Associate

Orange County, San Diego

Direct: 949.224.6438

Office: 949.760.1121

isteinmetz@buchalter.com

Bar Admissions

California, New York

Languages

French, German, Italian

Overview

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Isabel Steinmetz is an Attorney in the Firm’s Orange County office and a member of the Litigation practice group. Ms. Steinmetz represents clients in complex civil litigation matters in federal and state courts, including class action, Proposition 65, products liability, and business disputes.

Ms. Steinmetz earned an LL.M. degree from the University of California, Irvine School of Law. While obtaining her LL.M., she worked on plaintiff-side matters, including cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Alongside her practice, Ms. Steinmetz also recently graduated with an M.B.A.

Originally from Germany, Ms. Steinmetz studied law in London, UK, and was called to the Bar of England & Wales. While studying in London, she also worked for Members of Parliament.

Ms. Steinmetz is admitted to practice law in California and New York. She is fluent in German and conversational in French and Italian.

Admissions

  • California
  • New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Education

  • University of California, Irvine School of Law, LL.M. in U.S. Law and Jurisprudence
    • Served as representative LL.M. class of the Student Bar Association
  • University of London, Birkbeck, LL.M.
  • University of London, King's College, B.A. in Philosophy

  • 2026 Rising Star by Super Lawyers