Oral Advocacy (2008 – 2013)

Honors/Awards

Trial Lawyer of the Year 1996, 2006 (Consumer Attorneys of San Diego)
Outstanding Trial Lawyer 1987, 1996, 2000, 2002 (Consumer Attorneys of San Diego)
Recipient, Daniel T. Broderick, III – Award for Civility, Integrity, and Professionalism, 2017
President, Consumer Attorneys of San Diego 1996
State Bar of California, Legal Malpractice Law Advisory Commission 2010-2013; Chair, 2013

Prof. Affiliations

American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA),Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, Consumer Attorneys of California, Lawyers Club of San Diego, San Diego County Bar Association Legal Ethics Committee

Publications

Numerous publications and presentations on topics of Legal Ethics and Civil Trial Advocacy; Contributing Author “Opening and Managing a Law Office” 2020 Edition.

Prior Expert

Qualified and testified in both trials and depositions on issue of legal ethics in California Superior Courts

Specialties

Leaders in the field for over three decades! Our experienced team provides witness preparation, theme development, mock trials, survey research, jury selection and post-trial interviews. We specialize in complex litigation, intellectual property, insurance bad-faith, criminal defense and antitrust.

Degrees/Licenses

Ph.D., A.B.P.P., Licensed Clinical Psychologist, J.D.

Specialties

Software and Systems Failure & Fitness for Purpose, IP, Mobiletechnology Patents, Internet, Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies; Computer, Software, Telecommunications, Broadcasting Litigation/Dispute Resolution; Expert Witness, CEDR Mediator, ICC Arbitrator, Expert Determiner.

Degrees/Licenses

Ph.D.; M.Sc.; B.Sc.; CITP; Accredited Member, Forensic Expert Witness Association, Los Angeles Chapter

Previous/Current Position

Castell Consulting, Management and Financial Consultants in Information Technology. Professional ICT Experts and Consultants. Clients say: “Dr Castell is unique in the totally professional and effective way he makes things happen and gets things done for his clients, delivering results, economically, on time, and with high quality implementation”.

Honors/Awards

Medallist, IT Consultant of the Year, BCS Professional Awards. Honored with an interview for Archives of IT Capturing the Past, Inspiring the Future. In-depth experiences of the people who influenced the development of IT in the UK.

Publications

Author of the foundational APPEAL Report (1990). He has written extensively on the issues of ICT professionalism, and standards of presentation and reliability of computer evidence, blockchain and cryptocurrency technology.

Some recent publications:
https://worldfinancialreview.com/i-bitcoin-as-told-to-stephen-castell/
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-33-6470-7_4
https://www.solicitorsjournal.com/sjarticle/Authored%20by%20AI
https://realmedia.press/looks-like-signature-i-never-signed-berrys-rbs/
https://www.bcs.org/articles-opinion-and-research/avoiding-disaster/

To learn more about his recent presentation "Software defects and the Law" (click on 'View Details'), watch the full recording on YouTube.

Prior Expert

Dr Stephen Castell CITP has acted as a leading forensic expert witness in compute software and systems disputes, for over thirty years, including the largest and longest software development cases to have reached the English High Court and the Sydney Supreme Court.