Attorneys

Olivia Ahlswede joined LFLM as an Associate Attorney in 2014, in our San Diego office. She now practices in our San Jose office representing...

Seeta Ambati is the Managing Partner of our San Jose office. She initially joined LFLM in 2001 as an Associate Attorney and took on...

J. Gabriel Amezcua is an Associate Attorney in our Pasadena office. He joined the firm in 2012, and practices state workers’ compensation matters including...

Donald E. Applegate, III, is an Associate Attorney in our San Francisco office. He joined LFLM in 2019 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and...

Sonya Arellano is an Associate Attorney in our San Jose office. She joined LFLM in 2019, and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators and self-insured...

Kent Ball is an Associate Attorney in our Oakland office. He joined LFLM in 2013 following four years as the Litigation Manager for a...

Martha S. Ballesteros is an Associate Attorney in our Anaheim office. She joined LFLM in 2015 with state workers’ compensation litigation experience since 2013....

Barbara P. Banez is an Associate Attorney in our Pasadena office. She joined LFLM in 2016, and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...

Karen M. Beeman is an Associate Attorney in our San Diego office. She joined LFLM in 2001 as a paralegal and then in 2018...

Omar Behnawa is a Partner in our San Diego office. He joined LFLM in 2008, and represents employers and insurance carriers in all aspects...

Kristin L. Bergesen is an Associate Attorney in our Sacramento office. She joined LFLM in 2018 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured employers...

Michael J. Brady is an Associate Attorney in our Santa Monica office. He joined LFLM in 2014 after approximately two years of state workers’...

Peter Brill is an Associate Attorney in our Redding office. He joined LFLM in 2019, and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured employers...

Emilee R. Brown is an Associate Attorney our Fresno office. She joined LFLM in 2015. Her practice includes representing insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and...

George L. Brummer is an Associate Attorney in our Pasadena office. He joined LFLM in 2018  and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...

Kevin Calegari is the Managing Partner of our San Francisco office. He joined our firm in 1993, and also served clients in our San...

Amandeep (Aman) S. Chattha is an Associate Attorney in our San Francisco office. He joined LFLM in 2018 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators,...

Nat Cordellos is a Partner in our San Francisco office. She joined LFLM in 2010. She represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured employers in...

W. Devon Craft joined our San Jose office as an Associate Attorney in 2010. Mr. Craft represents insurance carriers, third party administrators, self-insured employers...

Susan L. Crowell is an Associate Attorney in our San Bernardino office. She joined LFLM in 2002, and currently practices state workers’ compensation defense....

Teresa Dietz joined LFLM in October 2016.

Brian Egan is a Senior Partner who has been with LFLM for more than 24 years. He is heavily involved in the marketing of...

Anthony L. Elsetinow is an Associate Attorney in our Anaheim office. He joined LFLM in 2018 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...

Jake Falbo is a Partner who joined our firm in 1992. He also served clients in our Redding and San Jose offices. Mr. Falbo...

J. Scott Ferris is an Associate Attorney in our Pasadena office. Mr. Ferris joined LFLM in 2017 and handles all aspects of Workers’ Compensation...

Mark Filippi is a Partner who joined our San Jose office in 2001. Mr. Filippi represents insurance carriers, third party administrators, self-insured employers and...

Gregg A. Fowler is an Associate Attorney in our Santa Monica office. He joined LFLM in 2017, and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and...

Joi Fox is an Associate Attorney in our Pasadena office. She joined LFLM as a law clerk in 2012 in the San Francisco office....

Kathleen M. Foy is an Associate Attorney in our San Jose office. She joined LFLM in 2016, and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators and...

Russell Fung is an Associate Attorney in our Oakland office.He joined LFLM in 2018 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured employers in...

Danny Gamulao is an Associate Attorney in our Anaheim Office. He joined LFLM in 2017 after approximately 16 years of state workers’ compensation defense experience...

Manuel Garcia is the Managing Partner of our Anaheim office. He joined LFLM in 1994, and represents the interest of insurance companies, third party...

John V. Geyer is the Managing Partner of LFLM. He began working as an Associate Attorney in our Sacramento office immediately after taking the...

