From Hollywood to the Halls of Justice
Discovered at age five when his grandmother met a talent agent at a card game, Troy W. Slaten became one of Hollywood’s most recognizable child actors — starring as Michael Lacey on Cagney & Lacey (7 seasons, CBS), Jerry Steiner on Parker Lewis Can’t Lose (73 episodes, Fox), and appearing alongside Michael Keaton in Johnny Dangerously and Danny DeVito in Jack the Bear. He earned two Young Artist Award nominations and guest-starred on The Wonder Years, Roseanne, Who’s the Boss?, Greatest American Hero, and Murphy Brown.
Raised in a military family in Woodland Hills and Calabasas, Troy’s parents instilled a simple creed: “To whom much is given, much is expected.” He earned his B.A. in English Literature with Honors from UCLA and his Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law, where he clerked for the LA County District Attorney — there he was entrusted and was supervised by career prosecutors litigating felony preliminary hearings and misdemeanor jury trials.
Troy became the youngest partner in the history of Floyd, Skeren & Kelly, LLP, managing the Criminal Defense Division from Beverly Hills. He represented over 170 victims of the 2017 Las Vegas Route 91 mass shooting, contributing to an $800 million settlement — the third-largest in U.S. history. Named a Top 100 Trial Lawyer, he has made over 500 television appearances as a legal analyst on Fox News, CNN, HLN, CBS, NBC, and E! — serving as the “Voice of Reason” on HLN’s Nancy Grace.
Today Troy serves as an Administrative Law Judge for the State of California, presiding over workers’ compensation hearings. He previously served 3.5 years as a volunteer Temporary Judge (Judge Pro Tem) for the LA Superior Court. California Bar #237468, zero disciplinary actions since admission in 2005.