Speaking Engagements

Attorneys at Laughlin Falbo Levy & Moresi LLP. regularly speak at workshops, seminars and conferences. Examples of organizations that host events where our attorneys speak include the Public Agency Risk Management Association (PARMA), The Executives in Workers’ Comp & Risk Conference (EWC), California Association of Joint Powers Authorities (CAJPA), Workers’ Compensation Institute (WCI), California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation (CCWC) and California Self-Insurers Association (CSIA).

Please contact info@lflm.com if you would like to inquire about an attorney at Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi LLP speaking at your event.

Upcoming Speaking Engagements:

2025

Past Speaking Engagements:

2025

Event: PARMA Conference
Location: Anaheim, CA
Date: February 23-26, 2025
Session Title: “Increasing “Cross-Over” Exposures — Avoiding the Whipsaw of Workers’ Compensation and Civil Exposures”
LFLM Attorneys: Marc Leibowitz, Office Managing Partner, LFLM-San Diego
Co-Presenters: Rob A. Cutbirth, Managing Partner (Law Offices of Robert A. Cutbirth)

Event: PARMA Conference
Location: Anaheim, CA
Date: February 23-26, 2025
Session Title: “Supervising Your Counsel — How to Best Partner with Your Legal Counsel”
LFLM Attorneys: Marc Leibowitz, Office Managing Partner, LFLM-San Diego
Co-Presenters: Rob A. Cutbirth, Managing Partner (Law Offices of Robert A. Cutbirth)

Event: PARMA Conference
Location: Anaheim, CA
Date: February 23-26, 2025
Session Title: “Golden Nuggets Part 2 – Peace and Love Version”
LFLM Attorney: Susan N. Hastings, Office Managing Partner, LFLM – Oakland
Co-Presenters: Jenny Thompson, Risk Manager (County of Fresno), Lynn Cavalcanti, Sr. Vice President (AIMS)

Event: PARMA Conference
Location: Anaheim, CA
Date: February 23-26, 2025
Session Title: “Psychiatric Injuries, Changing Times, and Evolving Approaches: Proactively Managing Your Workers’ Compensation Program in a Post-COVID-19 Workforce”
LFLM Attorney: Jesus Mendoza, Partner, LFLM – San Francisco
Co-Presenters: Sunny White, Division Manager (Athens Administrators), Dr. Ron Heredia, Director/Founder (Good Mood Legal)

Event: PARMA Conference
Location: Anaheim, CA
Date: February 23-26, 2025
Session Title: “Workplace Investigations: The Do’s and Don’ts From Our Time in the Trenches”
LFLM Attorney: Kate L. Lozano, Office Managing Partner, LFLM-San Francisco
Co-Presenters: Morin Jacob, San Francisco Managing Partner (Liebert, Cassidy Whitmore)

Event: EWC Conference
Location: Anaheim, CA
Date: February 11, 2025
Session Title: “Winning Strategies: Optimal Defense Tactics for Workers’ Comp Claims”
LFLM Attorneys: Omar A. Behnawa, Office Managing Partner, LFLM-Orange County and LFLM-San Bernardino
Co-Presenters: Sarah Cato, ARM, Risk Management Analyst (San Diego County Regional Airport Authority), Jolly Hamd, Manager of WC & Disability (USC)

2024

Event: CALPELRA Conference
Location: Monterey, CA
Date: November 12-15, 2024
Session Title: “CalPERS: Evolving Process, Forms, and Strategies To Keep Your Employees’ Retirements Moving”
LFLM Attorneys: Jesus Mendoza, Esq., Partner, LFLM-San Francisco
Co-Presenters: Felicia Ruiz, HR Manager (City of Redwood City), Alexander Wong, Attorney (Jones Clifford)

Event: AWCP Conference
Location: Sacramento, CA
Date: October 25, 2024
Session Title: “Defense Tool Kit 2024: Combatting Vexing Applicant’s Attorney Tactics”
LFLM Attorneys: Mark Turner, Partner, LFLM-Sacramento and Ilona Rincon, Esq., LFLM-Sacramento

Event: Workers’ Compensation Forum of the Inland Empire
Location: San Bernardino, CA
Date: August 13, 2024
Session Title: “Strategic Solutions: Handling Future Medical Care Needs in Workers’ Compensation”
LFLM Attorney: Danny Gamulao, Esq., Partner, LFLM-Orange County Office
Co-Presenters: Dr. Joseph Sclafani, MD

