Practice Areas

WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Workers' Compensation Defense of:

• Government Agencies
• Insurance Carriers
• Self-Insured Employers

Workers' Compensation Specialized Practice Units:

• Airline Industries
• Asbestos
• Entertainment
• Farming
• Healthcare & Hospitals
• Hospitality & Service
• Law Enforcement & Fire Departments
• Maintenance & Janitorial
• Manufacturing
• Municipalities
• Professional Employer Organization
• Retail Operations
• School Districts
• Sports Litigation
• Staffing Agencies
• Transit Operations

Workers' Compensation Consultation:

• Litigated Inventory Analysis & Management
• Customized Litigated Inventory Reduction Projects

Workers' Compensation Other:

• 132(a) Discrimination Actions
• Serious & Willful Claims

CIVIL LITIGATION

Federal & State Practice Areas:

Liability defense of the following matters:

• Products Liability
• Premises Liability
• Transportation Defense
• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Wrongful Death
• Negligent Hiring and Retention
• Intentional Tort Claims
• Violations of B&P Section 17200

Employment Law Consultation and Defense:

• Fair Employment Housing Act (FEHA)
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Wage & Hour
• Cal/OSHA

Subrogation Practice:

• State of California Worker's Compensation Subrogation
• United States Longshore & Harbor Worker's Compensation Act
• Property Damage Subrogation

Construction Defect:

• Representation of Subcontractors
• Representation of General Contractors & Developers
• Implied Indemnity issues
• Contract issues, including:
  • Express indemnity issue such as Crawford issues
  • Breach issues
  • Condition issues
  • Formation issues
• Complex Litigation
• Arbitration
• Mediation
• Enforcement of Attorney Fees Clauses in Building Contracts
• Statute of Limitation Issues