Workers’ Compensation Defense
As workers’ compensation defense specialists, Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi LLP traces its roots to the mid-1930s. This area continues to be the largest part of the Firm’s practice.
Attorneys in this specialty represent insurance companies, self-insured employers and public agencies before the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, Courts of Appeal and Supreme Court. In addition, they represent employers in Serious and Willful Misconduct and Labor Code Section 132a actions.
LFLM attorneys handle disputed workers’ compensation claims through advice to clients, assistance in discovery, representation through all phases of litigation and negotiation of resolutions. They also assist in developing evidence that has led to prosecution for insurance fraud.
This field has grown more complex and technical in recent years with laws/statutes varying the practice from year to year. LFLM’s workers’ compensation attorneys conduct educational classes and seminars for clients and professional organizations. We are pleased to address individual companies on any subject in the field that may be of interest or about which they believe their staff should be better informed. These may include seminars on medical issues, as they relate to disability cases, or on legal issues, such as research and advocacy. We also offer updates on recent appellate decisions in the workers’ compensation field or any other topics that will assist our clients with compliance with educational requirements. Attorneys
Workers’ Compensation Defense Attorneys
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Seeta Ambati is the Managing Partner of our San Jose office. She initially joined LFLM in 2001 as an Associate Attorney and took on...
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San Jose Office Managing Partner
San Jose
Kent Ball is an Associate Attorney in our Concord office. He joined LFLM in 2013 following four years as the Litigation Manager for a...
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Associate Attorney
Concord
Martha S. Ballesteros is an Associate Attorney in our Anaheim office. She joined LFLM in 2015 with state workers’ compensation litigation experience since 2013....
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Associate Attorney
Anaheim
Barbara P. Banez is an Associate Attorney in our Los Angeles office. She joined LFLM in 2016, and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and...
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Associate Attorney
Los Angeles
Omar Behnawa is a Partner in our San Diego office. He joined LFLM in 2008, and represents employers and insurance carriers in all aspects...
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Partner
San Diego
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...
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Associate Attorney
Fresno
Kevin Calegari is the Managing Partner of our San Francisco office. He joined our firm in 1993, and also served clients in our San...
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San Francisco Office Managing 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
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...
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Associate Attorney
Oakland
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...
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Associate Attorney
San Jose
Susan L. Crowell is an Associate Attorney in our San Bernardino office. She joined LFLM in 2002, and currently practices state workers’ compensation defense....
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Associate Attorney
San Bernardino
Brian Egan is a Senior Partner who has been with LFLM for more than 24 years. He is heavily involved in the marketing of...
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Partner
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
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
Gregg A. Fowler is an Associate Attorney in our Los Angeles office. He joined LFLM in 2017, and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and...
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Associate Attorney
Los Angeles
Joi Fox is an Associate Attorney in our Los Angeles office. She joined LFLM as a law clerk in 2012 in the San Francisco...
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Associate Attorney
Los Angeles
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...
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Associate Attorney
San Jose
Danny Gamulao is an Associate Attorney in our Anaheim Office. He joined LFLM in 2017 after approximately 16 years of state workers’ compensation defense...
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Associate Attorney
Anaheim
Manuel Garcia is the Managing Partner of our Anaheim office. He joined LFLM in 1994, and represents the interest of insurance companies, third party...
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Anaheim Office Managing Partner
Anaheim
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, Concord
G. Dean Guerrero is an Associate Attorney in our Los Angeles office. He joined LFLM in 2014, and specializes in all aspects of state...
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Associate Attorney
Los Angeles
Robert A. Guttman is the Managing Partner of our San Bernardino office. He joined LFLM in 1998 as the Managing Associate Attorney of the...
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San Bernardino Office Managing Partner
San Bernardino
Susan Hastings is the Managing Partner of our Oakland office. She joined LFLM in 2001 following eight years practicing state workers’ compensation insurance defense...
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Oakland Office Managing Partner
Oakland
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
Matthew Hersh is an Associate Attorney in our San Francisco office. He has been practicing state workers’ compensation defense since 2008. Mr. Hersh received...
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Associate Attorney
San Francisco
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...
