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Mullen & Filippi distinguishes itself by ensuring that its attorneys are continuously and thoroughly apprised of emerging changes in both applicable law and special procedures governing litigation. Many of the firm's attorneys have undergone the rigorous State certification examination process and have obtained the designation of "certified specialist" in workers' compensation. Staying well ahead of new demands and preparing for future developments is how Mullen & Filippi has built its long-standing reputation for reliably expert representation.

Management Committee

Robert R. Sherman
Chairman of the Management Committee
Administrative Senior Partner
rsherman@mulfil.com
Practice Area:
  • Workers' Compensation
Education:
  • B.A., Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 1973
  • J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, CA, 1976
Background:
  • Admitted to Practice, California, 1976
  • Previous experience in Workers' Compensation Law, 1977-1981
Professional Affiliations and Bar Memberships:
  • California State Bar since December 1976
  • Northern California Workers' Compensation Defense Attorneys Association
  • Public Agency Risk Management Association
  • California Association of Joint Powers Authorities
Office Location:
  • Stockton, CA
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Anne E. Hernandez
Client Relations
Administrative Senior Partner
ahernandez@mulfil.com
Practice Area:
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Employment Law
Education:
  • B.A, State University of New York, Oswego, NY, 1980
  • J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA, 1983
Background:
  • Admitted to Practice, California, 1983
  • Public Defender, County of Los Angeles, 1983-1988
Professional Affiliations and Bar Memberships:
  • California State Bar Association
  • Diablo Valley Industrial Claims Association, Education Chairperson
  • San Francisco Industrial Claims Association
Office Location:
  • Santa Rosa, CA
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Jerome D. Young
Personnel Management
Administrative Senior Partner
jyoung@mulfil.com
Practice Area:
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Subrogation
  • Third Party Liability
  • Employment Law
  • Insurance Coverage
Education:
  • B.A., Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1970
  • J.D., University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA, 1973
Background:
  • Admitted to Practice, California, 1974
Professional Affiliations and Bar Memberships:
  • California State Bar
Office Location:
  • Oakland, CA
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Equity Partners

