Spencer B. Pavelchik

Spencer Pavelchik received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2011 with a double major in History and Philosophy, the latter with a concentration in Ethics & Public Policy. Mr. Pavelchik elected to attend Seattle University School of Law upon being awarded a Trustee Law Scholarship. He obtained his Juris Doctor in 2015.

 

Mr. Pavelchik has extensive experience with administrative hearings, having spent the first several years of his practice defending Workers’ Compensation claims for employers and insurance carriers. He has appeared in front of dozens of administrative law judges throughout the state, consistently achieving optimal results. His experience assessing permanent disability in a variety of orthopedic, psychiatric, neurologic, cardiovascular and other injury cases, as well as taking the depositions of employees and treating physicians, positioned him well for a transition to medical malpractice and hospital liability defense.

 

Mr. Pavelchik joined Low McKinley & Salenko in 2020. His civil litigation practice focuses on defending physicians, dentists, chiropractors, nurses, and surgery centers in medical malpractice cases. Mr. Pavelchik has “second-chaired” two trials, both of which resulted in defense judgments. Mr. Pavelchik also represents clients in professional licensing matters with the Medical Board of California, the Dental Board of California, and the California Board of Registered Nursing. 

 

Mr. Pavelchik was admitted to the California State Bar in 2016 and is a member of the Sacramento County Bar Association