Litigation Services

Welcome to the Law Office of Richard L. Montarbo, entering our third decade as your Workers’ Compensation Defense source. Our goal is simply to provide the most aggressive representation of Insurance Carriers, Self-Insured Employers, and Public Entities in the Workers’ Compensation Industry. We balance our aggressive representation with our experience and knowledge which results in the highest quality of legal representation.

The Law Office of Richard L. Montarbo provides representation exclusively to defendants in Workers’ Compensation matters throughout the State of California.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Workers’ Compensation Defense

  • Employment and Labor Law

  • Insurance Coverage

  • Workers’ Compensation Subrogation

  • Disability Retirement

  • Public Agency Defense

  • Mediation

Our firm aggressively defends our clients in all Workmans’ Compensation cases, standing firm on our expertise and knowledge of current laws related to Worker’s Compensation. We are committed to achieving the best and highest results for our clients with our ethical and dedicated representation.

Some of our clients include

AIG, Berkshire Hathaway, Golden State Risk Management Authority, Sedgwick, York Risk, Creative Risk Solutions, Ace Esis and Empress Healthcare, Gallagher Bassett and Insurance Company of the West.

Workers’ Compensation Index and eBook Available Now!

Workers’ Compensation Index: A Topical Guide to California Workers’ Compensation Law (formerly Work Comp Index) is a valuable research tool for anyone involved in handling California workers’ compensation cases.

The book and its Table of Contents, both of which are set up alphabetically by subject/topic, serve as a quick reference tool and a starting point for more in-depth legal research. The California workers’ compensation system has changed so rapidly in substantive and procedural areas that its participants have been inundated with information from many sources.

This topical guide leads its users simply, directly, and quickly to the applicable statutory, case law, rule, and to a wide variety of key publications, texts, and treatises that have treated the entire range of issues and developments in the field.