Deborah L. Martinez

Deborah Martinez joined Mullen & Filippi as an Associate Attorney in January of 2016. She has been practicing law and representing insurance companies, self-insured employers and public agencies before the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board since August of 2002. Her current, and prior, duties and responsibilities entail handling complex workers’ compensation claims through advice to clients, assistance in discovery, representation through phases of litigation, including trials, and negotiation of resolutions. Deborah also provides extensive legal analysis, including potential exposure, to assist with bringing cases to closure at the early stages of a claim. Additionally, she assists with training and development skills of new associates; conducts training and seminars to insurance companies, employers pertaining to Workers’ Compensation guidelines and regulations. To keep abreast of the current law, Deborah routinely attends seminars, classes and training, pertaining specifically to the workers’ compensation arena (i.e. decisions pertaining to AMA Guides, liens, MPN, etc.).