Mr. Schmalzbach, senior attorney, represents employers, insurance carriers, and public entities in all aspects of workers’ compensation. He devises litigation strategy from inception to the resolution of the case and appears before WCABs throughout Southern California.
Before joining Michael Sullivan & Associates, Mr. Schmalzbach was an associate attorney at Timbol & Kaplan, LLP where he specialized in workers’ compensation defense. Previously, Mr. Schmalzbach also served as an associate attorney at Llarena, Murdock, Lopez & Lopez, APC, Newhouse & Creager, LLP, Hanna, Brophy, Maclean, Mcaleer.
Before pursuing a career in law, Mr. Schmalzbach was a financial analyst for Gateway and Fremont Investment & Loan.
Mr. Schmalzbach earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of La Verne College of Law, where he was chapter president of the Federalist Society and semi-finalist for Best Oralist in the Moot Court competition. As a law student, Mr. Schmalzbach served as a certified law clerk for the San Bernardino District Attorney’s Office. He also holds a B.S. in Business Finance from California State Polytechnic University.
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