Event: CCWC Conference
Location: Anaheim, CA
Date: June 12-14, 2024
Session Title: “The 21st Century Claims Review”
LFLM Attorney: Demetra G. Johal, Partner, LFLM-Los Angeles
Co-Presenters: Dawn Watkins, Chief Risk Officer (LAUSD), Diana Toste, AVP (Sedgwick), Dani Reynolds, Sr. Technical Standards & Compliance Manager (Sedgwick)

Event: CCWC Conference
Location: Anaheim, CA
Date: June 12-14, 2024
Session Title: “CAAA – What Are They Up to Now”
LFLM Attorney:  Jonathan W. A. Liff, Partner, LFLM-Sacramento
Co-Presenters: Saul Allweiss, Attorney (Law Offices of Allweiss, McMurty & Mitchell)

Event: CCWC Conference
Location: Anaheim, CA
Date: June 12-14, 2024
Session Title: “Show Me the Money: Subrogation in Workers’ Compensation”
LFLM Attorney:  Stanley R. Escalante, Esq, LFLM-Orange County
Co-Presenters: Nick Lardie (ICW)

Event: Elevate
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: May 23, 2024
Session Title: “Divergent Perspectives: Lively Discussions about Comp”
LFLM Attorney: Michelle C. Sebring, Partner, LFLM-San Diego
Co-Presenters: Dawn Watkins, Chief Risk Officer (LAUSD), Hon. Robert Rassp, Joseph Sousa (Workers’ Compensation Program Manager, City of San Diego), Dr. Gene Ma and Stuart Colburn (Shareholder, Downs & Stanford)

Event: PARMA Conference
Location: Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa, Indian Wells, CA
Date: February 20-23, 2024
Session Title: “Pain Points: Four Banes of Our Existence and Creative Claims Solutions to Lessen Your Stress”
LFLM Attorney: Jesus Mendoza, Partner, LFLM – San Francisco
Co-Presenters: Sunny White, Division Manager (Athens Administrators), Dr. Paul Kim (Keystone Industrial Medicine)

Event: PARMA Conference
Location: Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa, Indian Wells, CA
Date: February 20-23, 2024
Session Title: “Golden Nuggets of Workers’ Compensation”
LFLM Attorney: Susan N. Hastings, Office Managing Partner, LFLM – Oakland
Co-Presenters: Lynn Cavalcanti, Sr. VP Operations (AIMS), Jenny Thompson, Risk Manager (County of Fresno)

2023

Event: CAJPA Conference
Location: Lake Tahoe, CA
Date: September 12-14, 2023
Session Title: “Five Steps to Successfully Handle Presumptions Claims in a Post-Pandemic Workplace”
LFLM Attorney: Vicki N. Lindquist, Partner, LFLM-Oakland
Co-Presenters: Jeff Rush, Workers’ Compensation Program Manager (California JPIA), Dr. Ron Heredia, Director (Good Mood Legal)

Event: WCI Conference
Location: Orlando World Center, FL
Date: August 22, 2023
Session Title: STATE OF THE STATES: National Case Law Highlights 2022-2023 A WCEC co-production of the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers and National Workers’ Compensation Review
LFLM Attorney: Michelle C. Sebring, Partner, LFLM-San Diego

Event: CCWC Conference
Location: Disneyland, Anaheim, CA
Date: June 7-9, 2023
Session Title: “Creative Resolutions to Complex Claims”
LFLM Attorney: Demetra G. Johal, Partner, LFLM-Los Angeles
Co-Presenters: Erika Vargas, Applicant Attorney (Gordon, Edelstein, Krepack, Grant, Felton & Goldstein), Diana Toste, Claims Administrator (Sedgwick CMS), Dawn Watkins, Chief Risk Officer (Los Angeles USD), John Pinto, Broker (Arcadia Settlements Group)

Event: CCWC Conference
Location: Disneyland, Anaheim, CA
Date: June 7-9, 2023
Session Title: “SB 1127 – Where Are We Now?”
LFLM Attorney: Jonathan W. A. Liff, Partner, LFLM-Sacramento

Event: EWC Conference
Location: Anaheim, CA
Date: April 25, 2023
Session Title: “The Altered State of Post-Pandemic Work: From the Dining Room Table to Downtown”
LFLM Attorney: Vicki N. Lindquist, Partner, LFLM-Oakland
Co-Presenters: Kevin Hagel, Workers’ Compensation Specialist (Kaiser Permanente), Lisa Ivancich, Partner (Ivancich & Cotis LLP)