Samuelsen, Gonzalez, Valenzuela & Brown LLP Email Format
Law PracticeCalifornia, United States51-200 Employees
Based in Newport Beach, California, Samuelsen, Gonzalez, Valenzuela & Brown LLP is a mid-sized law firm that concentrates on defense in workers' compensation matters. It represents employers, claims administrators, and insurance carriers, and also handles related civil issues such as third-party subrogation, defense of employment claims against homeowners, and claims involving serious and willful misconduct or discrimination under Labor Code 132(a). The firm regularly represents clients before the California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board and, for federal matters, before the U.S. Department of Labor under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and its extensions, including the Defense Base Act and Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. It emphasizes two core areas—cost management and effective client relations—toward managing cases before settlement or trial. Samuelsen, Gonzalez, Valenzuela & Brown LLP is certified as a Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) and maintains offices across California, including Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, the Los Angeles area, Fresno, and Sacramento. The firm has been operating for more than fifty years.