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Of Counsel
Redding
Centrina J. Jackson is an Associate Attorney in our Los Angeles office. She joined LFLM in 2013, and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and...
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Associate Attorney
Los Angeles
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
Mrs. Jalali is a Partner in the Anaheim office. She joined LFLM in 2007, and represents the interests of insurance companies, third party administrators,...
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Partner
Anaheim
Bruce Jennett is the Managing Partner of our Sacramento office. He joined LFLM in 1988 after graduating from McGeorge School of Law. Later he...
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Sacramento Office Managing Partner
Sacramento
Arpie Jivalagian is an Associate Attorney in our Los Angeles office. She joined LFLM in 2015, and currently represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators and...
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Associate Attorney
Los Angeles
Demetra Geges Johal is the Managing Partner of our Los Angeles office. She joined LFLM in 1988, and became a Partner in 1993. She...
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Los Angeles Office Managing 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
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...
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Associate Attorney
San Jose
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
Vidya M. Kale is an Associate Attorney in our Los Angeles office. She joined LFLM in 2014 bringing with her over 25 years of...
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Associate Attorney
Los Angeles
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...
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Associate Attorney
Sacramento
Marijo Kuperman is the Managing Partner of our San Diego office. She joined LFLM in 1997 bringing extensive experience in state workers’ compensation litigation....
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San Diego Office Managing Partner
San Diego
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,...
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Managing Attorney
Redding
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...
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Associate Attorney
Oakland
Jennifer M. Lee is an Associate Attorney in our Los Angeles office. She joined LFLM in 2015, and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators and...
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Associate Attorney
Los Angeles
Marc Leibowitz is a Partner in our San Diego office. He joined LFLM in 1997, and has exclusively practiced in the area of state...
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Partner
San Diego
Craig M. Lepore is an Associate Attorney in our San Diego office. He joined LFLM in 2004, and specializes in state workers’ compensation defense....
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Associate Attorney
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
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
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
Concord
Jeffrey E. Lowe is the Managing Partner of our Concord office. He is an Orange County native who spent his first 14 years of...
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Managing Partner
Concord
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...
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Partner
San Francisco
John T. Marin is a Partner in the San Diego office. He joined LFLM in 2008, and practices in federal and state workers’ compensation...
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Partner
San Diego
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...
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Associate Attorney
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 a Partner in our Los Angeles office. Mr. Nakata has over 25 years of experience representing employers and insurers against...
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Partner
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
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,...
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Associate Attorney
Fresno
Nicholas S. Pavlovich is a Partner in the Anaheim office. Mr. Pavlovich joined LFLM in 2003 in the Fresno office. His practice includes representing...
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Partner
Anaheim
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
James Pettibone is a Partner in our Concord office. In 1986, he joined LFLM as a Law Clerk. He became an Associate Attorney in...
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Partner
Concord
Shelley A. Quinn is a Partner in our Fresno office. She joined LFLM in 2001 but her experience in state workers’ compensation began in...
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Partner
Fresno
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...
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Associate Attorney
Anaheim
Travis Sams joined our San Jose office as an Associate Attorney in 2016. He represents insurance carriers, third party administrators and self insured employers...
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Associate Attorney
San Jose
Josephine A. Sanchez is an Associate Attorney in our Los Angeles office. She joined LFLM in 2012, and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators and...
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Associate Attorney
Los Angeles
Anthony Santos is a Partner in our Los Angeles office. He joined LFLM in 2013, and specializes in the area of state workers’ compensation...
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Partner
Los Angeles
Maryann C. Shirvell is Partner in our San Diego office. She joined LFLM in 1997, and specializes in the defense of claims under the...
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Partner
San Diego
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
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...
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Associate Attorney
San Francisco
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
Susan Smith joined LFLM in 2008 as an Associate Attorney. Ms. Smith represents insurance carriers, third party administrators and self insured employers in all...
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Associate Attorney
San Jose
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...
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Fresno Office Managing Partner
Fresno
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...
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Associate Attorney
Oakland
Olivia Ahlswede joined LFLM as an Associate Attorney in 2014, in our San Diego office. She now practices in our San Jose office representing...
