Specializes in:
The representation of employers, insurance carriers, third party administrators and public entities in the defense of workers' compensation claims. With over twenty years of experience, has handled every aspect of workers' compensation litigation from the initial claim to conclusion, including trials, expert depositions, Labor Code Section 132(a) claims, Serious and Willful claims and post-trial litigation including Petitions for Reconsideration and appeals.

Education and Certifications:
University of San Francisco (B.S., History, 1971); University of San Francisco, School of Law (J.D., 1976)

Court Affiliations:
All courts for the State of California; all Workers' Compensation Appeals Boards for the State of California; United States District Court (Federal), Northern District.

Member of:
State Bar of California; Northern California Workers’ Compensation Defense Attorneys’ Association.

Notable Accomplishments:
As the defense attorney for a municipal entity, was directly involved in the first workers' compensation fraud trial and resulting conviction in Santa Clara County. Also has experience in workers' compensation claims involving Tribal sovereignty in the State of California.

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