Stephen P. Bierstock
Senior Partner
sbierstock@mulfil.com
Practice Area:
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Subrogation
Education:
  • B.A., Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, CA, 1965
  • J.D., San Fernando Valley School of Law, Van Nuys, CA, 1969
Background:
  • Admitted to Practice, California, 1972
  • Practice of Liability Defense, Products Liability, and Medical Malpractice, 1972-1975
Professional Affiliations and Bar Memberships:
  • California State Bar
  • Sacramento County Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section
  • San Francisco Bar Association
  • Valley Industrial Claims Association
Office Location:
  • Sacramento, CA
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Jay S. Cohen
Senior Managing Partner
jcohen@mulfil.com
Practice Area:
  • Workers' Compensation
Education:
  • B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 1977
  • J.D., Southwestern School of Law, Los Angeles, CA, 1980
Background:
  • Admitted to Practice, California, 1980
  • Los Angeles City Attorney, Legal Internship, Consumer Protection Division, 1979
  • Berrol & Cohen, Partner Attorney in a private legal practice focusing on enterainment law, 1980-1983
  • Zonni, Ginocchio & Taylor, Associate Attorney in the area of Workers' Compensation litigation, 1983-1985
  • Slipock, Cohen, et al, Partner Attorney in the area of Workers' Compensation litigation, 1985-1996
  • Law Office of Jay S. Cohen, handled all aspects of Workers' Compensation Litigation, 1996-2008
Professional Affiliations and Bar Memberships:
  • California State Bar
  • California Workers' Compensation Defense Attorney's Association
  • San Fernando Valley Bar Association
  • Sunland-Tujunga Chamber of Commerce
Office Location:
  • Van Nuys, CA
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Maureen A. Heath
Senior Managing Partner
mheath@mulfil.com
Practice Area:
  • Workers' Compensation
Education:
  • B.S., California State University, Northridge, CA, 1977
  • M.S., California State University, Sacramento, CA, 1978
  • J.D., Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, 1983
Background:
  • Admitted to Practice, California, 1983
  • Visiting Instructor, Santa Clara University, Paralegal Program, Workers' Compensation Law, 1988-1992
  • Instructor, Insurance Education Association, Workers' Compensation, 1992-1996
  • Moderator, Council on Education in Management, Workers' Compensation Update, 1995-1997
Professional Affiliations and Bar Memberships:
  • American Bar Association
  • Santa Clara County Bar Association
  • South Bay Industrial Claims Association
Office Location:
  • San Jose, CA
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Lawrence P. Johnson
Senior Managing Partner
ljohnson@mulfil.com
Practice Area:
  • Workers' Compensation
Education:
  • B.A., University of California, Berkeley, CA, 1972
  • J.D., Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA, 1975
Background:
  • Admitted to Practice, California, 1975
  • Workers' Compensation Trial Attorney, 1975-1979
  • Appointed Pro Tempore Workers' Compensation Judge and Arbitrator by Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
Professional Affiliations and Bar Memberships:
  • California State Bar
  • Shasta County Bar
Office Location:
  • Redding, CA
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Dana S. Miller
Senior Partner
dmiller@mulfil.com
Practice Area:
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation
Education:
  • B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, 1988
  • J.D., Empire School of Law, Santa Rosa, CA, 1996
Background:
  • Admitted to Practice, California, 1996
  • Previous experience adjusting claims for nine years
  • Currently teaches as an Assistant Professor in the legal/paralegal program at Sonoma State University
Professional Affiliations and Bar Memberships:
  • California State Bar
  • American Bar Association
  • Sonoma County Bar Association
  • North Bay Workers' Compensation Association, Education Committee
Office Location:
  • Santa Rosa, CA
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Richard L. Morris
Senior Partner
rmorris@mulfil.com
Practice Area:
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Subrogation
  • Third Party Liability
  • Employment Law
  • Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation
Education:
  • B.S., University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 1966
  • M.S., California State University, Long Beach, CA, 1972
  • J.D., Lincoln College, Sacramento, CA, 1977
Background:
  • Admitted to Practice, California, 1978
  • Previous experience in Workers' Compensation Law, 1978-1985
Professional Affiliations and Bar Memberships:
  • California State Bar
  • Monterey County Bar Association
Office Location:
  • Sacramento, CA
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Carol L. Powell
Senior Partner
cpowell@mulfil.com
Practice Area:
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation
Education:
  • B.A., University of California, Berkeley, CA, 1982
  • J.D., University of California, Hastings College of Law, San Francisco, CA, 1985
Background:
  • Admitted to Practice, California, 1985
  • Attorney-Advisor for Office of Administrative Law Judges, Honorable Henry B. Lasky, San Francisco
Professional Affiliations and Bar Memberships:
  • California State Bar
  • Diablo Valley Industrial Claims Association, Contra Costa County
  • Industrial Claims Association, San Francisco
Office Location:
  • Oakland, CA
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Michael H. Powers
Senior Managing Partner
mpowers@mulfil.com
Practice Area:
  • Workers' Compensation
Education:
  • B.A, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 1981
  • J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, CA, 1984
Background:
  • Admitted to Practice, California, 1985
  • Legislative Counsel, California Senate Select Committee on Licensed and Designated Sports/Senate Business and Profession Committee, 1981-1984
  • Legislative Advisor to the California Department of Labor, 1983-1984
  • Legislative Analyst, Sports Lawyer Association, 1984-1985
  • Research Coordinator and Analyst, reconfirmation campaign of California Supreme Court Justice Joseph Grodin, 1984
  • Member, Sacramento County Bar Legislative Commitee, 1988-2000. Legal Counsel for the Estate of Willard Mullin, 1999-present
Professional Affiliations and Bar Memberships:
  • California State Bar
  • Sacramento County Bar Association
  • Valley Industrial Claims Association
  • California Association of Joint Powers Authority
  • Public Agency Risk Management Association
Office Location:
  • Sacramento, CA
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Bruce K. Wade
Senior Managing Partner
bwade@mulfil.com
Practice Area:
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation
Education:
  • B.A., University of California, Davis, CA, 1981
  • J.D., Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 1984
Background:
  • Admitted to Practice, California, 1984
Professional Affiliations and Bar Memberships:
  • California State Bar Association
  • Fresno Industrial Claims Association
  • President of the California Workers’ Compensation Defense Attorneys Association 2007-2008
Office Location:
  • Bakersfield, CA
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Barbara A. Walsh
Senior Partner
bwalsh@mulfil.com
Practice Area:
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation
Education:
  • B.A., University of California, Davis, CA, 1973
  • J.D., San Francisco Law School, San Francisco, CA, 1979
Background:
  • Admitted to Practice, California, 1979
  • Previous Experience in Workers' Compensation, 1980-1992
  • Certified specialist in workers’ compensation since 1995
Professional Affiliations and Bar Memberships:
  • California State Bar
  • Sonoma County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • San Francisco Industrial Claims Association
Office Location:
  • Santa Rosa, CA
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Paula E. White
Senior Partner
pwhite@mulfil.com
Practice Area:
  • Workers' Compensation
Education:
  • A.A., Humphrey's College, Stockton, CA, 1985
  • J.D., Humphrey's College, School of Law, Stokton, CA, 1989
Background:
  • Admitted to Practice, California, 1992
  • Prior experience in Workers' Compensation as a Legal Assistant, 1982-1985
  • Also worked as a law clerk, 1985-1992
  • Previous experience in Workers' Compensation, 1992-1998
Professional Affiliations and Bar Memberships:
  • California State Bar Association
  • California Workers’ Compensation Defense Attorney’s Association, Board of Directors
  • Northern California Workers’ Compensation Defense Attorney’s Association, Board of Directors
Office Location:
  • Stockton, CA
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