Executive Board
 

 

President, Lawrence I. Stern

Partner in the law firm of Mallery & Stern, Los Angeles, CA.  University of California, Los Angeles, CA.  Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA.  Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation.  Legal Specialties: Workers’ Compensation, Third Party Litigation and Legal Malpractice.  Member: State Bar of California.   Member: California Applicants’ Attorneys Association, Treasurer  CAAA Committee Member: Board of Directors, Policy Steering, Education, Fundraising, Legislative and Strategic Planning.

Lawrence I. Stern
Mallery & Stern
11835 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 1090
Los Angeles, CA 95404
Phone: (310) 473-0777

 

President-Elect, James G. Butler

Butler, JamesPartner in the law firm Butler Viadro, LLP, Oakland, CA.  UC Berkeley, BA.  University of San Francisco School of Law, JD.  Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation. Legal Specialties: Third Party Cases, Construction Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injuries and Personal Injury.  Member: State Bar of California.  Member: California Applicants’ Attorneys Association, Secretary.  CAAA Committee Member: Board of Directors, Policy Steering, Education, PAC, Third Party Issues (Chair) and 899.

Author: Injured Worker Survival Guide, 1988 to present. (published annually)

James G. Butler
Butler Viadro, LLP
414 13th Street, 7th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 287-2400

 
Treasurer, Bernardo de la Torre

Torre, Bernardo de laA 1977 graduate of Loyola Marymount,  Los Angeles, Ca.  Bernardo received a B.A. in Sociology and a B.A. in Chicano Studies.  He studied Law at UCLA.  As a certified Spanish/English interpreter, Bernardo became interested in Workers' Compensation and has been an applicant attorney since 1987.  Bernardo received the 2011 Mexican American Attorney of the Year in Los Angeles County.

Bernardo is currently the newest member of the CAAA Executive Board.  He has been a Judge Pro Tem for the WCAB.  Past and present positions include past president of LAMAAA chapter of CAAA, Chair on the Latino Issues Committee, and member of the Workers' Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG).

Bernardo de la Torre
Law Offices of Bernardo de la Torre
7640 Greenleaf Avenue
Whittier, CA 90602
Phone: (562) 945-8733

 

 
Secretary, Bert Arnold
Arnold, Bert

A Partner at Boxer & Gerson LLP, Bert represents injured workers and their families before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California. Since beginning practice in 1986, he has litigated thousands of cases before the WCAB and presented many issues to the Courts of Appeal. 

 
A Certified Specialist is Workers’ Compensation by the State Bar of California since 2002, Bert has been a member of the State Bar of California Workers Compensation Executive Committee on the Board of Governors of the California
 Applicants’ Attorneys Association and served as President of the CAAA – East Bay chapter. He has been recognized on multiple occasions by his peers as a Northern California Super Lawyer in workers’ compensation by San Francisco Magazine. 
 
Bert has lectured extensively before unions and various groups in the workers’ compensation system such as CAAA educational panels, California Defense Attorneys Association seminars and trainings, State Bar of California educational panels, doctor groups, and others. 
 
In addition to his work on behalf of injured workers and their families, Bert has extensive experience in criminal and civil litigation.

Bert Arnold
Boxer & Gerson, LLPber
300 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza Suite 500 Oakland CA 94612   

 

 

Legislative Chair, S. Bradley Chalk, Esq.

Mr. Chalk is a licensed attorney by The State Bar of California and certified as a Workers’ Compensation Specialist by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization.  He earned his law degree at Gonzaga University School of Law in Spokane, WA.   He majored in political science and philosophy at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, CA, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree.  Prior to attending college, he served in the U.S. Air Force as a firefighter.

In addition to serving on the Board of Directors for CAAA, he is the co-chair of the AMA Guides committee for both CAAA and the Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG).  He is past-president of the Northbay Workers’ Compensation Association, a non-partisan organization for the workers’ compensation community.

Brad represented employers and insurance carriers during his career before opening his own practice devoted to representing disabled people in the areas of workers’ compensation and social security disability.  He is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR) and WILG.  In addition to maintaining a busy solo law practice, he is a frequent lecturer at educational events regarding workers’ compensation issues including the proper use of the AMA Guides.  Brad and his wife Robyn enjoy a diverse range of activities, including Bikram yoga, golf, and ballroom dancing.

 

S. Bradley Chalk, Esq.
Chalk Law Office
613 Fourth Street, Suite 204
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Phone: (707) 571-7400

 

 
 

 
 

 

Patron and Platinum Members
  • Patrons:
    John A. Bloom 
    Linda Joanne Brown 
    S. Bradley Chalk 
    Bernardo De La Torre
  • Patrons:
    Reuben J. Felstiner
    Gleason & Camacho 
    Barry Gorelick 
    Jeffrey M. Greenberg 
  • Patrons:
    Hinden & Breslavsky 
    Edward R. Ortega 
    Anthony G. Ratto 
    Rucka, O'Boyle, Lombardo & McKenna
  • Patrons:
    Alan B. Snitzer 
    James A. Yoro 
  • Platinum Members:
    Accurate Medical Assessment Rating
    Center & Care Center 
    Alexander Angerman MD, Inc.
    Gemini Duplication, Inc. - Platinum
  • Platinum Members:
    James O'Brien MD & Associates
    Khalid B. Ahmed MD,A Professional Corporation 
    Med-Legal Photocopy Service 
    National Settlement Consultants
  • Platinum Members:
    RehabOne Medical Group
    Ringler Associates
    Thomas Curtis MD, Inc.
  • Platinum Members:
    Universal Copy
    University Spine & Orthopedics   
    Warbritton & Associates Medical-Legal Specialists