Full-Time
Workers' Compensation Associate Attorney
Posted on 11/26/2025
Lewis Brisbois
1,001-5,000 employees
Full-service law firm with nationwide offices
Compensation Overview
$135k - $165k/yr
San Diego, CA, USA
Hybrid
 Legal & Compliance (1) |
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- Admission to the California Bar is required.
- At least one (1) to seven (7) years of experience defending Workers’ Compensation claims, including experience appearing before various Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board venues throughout California.
- Represent defense of third-party administrators, insurance carriers, and employers against the claims of employees.
- Demonstrate and apply discovery and trial skills in workers’ compensation matters.
- Defend against large exposure cases including fibromyalgia, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, psych and stress claims, asbestos claims, and the more common orthopedic, psych, and internal injury claims.
- Experience with the Workers’ Compensation Disability Rating Scale is preferred, but not required.
Lewis Brisbois is a national, full‑service law firm with more than 1,600 attorneys and 54 offices across 30 states and Washington, DC. What they do: they provide a wide range of legal services to businesses and individuals, covering many practice areas. How it works: lawyers in separate offices collaborate across states to offer legal advice, risk management, and representation in litigation, transactions, and regulatory matters, with teams tailored to each client and jurisdiction. How it differs from competitors: a large nationwide footprint combined with deep, state‑specific knowledge and numerous practice areas lets them handle complex, multi-state matters and provide local insight with national resources. What their goal is: to help clients navigate legal challenges, reduce risk, and achieve favorable outcomes through coordinated, comprehensive legal support.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
Founded
1979
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Cushman & Wakefield's DOJ antitrust suit generates Complex Litigation demand.
- Cushman faces ERISA, discrimination suits boosting employment defense work.
- Kashishian hire enables bankruptcy matters from client liabilities.
What critics are saying
- Ex-partner lawsuits for gender discrimination, retaliation trigger settlements.
- Real estate broker countersues for $9M unjust firing damages.
- Talent instability causes partner defections to rivals like Dinsmore.
What makes Lewis Brisbois unique
- Lewis Brisbois sues Cushman & Wakefield for $86K unpaid fees on Aug. 21.
- Hired Ann Kashishian as partner in Complex Litigation on April 21, 2024.
- Reappointed Timothy Swickard as Vice-Chair of Toxic Tort Practice.
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Company News
Mariah Bhatti recently joined J.D. Silva & Associates as its head of litigation department from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP in Houston.
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith sued Cushman & Wakefield for unpaid legal fees in a Los Angeles County court Aug. 21.
Limmer joined Lewis Brisbois in August 2019 and was a member of the firm's general liability practice.
Lewis Brisbois announced that Ann Kashishian will join the firm's Wilmington office as a partner in the firm's Complex Business & Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy & Insolvency Practices.
April 19 (Reuters) - U.S. law firm Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith has been hit with its second employment lawsuit by a former partner in as many months, this time for alleged gender discrimination and retaliation.