G. Dean Guerrero is an Associate Attorney in our Pasadena office. He joined LFLM in 2014, and specializes in all aspects of state workers’...

Robert A. Guttman is the Managing Partner of our San Bernardino office. He joined LFLM in 1998 as the Managing Associate Attorney of the...

Anne M. Hartman is an Associate Attorney in our San Jose office. She joined LFLM in 2017 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...

Susan Hastings is the Managing Partner of our Oakland office. She joined LFLM in 2001 following eight years practicing state workers’ compensation insurance defense...

Scott Haustein is a Partner in our San Diego office. He joined LFLM in 2000, and has over fifteen years experience representing the interest...

Matthew Hersh is an Associate Attorney in our San Francisco office. He has been practicing state workers’ compensation defense since 2008. Mr. Hersh received...

David W. Hughes is an Associate Attorney in our Oakland office. He joined LFLM in 1998. His practice involves civil litigation, emphasizing state workers’...

David V. Huscher is Of Counsel in our Redding office. He joined the firm in 1992, and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...

Manuel Ignacio is an Associate Attorney in our San Francisco office. He joined LFLM in 2018 and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...

Centrina J. Jackson is an Associate Attorney in our Santa Monica office. She joined LFLM in 2013, and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and...

Eric V. Jackson is an Associate Attorney in our Fresno office. He joined LFLM in 2011. Mr. Jackson’s practice includes representing insurance carriers, third-party...

Mrs. Jalali is a Partner in the Anaheim office. She joined LFLM in 2007, and represents the interests of insurance companies, third party administrators,...

Mr. Javan is an Associate Attorney in our Sacramento office. He joined LFLM in 2015, and his current legal practice involves state workers’ compensation...

Bruce Jennett is the Managing Partner of our Sacramento office. He joined LFLM in 1988 after graduating from McGeorge School of Law. Later he...

Arpie Jivalagian is an Associate Attorney in our Pasadena office. She joined LFLM in 2015, and currently represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators and self-insured...

Demetra Geges Johal is the Managing Partner of our Pasadena office. She joined LFLM in 1988, and became a Partner in 1993. She currently...

Tanya Johnson is an Associate Attorney in our San Francisco office. She represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators and self-insured employers in all areas of...

Connie L. Jones is an Associate Attorney in our San Jose office. She joined LFLM in 2016, and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and...

Hector M. Jorrin is an Associate Attorney in our Sacramento office. He joined LFLM in 2015. Mr. Jorrin began practicing state workers’ compensation defense...

Jenna E. Kahl is an Associate Attorney in our San Jose office. She joined LFLM in 2018, and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators and...

Vidya M. Kale is an Associate Attorney in our Pasadena office. She joined LFLM in 2014 bringing with her over 25 years of experience...

David Key is an Associate Attorney in our Sacramento office.  He joined LFLM in 2007, and represents insurance carriers, third party administrators, self-insured employers...

Neelu K. Khanuja is an Associate Attorney in our Pasadena office. She joined LFLM in 2017 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...

Charles “Charlie” D. King is an Associate Attorney in our San Francisco office. He joined LFLM in 2018 as a Law Clerk and as...

James K. Koh is an Associate Attorney in our Anaheim office. He joined LFLM in 2018 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...

Marijo Kuperman is the Managing Partner of our San Diego office. She joined LFLM in 1997 bringing extensive experience in state workers’ compensation litigation....

Sarah Lamb is an Associate Attorney in our Oakland office.  She joined LFLM in 2013, and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured employers...

Sidney L. Lamb is the Managing Attorney of our Redding office. He joined LFLM in 1998. His practice includes representing insurance carriers, third-party administrators,...

Cody Launder is an Associate Attorney in our Santa Monica office. He represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured employers in all areas of...

Charles A. Leath is an Associate Attorney in our Fresno office. He joined LFLM in 2018, and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...

Matthew B. Lee is an Associate Attorney in our San Francisco office. He joined LFLM in 2017 after practicing in the areas of securities...

Jennifer M. Lee is an Associate Attorney in our Pasadena office. She joined LFLM in 2015, and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators and self-insured...

Katherine Lee is an Associate Attorney in our San Diego office. She joined LFLM in 2015, and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators and self-insured...

