Public Agency Defense
California, Workers Comp, Public Agency Defense, Firm, Attorney
Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi LLP represents California public agencies and their administrators in all eleven (11) of its statewide locations. Within the Firm, we have numerous attorneys whose practice emphasizes public agency issues to address our clients’ needs. We represent cities, counties, fire districts, school districts, and a variety of other public entities. We work collaboratively with claims administrators, Human Resources Departments, Agency Counsel, and others as necessary. Public Agency Defense often requires multi-forum considerations involving different legal practice areas and litigation coordination. We strive to understand the public agency needs and special benefits impacted by workers’ compensation claims. We recognize that public agency representation requires the highest degree of coordination with the client and other legal representatives to accomplish successful handling of the workers’ compensation claim, employment/personnel issues, retirement benefits, union issues, and other concerns faced by the agency. Our experience and knowledge in the complex area of public agency representation have repeatedly proven to meet the challenges necessary to accomplish the goal.
For general questions or information regarding Public Agency Defense, please contact:
Susan Hastings – shastings@lflm.com – (510) 628-0496
James Pettibone – jpettibone@lflm.com– (925) 499-4999
Marc Leibowitz – mleibowitz@lflm.com – (619) 233-9898
Public Agency Defense Attorneys
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Kevin Calegari is a Partner in our San Francisco office. He joined our firm in 1993, and also served clients in our San Jose...
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Partner
San Francisco
Nat Cordellos is a Partner in our San Francisco office. He joined LFLM in 2010. He represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured employers...
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Partner
San Francisco
Brian D. Egan is Of Counsel in our San Francisco office. Mr. Egan has been with LFLM for more than 24 years. He is...
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Of Counsel
San Francisco
Jake Falbo is a Partner who joined our firm in 1992. He also served clients in our Redding and San Jose offices. Mr. Falbo...
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Partner
San Francisco
Susan Hastings is the Managing Partner of our Oakland/Concord office. She joined LFLM in 2001 following eight years practicing state workers’ compensation insurance defense...
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Oakland/Concord Office Managing Partner
Oakland/Concord
Demetra Geges Johal is a Partner in our Los Angeles office. She joined LFLM in 1988, and became a Partner in 1993. She currently...
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Partner
Los Angeles
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...
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Associate Attorney
San Francisco
Marc Leibowitz is the Managing Partner of our San Diego office. He joined LFLM in 1997, and has exclusively practiced in the area of...
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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,...
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Of Counsel
Oakland/Concord
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...
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Partner
Sacramento
Vicki N. Lindquist is a Partner in our Oakland office. She joined LFLM in 1998. Her practice is devoted to advising and defending employers...
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Partner
Oakland/Concord
Kate Lozano is the Managing Partner of our San Francisco office. She joined LFLM in 2007, and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...
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San Francisco Office Managing Partner
San Francisco
Brian Mellor is a Partner in our Sacramento office. He joined LFLM in 1998 as an Associate Attorney. In 2009 Mr. Mellor became a...
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Partner
Sacramento
Jesus “Jesse” Mendoza is a Partner in our San Francisco office. He represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured employers in all areas of...
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Partner
San Francisco
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...
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Partner
San Francisco
Stephen K. Nakata is the Managing Partner of our Los Angeles office. Mr. Nakata has over 25 years of experience representing employers and insurers...
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Los Angeles Office Managing Partner
Los Angeles
Nicholas S. Pavlovich is a Partner in the Orange County office. Mr. Pavlovich joined LFLM in 2003 in the Fresno office. His practice includes...
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Partner
Orange County
James Pettibone is Of Counsel in our Concord office. In 1986, he joined LFLM as a Law Clerk. He became an Associate Attorney in...
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Of Counsel
Oakland/Concord
Shelley A. Quinn is the Managing Partner of our Fresno office. She joined LFLM in 2001 but her experience in state workers’ compensation began...
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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...
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Associate Attorney
San Jose
Larry Solaegui is Of Counsel in our Fresno office. Mr. Solaegui joined LFLM in 1999. Mr. Solaegui’s practice includes representing insurance carriers, third-party administrators,...
