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Workers' Compensation Lawyers in San Francisco, California

Searching for a workers compensation attorney in San Francisco? Counsel for injuries on the job: claims, denials, and permanent disability ratings. This page indexes San Francisco's workers' compensation coverage from the State Bar of California's official roll, with identity-verification markers where available.

Before comparing counsel, note the clock. Under Cal. Lab. Code § 5405, the governing period is one year from injury to file a workers' compensation claim. Report the injury to your employer within 30 days (Cal. Lab. Code § 5400); the employer must provide a claim form within one working day of notice (§ 5401). Cumulative-trauma injuries date from when disability and work-connection were known (§ 5412).

This page is the San Francisco chapter of the registry's statewide record · Workers Compensation Lawyers in California collects every county and city.

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The clock

Statute of limitations

One year from injury to file a workers' compensation claim.

Cal. Lab. Code § 5405

Report the injury to your employer within 30 days (Cal. Lab. Code § 5400); the employer must provide a claim form within one working day of notice (§ 5401). Cumulative-trauma injuries date from when disability and work-connection were known (§ 5412).

Workers' Compensation · San Francisco roster

178 active attorneys with an address of record in San Francisco list workers' compensation among their practice areas on the registry, out of 17,779 active attorneys whose address of record is in San Francisco.

By count, the practice areas most often listed by San Francisco attorneys are business law (4,365), litigation (3,337), employment (1,899), intellectual property (1,774) and real estate (1,289). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.

15 of the 17,779 have claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.

For 1,697 of the 17,779 active attorneys in San Francisco, the registry holds a language other than English; by count, Spanish (1,145), French (836), Chinese (824) and Japanese (580). Attorneys themselves confirmed Spanish (1); the rest come from a firm website published in that language, which describes the website, not the attorney.

Reading the roster in San Francisco. Workers' comp runs through an administrative system, not civil court, so look for attorneys who appear regularly at the WCAB district office serving your area and know its judges and QME logistics. Fees are contingent and must be approved by the appeals board, typically 9–15% of the recovery, so representation costs nothing up front. Ask whether your facts also support a third-party civil claim, which comp attorneys often co-counsel with injury attorneys.

Address of record in San Francisco