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title: Michael Stephenson
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![Michael Stephenson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Stephenson-Michael-web_b138949cfaf513c93377364cbd1dfa10.jpg)

# Michael Stephenson

Michael Stephenson is the founder of *Bay Area Bicycle Law, P.C*. in Oakland, California. Mr. Stephenson has been representing injured cyclists since 2010. Before that, he served as a public defender in Oregon.

### Articles written by this author:

[![Winning bicycle-crash cases that have adverse traffic-collision reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Smith_istock-864998022_1b95f88ccf152863d35b77d7b814ea7d.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-february/winning-bicycle-crash-cases-that-have-adverse-traffic-collision-reports "Winning bicycle-crash cases that have adverse traffic-collision reports")

## [Winning bicycle-crash cases that have adverse traffic-collision reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-february/winning-bicycle-crash-cases-that-have-adverse-traffic-collision-reports "Winning bicycle-crash cases that have adverse traffic-collision reports")

Fighting back against bogus findings of fault against cyclists

[Kyle Smith](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kyle-smith "Kyle Smith")
[Lucy Allen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lucy-allen "Lucy Allen")
[Michael Stephenson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-stephenson "Michael Stephenson")

[2022 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-february)