Mr. Mayfield was raised in the small mountain community of Lake Arrowhead, California. He is the son of a veteran railroad switchman and local union chairman, and takes his upbringing with him as a vigorous advocate for his clients.

From an early age, Mr. Mayfield was regularly exposed to railroading politics, practices, and procedures. Most importantly, he saw the negative impact of unscrupulous railroad claims agents and company officers on friends and family. He enjoys the challenge of trial work and the opportunity to represent clients from all walks of life. His practice is focused on Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) accidents, passenger and commuter train accidents, and other catastrophic personal injury cases.

Following high school, he attained a bachelors degree, magna cum laude, from Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington. He then worked as a technology consultant and web developer in Santa Barbara, California before attaining his law degree at the University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law. He has a certificate of specialization in Law and Technology, and worked as an editor of the Berkeley Law and Technology Journal and the Berkeley Business Law Journal.

Following law school, Mr. Mayfield worked in the corporate securities, transactions, licensing, and technology practice at Stradling Yocca Carlson and Rauth, Newport Beach, California. He missed the challenge of trial practice, and the personal satisfaction of helping people in need, and returned to Hildebrand, McLeod & Nelson, LLP., where he actually began his legal career during his first year of law school.

Mr. Mayfield is a member of the California Bar and is admitted to practice in California state and federal courts. He is also a member of the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), the American Association for Justice (AAJ - formerly the American Trial Lawyers Association), and the Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association (ACCTLA). Mr. Mayfield currently serves on the board of the ACCTLA.

When he's not working for his clients, he enjoys traveling, exercise, the company of friends and family, and the outdoors.