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Associate Attorney
San Jose
Melineh Terzian is an Associate Attorney in our Los Angeles office. She joined LFLM in 2014, and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators and self-insured...
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Associate Attorney
Los Angeles
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...
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Associate Attorney
Sacramento
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...
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Associate Attorney
San Diego
Johann Van Kolken is an Associate Attorney in our San Bernardino office. He joined LFLM in 2000, and practices state workers’ compensation defense. Mr....
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Associate Attorney
San Bernardino
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...
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Associate Attorney
San Francisco
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
James Wesolowski, currently Of Counsel in our San Francisco Office, is one of the founding members of LFLM. He was previously a Partner in...
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Of Counsel
San Francisco
Carroll A. Wheatley is a Partner in our San Bernardino office. He joined LFLM in 1998 bringing with him 14 years of experience in...
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Partner
San Bernardino
Ryan J. Zalesny is an Associate Attorney in our San Francisco office. Mr. Zalesny joined LFLM in 2013. His practice includes representing insurance carriers,...
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Associate Attorney
San Francisco
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...
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Associate Attorney
Anaheim
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...
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Associate Attorney
Sacramento
George L. Brummer is an Associate Attorney in our Los Angeles office. He joined LFLM in 2018 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and...
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Associate Attorney
Los Angeles
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
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...
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Associate Attorney
Oakland
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
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...
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Associate Attorney
San Jose
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...
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Associate Attorney
Anaheim
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
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
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...
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Associate Attorney
San Francisco
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...
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Associate Attorney
Anaheim
Ken Patel is an Associate Attorney in our San Bernardino office. Mr. Patel worked with LFLM during the years 2009 – 2015, and re-joined...
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Associate Attorney
San Bernardino
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...
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Associate Attorney
Sacramento
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...
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Associate Attorney
San Diego
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...
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Associate Attorney
San Francisco
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...
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Associate Attorney
San Jose
Nathan R. Yannone is an Associate Attorney in our Concord office. He joined LFLM in 2018 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...
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Associate Attorney
Concord
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...
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Associate Attorney
Redding
Karen M. Beeman is an Associate Attorney in our San Diego office. She joined LFLM in 2001 as a paralegal and then in 2018...
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Associate Attorney
San Diego
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...
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Associate Attorney
San Jose
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
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...
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Associate Attorney
Anaheim
Timothy Tuan Ba Huynh is an Associate Attorney in our Oakland office. He joined LFLM in 2019 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and...
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Associate Attorney
Oakland
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
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...
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Associate Attorney
Sacramento
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
Concord
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...
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Associate Attorney
San Diego
Christina D. Hart is an Associate Attorney in our San Francisco office. She joined LFLM in 2019, and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and...
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Associate Attorney
San Francisco
Michele J. Morgan is an Associate Attorney in our Sacramento office. She joined LFLM in 2019 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...
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Associate Attorney
Sacramento
Jessica Neal is an Associate Attorney in our Anaheim office. She joined LFLM in 2017 with 5 years of state workers’ compensation defense experience...
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Associate Attorney
Anaheim
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
John Paul Fickes is an Associate Attorney in our Redding office. When he joined LFLM in 2019, he brought with him over 5 years...
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Associate Attorney
Redding
Michael Kvyat is an Associate Attorney in our San Francisco office. He joined LFLM in 2019 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...
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Associate Attorney
San Francisco
Aleah McGraw is an Associate Attorney in our San Francisco office. She joined LFLM in 2019 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...
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Associate Attorney
San Francisco
David M. Bishop is an Associate Attorney in our Fresno office. He joined LFLM in 2019, and represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators and self-insured...
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Associate Attorney
Fresno
Douglas A. Burman is an Associate Attorney in our Sacramento office. He joined LFLM in 2019 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...
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Associate Attorney
Sacramento
Michael I. Neale is an Associate Attorney in our San Francisco office. He joined LFLM in 2020 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and...
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Associate Attorney
San Francisco
Glenn D. Olsen is an Associate Attorney in our Oakland office. He joined LFLM in 2020 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...
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Associate Attorney
Oakland
John A. Petrouski is an Associate Attorney in our Oakland office. He joined LFLM in 2020 and defends insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured...
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Associate Attorney
Oakland