About M. Taylor Hammett

M. Taylor Hammett is a Sacramento native and associate attorney at Wilcoxen Callaham LLP. He earned his B.A. in Political Science from California State University, Sacramento, where he was named to the Dean's Honor List for five semesters, and his J.D. from McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, where he also made the Dean's Honor List in his first year. After clerking at Wilcoxen Callaham starting in the summer of 2022, he joined the firm as an attorney. He handles personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, auto accidents, dog bites, premises liability, and Fire Victim Trust claims arising from the 2018 Camp Fire. He is a member of Consumer Attorneys of California, the Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association, and the State Bar of California.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Wilcoxen Callaham

These results are credited to Wilcoxen Callaham. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$3.02 millionVerdict

A Butte County jury found Enloe Medical Center negligent in the 2009 death of Todd Stewart, who died from internal bleeding after complications arose during a recalled defibrillator removal procedure.

Butte County Superior Court, California · 2011Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →
$255,000Verdict

William Callaham won a $2.5 million jury verdict for the parents of a 13-day-old premature infant who died of necrotizing enterocolitis after a nurse practitioner discharged her from the emergency room without a full workup; California's MICRA cap reduced the family's recovery to roughly $255,000.

Amador County Superior Court, California · 2016Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
J.D.
California State University, Sacramento
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Sacramento firms

Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora
Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora
$117 Million Settlement With Former PG&E Officers and Directors Over California Wildfires
Arnold Law Firm
Arnold Law Firm
$60 Million Settlement Resolves Class Action Over Morgan Stanley Data Breaches Affecting 15 Million Clients
Demas Law Group, P.C., Personal Injury Attorneys
Demas Law Group, P.C., Personal Injury Attorneys
$32.16 million · Sacramento Jury Awards $32.16 Million to Children of Man Killed by Off-Duty Police Detective on I-5
Moseley Collins Law
Moseley Collins Law
$20 million · Army Veteran Paralyzed at Police Traffic Stop Wins $20 Million Settlement from Yuba City
Del Rio & Caraway, P.C.
Del Rio & Caraway, P.C.
$1.85 Million Verdict After Dump Truck Veers Into Sacramento Driver, L5-S1 Fusion Surgery Required

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.