Specializes in:
Co-chairs Gilbert, Kelly, Crowley & Jennett’s Workers’ Compensation department statewide.  An experienced attorney who is a Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation Law with  twenty years experience defending employers, insurance companies, third party administrators and public entities in all aspects of Workers’ Compensation claims including, but not limited to, Trials, Depositions, Expert Cross Examinations, Labor Code Section 132 (a) claims, Serious and Willful claims, Reconsiderations and Appeals.

Education and Certifications:
California State University Dominguez Hills (B.S., Finance, 1991, National Honor Society for American Business Students, Who’s Who Among American College Students and two-time finalist, Stanley Mosk Undergraduate Moot Court Program); Western State University College of Law (J.D., 1994)

Court Affiliations:
All California State and Federal courts.

Member of:
State Bar of California; Workers’ Compensation Defense Attorneys’ Association; Los Angeles County Bar Association (Workers’ Compensation Section); Orange County Bar Association (Workers’ Compensation Section).

Publications and Lectures:
A frequent guest speaker for attorney groups, employer organizations, insurance companies and the Insurance Education Association on numerous topics, including but not limited to:  Injury Prevention, Cumulative Injuries, Conditions of Compensation, Psychiatric Claims, Subrogation, 3rd Party Issues in Workers’ Compensation Claims, Permanent Disability Rating, Earnings, Substantial Medical Evidence, Vocational Rehabilitation, Structured Settlements, Cross Examination of Experts and Numerous Mock Trials for the defense community.

Notable Accomplishments:
Two-Time Finalist Stanley Mosk Undergraduate Moot Court Program; Judge Pro Tem, Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board; Member, Board of Directors, Orange County Leukemia and Lymphoma Society; 2007 “Man of the Year” Finalist, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

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