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Of Counsel
Fresno
Lindsay Wagenman is a Partner in our San Francisco office. She represents self-insured employers in addition to insurance companies in all areas of state...
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Partner
San Francisco
Carroll A. Wheatley is currently a senior Partner in our San Bernardino office. Mr. Wheatley has been a member and partner at LFLM since...
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Partner
San Bernardino
Danny Gamulao is a Partner in our Orange County Office. He joined LFLM in 2017 after approximately 16 years of state workers’ compensation defense...
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Partner
Orange County
Glenn D. Olsen is an Associate Attorney in our Redding office. He joined LFLM in 2020 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...
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Associate Attorney
Redding
John V. Geyer is the Managing Partner of LFLM. He began working as an Associate Attorney in our Sacramento office immediately after taking the...
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Firm Managing Partner
Sacramento, Administration (Concord)
Luis A. Lopez is an Associate Attorney in our Concord office. He joined LFLM in 2014, and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...
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Associate Attorney
Oakland/Concord
David J. Schmit is an Associate Attorney in our Concord office. He joined LFLM in 2019 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...
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Associate Attorney
Oakland/Concord
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...
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Associate Attorney
Fresno
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...
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Associate Attorney
Fresno
John S. Orman is a Partner in our Fresno office. He joined LFLM in 2015. His practice includes representing insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and...
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Partner
Fresno
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,...
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Associate Attorney
Fresno
J. Scott Ferris is an Associate Attorney in our Los Angeles office. Mr. Ferris joined LFLM in 2017 and handles all aspects of Workers’...
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Associate Attorney
Los Angeles
Scott Haustein is a Partner in our San Diego office. He joined LFLM in 2000, and has over fifteen years experience representing the interest...
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Partner
San Diego
Loren N. Meador is an Associate Attorney in our Los Angeles office. She joined LFLM in 2018, and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and...
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Associate Attorney
Los Angeles
Julio C. Salazar is an Associate Attorney in our Los Angeles office. He joined LFLM in 2019 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and...
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Associate Attorney
Los Angeles
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...
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Associate Attorney
Oakland/Concord
Crystal C. Tappin is an Associate Attorney in our Oakland office. Ms. Tappin joined LFLM in 2016, and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and...
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Associate Attorney
Oakland/Concord
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...
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Partner
Oakland/Concord
Bruce Jennett is the Managing Partner of our Sacramento and Redding offices. He joined LFLM in 1988 after graduating from McGeorge School of Law....
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Sacramento and Redding Office Managing Partner
Sacramento, Redding
Hector M. Jorrin is an Associate Attorney in our Sacramento office. He joined LFLM in 2015. Mr. Jorrin began practicing state workers’ compensation defense...
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Associate Attorney
Sacramento
Robert A. Guttman is a Partner in our San Bernardino office. He joined LFLM in 1998 as the Managing Associate Attorney of the San...
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Partner
San Bernardino
Omar Behnawa is the Managing Partner of our Orange County office. He joined LFLM in 2008, and represents employers and insurance carriers in all...
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Orange County Office Managing Partner
Orange County
Marijo Kuperman is Of Counsel in our San Diego office. She joined LFLM in 1997 bringing extensive experience in state workers’ compensation litigation. Ms....
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Of Counsel
San Diego
Michelle C. Sebring is a Partner in our San Diego office. She joined LFLM in 2018 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...
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Partner
San Diego
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...
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Associate Attorney
San Francisco
Matthew B. Lee is an Associate Attorney in our San Francisco office. He joined LFLM in 2017 after practicing in the areas of securities...
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Associate Attorney
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...
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Of Counsel
San Jose
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...
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Partner
San Jose
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...
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Associate Attorney
San Jose
Travis Sams is a Partner in our San Jose office. He represents insurance carriers, third party administrators and self insured employers in all areas...
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Partner
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...
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Partner
San Jose
Matthew Hersh is an Associate Attorney in our Oakland office. He has been practicing state workers’ compensation defense since 2008. Mr. Hersh received his...
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Associate Attorney
Oakland/Concord