William K. Calderon

• Draft, review and negotiate contracts and other legal documents to support client needs.
• Negotiate settlements of disputes and litigation.
• Research and interpret laws, rulings and regulations to advise clients on legal issues.
• Develop strategies and arguments for hearings, trials and appeals.
• Responsible for the litigation of half the firm's workers' compensation claims.
• Responsible for the firm's personal injury files.

Responsible for case load for approximately 250 workers' compensation files from inception to final resolution or trial. Responsible for personal injury case load of approximately 60 files from inception up to formal litigation.

• Made all court appearances, negotiate settlements and instructed staff as to how to litigate medical treatment and TD benefits.

• Litigated over 200 workers' compensation claims, intake to settlement negotiations
• Made the court appearances for the firm's entire WC case load or over 400 files.

• Litigated WC claims, intake to settlement negotiations
• Made all WCAB appearances
• Paralegal - Personal Injury
• Responsible for approximately 60 PI files, intake to pre-litigation negotiations.

• LAW OFFICES OF LEVY, STERN & FORD
• Los Angeles
• Legal Sec
• To Applicant Attorney Edith Levy, Processed workers' compensation claims from intake to post P&S negotiations
• Negotiated attorney fee split with prior and subsequent attorneys.

• Processed Workers' Compensation claims from intake to post P&S negotiations
• Made limited
• WCAB appearances
• Handled all Vocational Rehabilitation issues.