Linda Lees is an Associate Attorney in our San Francisco office. She joined LFLM in 2017, and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...

Marc Leibowitz is a Partner in our San Diego office. He joined LFLM in 1997, and has exclusively practiced in the area of state...

Craig M. Lepore is an Associate Attorney in our San Diego office. He joined LFLM in 2004, and specializes in state workers’ compensation defense....

Barry Lesch has been with LFLM since its inception, and is currently of counsel in the Oakland Office. His practice includes representing insurance carriers,...

Jonathan Liff is a Partner in our Sacramento office. Mr. Liff joined LFLM in 2013. His practice includes representing insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and...

Vicki N. Lindquist is a Partner in our Oakland office. She joined LFLM in 1998. Her practice is devoted to advising and defending employers...

Priscilla W. Lloyd is of Counsel in our Anaheim office. She joined LFLM in 1992, and represents insurance companies, TPA’s, and employers in subrogation...

Luis A. Lopez is an Associate Attorney in our Oakland office. He joined LFLM in 2014, and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...

Jeffrey E. Lowe is a Partner in our Oakland office. He is an Orange County native who spent his first 14 years of practice...

Kate Lozano is a Partner in our San Francisco office. She joined LFLM in 2007, and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured employers in...

Bahar Madani is an Associate Attorney in our Fresno office. She joined LFLM in 2018, and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured employers...

John T. Marin is a Partner in the San Diego office. He joined LFLM in 2008, and practices in federal and state workers’ compensation...

Raul Martinez is an Associate Attorney in our San Jose office. He initially joined LFLM in September of 2014, and defends insurance carriers, third-party...

Andrew C McCabe is an Associate Attorney in our San Francisco office. He represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators and self-insured employers in all areas...

Rebecca McCoy-LaForce is an Associate Attorney in our San Francisco office. She has been practicing workers’ compensation defense since 2013. Ms. McCoy-LaForce represents insurance...

Loren N. Meador is an Associate Attorney in our Pasadena office. She joined LFLM in 2018, and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...

Brian Mellor is a Partner in our Sacramento office. He joined LFLM in 1998 as an Associate Attorney. In 2009 Mr. Mellor became a...

Jesus “Jesse” Mendoza is an Associate Attorney in our San Francisco office. He represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured employers in all areas...

Sean Monaghan is a Partner in our San Francisco office. He represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators and self-insured employers in all areas of state...

Stephen K. Nakata is the Managing Partner of our Santa Monica office. Mr. Nakata has over 25 years of experience representing employers and insurers...

  Jessica Neal is an Associate Attorney in our Anaheim office. She joined LFLM in 2017 with 5 years of state workers’ compensation defense...

Emma Nelson-Munson is an Associate Attorney in our Oakland office. She joined LFLM in 2017 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured employers...

Ashley R. Nijinski is an Associate Attorney in our Anaheim office. She joined LFLM in 2017 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...

John S. Orman is an Associate Attorney in our Fresno office. He joined LFLM in 2015. His practice includes representing insurance carriers, third-party administrators,...

Ken Patel is an Associate Attorney in our San Bernardino office. Mr. Patel worked with LFLM during the years 2009 – 2015, and re-joined...

Nicholas S. Pavlovich is a Partner in the Anaheim office. Mr. Pavlovich joined LFLM in 2003 in the Fresno office. His practice includes representing...

Matthew J. Perkins is an Associate Attorney in our Sacramento office. He joined LFLM in 2017 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...

James Pettibone is a Partner in our Oakland office. In 1986, he joined LFLM as a Law Clerk. He became an Associate Attorney in...

Phuong Pham is an Associate Attorney in our Anaheim office. She joined LFLM in 2014, and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured employers...

Shelley A. Quinn is a Partner in our Fresno office. She joined LFLM in 2001 but her experience in state workers’ compensation began in...

Amy L. Roberts is an Associate Attorney in our Sacramento office. She joined LFLM in 2017 after approximately six years defending public entities, self-insured...

Vicki Rubin-Howton is an Associate Attorney in our Anaheim office.  She began her career in workers’ compensation in 1991 working for a mid-size defense...

