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Workers' Compensation Lawyers in Santa Monica, California

Santa Monica keeps its workers' compensation matters close to home, and so does this registry. What follows is the Los Angeles County record for anyone researching a workers compensation attorney, indexed from official State Bar records.

The law also keeps time: one year from injury to file a workers' compensation claim under 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). The plaque below carries the citation; the roster and questions that follow carry the rest.

This page is the Santa Monica 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 · Santa Monica roster

22 active attorneys with an address of record in Santa Monica list workers' compensation among their practice areas on the registry, out of 1,957 active attorneys whose address of record is in Santa Monica.

By count, the practice areas most often listed by Santa Monica attorneys are business law (517), litigation (324), employment (207), real estate (198) and intellectual property (197). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.

2 of the 1,957 have claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.

For 65 of the 1,957 active attorneys in Santa Monica, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (55), Chinese (28), Arabic (22) and French (21). That describes the website, not the attorney's own ability; an attorney's profile says when they have confirmed a language themselves.

Reading the roster in Santa Monica. 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 Santa Monica