Labor Code Section 4553 Serious & Willful Misconduct Defense Law Firm Practice Areas
Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi LLP defends employers when an employee’s injury is alleged to have been caused by an employer’s “serious and willful misconduct” under California Labor Code Section 4553. LFLM attorneys are well-versed in the latest case law, changes in statutory law, and safety regulations. We work closely with safety managers and supervisors to bring the claim to resolution. Claims in this practice area can also involve third-party lawsuits and subrogation, all of which are within LFLM’s expertise.
 
                                    Seeta Ambati is the Managing Partner of our San Jose office. She initially joined LFLM in 2001 as an Associate Attorney and took on...
San Jose Office Managing Partner
San Jose
 
                                    Omar Behnawa is the Managing Partner of our Orange County and San Bernardino offices. He joined LFLM in 2008, and represents employers and insurance...
Orange County and San Bernardino Office Managing Partner
Orange County, San Bernardino
 
                                    Kevin Calegari is a Partner in our San Francisco office. He joined our firm in 1993, and also served clients in our San Jose...
Partner
San Francisco
 
                                    W. Devon Craft is Of Counsel in our San Jose Office. He had joined the firm in 2010. Mr. Craft represents insurance carriers, third...
Of Counsel
San Jose
 
                                    Jake Falbo is currently Of Counsel in our San Francisco Office. Mr. Falbo joined our firm in 1992. He also served clients in our...
Of Counsel
San Francisco
 
                                    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...
Partner
San Jose
 
                                    John V. Geyer is the Managing Partner of LFLM. He began working as an Associate Attorney in our Sacramento office immediately after taking the...
Firm Managing Partner
Sacramento, Concord, Oakland, (Administration) Concord
 
                                    Robert A. Guttman is a Partner in our San Bernardino office. He joined LFLM in 1998 as the Managing Associate Attorney of the San...
Partner
San Bernardino
 
                                    Scott Haustein is a Partner in our San Diego office. He joined LFLM in 2000, and has over fifteen years experience representing the interest...
Partner
San Diego
 
                                    Bruce Jennett is the Managing Partner of our Sacramento and Redding offices. He joined LFLM in 1988 after graduating from McGeorge School of Law....
Sacramento and Redding Office Managing Partner
Sacramento, Redding
 
                                    Demetra Geges Johal is a Partner in our San Bernardino office. She joined LFLM in 1988, and became a Partner in 1993. She currently...
Partner
San Bernardino
 
                                    Hector M. Jorrin is an Associate Attorney in our Sacramento office. He joined LFLM in 2015. Mr. Jorrin began practicing state workers’ compensation defense...
Associate Attorney
Sacramento
 
                                    Marc Leibowitz is the Managing Partner of our San Diego office. He joined LFLM in 1997, and has exclusively practiced in the area of...
San Diego Office Managing Partner
San Diego
 
                                    Barry Lesch has been with LFLM since its inception, and is currently Of Counsel in the Oakland Office. His practice includes representing insurance carriers,...
Of Counsel
Oakland, Concord
 
                                    Brian Mellor is a Partner in our Sacramento office. He joined LFLM in 1998 as an Associate Attorney. In 2009 Mr. Mellor became a...
Partner
Sacramento
 
                                    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...
Partner
San Francisco
 
                                    Nicholas S. Pavlovich is a Partner in the Orange County office. Mr. Pavlovich joined LFLM in 2003 in the Fresno office. His practice includes...
Partner
Orange County
 
                                    Shelley A. Quinn is the Managing Partner of our Fresno office. She joined LFLM in 2001 but her experience in state workers’ compensation began...
Fresno Office Managing Partner
Fresno
 
                                    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...
Associate Attorney
San Jose
 
                                    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...
Partner
San Jose
 
                                    Olivia Ahlswede joined LFLM as an Associate Attorney in 2014, in our San Diego office. She now practices in our San Jose office representing...
Associate Attorney
San Jose
 
                                    Justin A. Williams is an Associate Attorney in our Oakland office. He joined LFLM in 2020 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...
Associate Attorney
Oakland, Concord
 
                                    John J. Bostanzoglou is an Associate Attorney in our Sacramento office. He joined LFLM in 2021. Mr. Bostanzoglou has been involved in workers’ compensation...
Associate Attorney
Sacramento
 
                                    Paul G. Wolfe is an associate attorney in our San Francisco Office. He joined LFLM in 2022 following 17 years of practice in workers’...
Associate Attorney
San Francisco
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