Travis Sams joined our San Jose office as an Associate Attorney in 2016. He represents insurance carriers, third party administrators and self insured employers...

Josephine A. Sanchez is an Associate Attorney in our Pasadena office. She joined LFLM in 2012, and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators and self-insured...

Nelly Sang is an Associate Attorney in our Sacramento office. She joined LFLM in 2019 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured employers...

Anthony Santos is an Associate Attorney in our Pasadena office. He joined LFLM in 2013, and specializes in the area of state workers’ compensation...

Albert Scoma is an Associate Attorney in our San Francisco office. He joined LFLM in 2017, and currently represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and...

Michelle C. Sebring is an Associate Attorney in our San Diego office. She joined LFLM in 2018 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and...

Henna Sharma is an Associate Attorney in our San Francisco office. She joined LFLM in 2017, and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...

Maryann C. Shirvell is Partner in our San Diego office. She joined LFLM in 1997, and specializes in the defense of claims under the...

Johnny Shiu joined our San Jose office as an Associate Attorney in 2015. He represents insurance carriers, third party administrators, self-insured employers and public...

Adina Sivaraman is an Associate Attorney in our San Francisco office. She represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self insured employers in all areas...

Laurence Sjauwfoekloy is a Partner who joined our San Jose office in 2002. Mr. Sjauwfoekloy represents insurance carriers, third party administrators, self-insured employers and...

Susan Smith joined LFLM in 2008 as an Associate Attorney. Ms. Smith represents insurance carriers, third party administrators and self insured employers in all...

Larry Solaegui is the Managing Partner of our Fresno office. Mr. Solaegui joined LFLM in 1999. Mr. Solaegui’s practice includes representing insurance carriers, third-party...

Joanna Stevenson is an Associate Attorney in our Oakland office. She joined LFLM in 2017, and currently represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...

Tracy Sturtevant is an Associate Attorney in our Oakland office. Prior to joining LFLM in 2018, she worked as a partner in two large...

Alex Ta is an Associate Attorney in our San Bernardino Office. He joined LFLM in 2018, and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...

Crystal Tappin is an Associate Attorney in our Oakland office. Ms. Tappin joined LFLM in 2016, and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...

Lindsey Telesmanic is an Associate Attorney in our Fresno office. She joined LFLM in 2014. Ms. Telesmanic’s practice includes representing insurance carriers, third-party administrators,...

Melineh Terzian is an Associate Attorney in our Pasadena office. She joined LFLM in 2014, and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators and self-insured employers...

Trisha A. Toyne is an Associate Attorney in our San Diego office. She joined LFLM in 2019, and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and...

Mark Turner is an Associate Attorney in our Sacramento office. He joined LFLM in 2014. His practice includes representing insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and...

Nicholas Valenzuela is an Associate Attorney in our San Diego office. He joined LFLM in 2016, and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators and self-insured...

Johann Van Kolken is an Associate Attorney in our San Bernardino office. He joined LFLM in 2000, and practices state workers’ compensation defense. Mr....

Lindsay Wagenman is an Associate Attorney in our San Francisco office. She represents self-insured employers in addition to insurance companies in all areas of...

Erin Walker is a Partner in our Oakland office. She joined LFLM in 2009, and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured employers in...

Abram Watts is an Associate Attorney in our San Jose office. He joined LFLM in 2017, and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...

James Wesolowski a Senior Partner in our San Francisco Office, and is one of the founding members of LFLM. He was previously a Partner...

Carroll A. Wheatley is a Partner in our San Bernardino office. He joined LFLM in 1998 bringing with him 14 years of experience in...

Nathan R. Yannone is an Associate Attorney in our Oakland office. He joined LFLM in 2018 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...

Thomas E. Youngdale is an Associate Attorney in our Redding office. He joined LFLM in 2018 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...

Ryan J. Zalesny is an Associate Attorney in our San Francisco office. Mr. Zalesny joined LFLM in 2013. His practice includes representing insurance carriers,...

Janet A. Zamecki is a Partner in the Oakland office of LFLM. She joined LFLM in 2004 as a law clerk and then in...

Sevan Zulikyan is an Associate Attorney in our Anaheim office. He joined LFLM in 2014, and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured employers...