Experience

COLEMAN, CHAVEZ, & ASSOCIATES LLP

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Supervising Partner

  • Feb 2023 - Present

• Junior Partner

  • Jul 2020 - Mar 2023

• Associate Attorney

  • May 2016 - Jul 2020

  Negotiate, litigate and manage workers' compensation claims on behalf of employers doing business in California. Handle cases from inception to settlement, trial and appeals. Counsel employers, insurance carriers and claims adjusters by assessing risk relative to exposure. Draft and negotiate complex legal agreements. Conduct depositions of injured workers, witnesses and physician experts.



Watten, Discoe, Bassett & McMains

• United States
• Law Practice

• Associate Attorney

  • Sep 2013 - May 2016

  General liability insurance defense, including personal injury, property damage and workers’ compensation defense. Represent the interests of insurance companies at hearings, trials, depositions, oral arguments, mediations, arbitrations and other proceedings. Communicate with claims representatives, manage workers' compensation costs to reduce liability and negotiate settlements on behalf of the insurance carrier. Conduct depositions of claimants, physicians, medical experts and other parties,… Show more General liability insurance defense, including personal injury, property damage and workers’ compensation defense. Represent the interests of insurance companies at hearings, trials, depositions, oral arguments, mediations, arbitrations and other proceedings. Communicate with claims representatives, manage workers' compensation costs to reduce liability and negotiate settlements on behalf of the insurance carrier. Conduct depositions of claimants, physicians, medical experts and other parties, conduct discovery and draft pleadings. Show less General liability insurance defense, including personal injury, property damage and workers’ compensation defense. Represent the interests of insurance companies at hearings, trials, depositions, oral arguments, mediations, arbitrations and other proceedings. Communicate with claims representatives, manage workers' compensation costs to reduce liability and negotiate settlements on behalf of the insurance carrier. Conduct depositions of claimants, physicians, medical experts and other parties,… Show more General liability insurance defense, including personal injury, property damage and workers’ compensation defense. Represent the interests of insurance companies at hearings, trials, depositions, oral arguments, mediations, arbitrations and other proceedings. Communicate with claims representatives, manage workers' compensation costs to reduce liability and negotiate settlements on behalf of the insurance carrier. Conduct depositions of claimants, physicians, medical experts and other parties, conduct discovery and draft pleadings. Show less



Hegeler & Anderson, APC

• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • Aug 2011 - Sep 2013

  Actively engage in all aspects of medical malpractice defense, including drafting and responding to written discovery, taking and defending depositions, arguing discovery motions, preparing dispositive motions, and preparing and negotiating settlement agreements. Represent physicians, registered nurses, hospitals and other health care providers in the defense of complex, multi-party claims before the Superior Court, California Court of Appeals, California Medical Board, and private arbitrators.… Show more Actively engage in all aspects of medical malpractice defense, including drafting and responding to written discovery, taking and defending depositions, arguing discovery motions, preparing dispositive motions, and preparing and negotiating settlement agreements. Represent physicians, registered nurses, hospitals and other health care providers in the defense of complex, multi-party claims before the Superior Court, California Court of Appeals, California Medical Board, and private arbitrators. Advise health plans and insurers on risk management, state and federal regulatory compliance, and likelihood of success at trial. Show less Actively engage in all aspects of medical malpractice defense, including drafting and responding to written discovery, taking and defending depositions, arguing discovery motions, preparing dispositive motions, and preparing and negotiating settlement agreements. Represent physicians, registered nurses, hospitals and other health care providers in the defense of complex, multi-party claims before the Superior Court, California Court of Appeals, California Medical Board, and private arbitrators.… Show more Actively engage in all aspects of medical malpractice defense, including drafting and responding to written discovery, taking and defending depositions, arguing discovery motions, preparing dispositive motions, and preparing and negotiating settlement agreements. Represent physicians, registered nurses, hospitals and other health care providers in the defense of complex, multi-party claims before the Superior Court, California Court of Appeals, California Medical Board, and private arbitrators. Advise health plans and insurers on risk management, state and federal regulatory compliance, and likelihood of success at trial. Show less



SAN DIEGO SUPERIOR COURT

• United States
• Administration of Justice
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Judicial Intern to the Honorable Richard E.L. Strauss

  • Jan 2010 - May 2010

  Provided legal research in all areas of civil litigation. Assisted in preparing bench memoranda, including motions for summary judgment, writ of attachments, motions to compel discovery, and motions to seal records. Attended oral arguments and presented independent research and analysis. Provided legal research in all areas of civil litigation. Assisted in preparing bench memoranda, including motions for summary judgment, writ of attachments, motions to compel discovery, and motions to seal records. Attended oral arguments and presented independent research and analysis.