Rose Klein & Marias LLP

Would not recommend them. They have mishandled my case from the get go. I hired them to correct my weekly td rate and after almost a year they had made no progress. They delayed me getting authorization to get treatment for months. Worst of all they are very rude. If you come across Christel Schoenfelder run she will not do anything to get your case resolved. I fired her exactly 3 weeks ago and by working with the workers comp insurance myself I have corrected all the concerns they have been working on for months. I am so disappointed in them and would give them no stars if I could. Find someone else you can trust.

I highly discourage anyone from using the legal services of Rose, Klein and Marias. During a yearlong case they sent me to the wrong doctor multiple times; I had to follow up with the office at every step to move my case along or they would ignore it indefinitely; it took multiple emails and phone calls from me to get a response from anyone at the office and when they did respond they were uninformed, confused, and often rude. When, exasperated with not receiving care for my injury, I finally told my attorney to simply settle the case, he recommended that I ask for a ridiculously low amount. The only thing my attorney was passionate about was securing the highest rate of compensation for himself once it was all over, and he aggressively threatened to drop my case completely - at the eleventh hour - if I did not agree to the highest fee. Wow. Incompetent, unprofessional, and generally a huge hassle.

Have to apologize for my previous review. I must admit I was very frustrated with how my case dragged on, but it wasn't the fault on Attorney Schoenfelder it was mostly my last employer. They have caused the process to be prolonged, which has keep me from meeting my goal before the end of this year and though my Attorney has submitted all documents to date my case has still not been resolved. God is good and I know that he'll work things out for my good, Amen. Thank you Debbie for all your hard work.

Seven years ago, I brought my workman’s comp case to Rose, Klein, & Marias LLP and it has been a horrible experience. Christel Schoenfelder was assigned my case and she has been nothing but a headache for the past seven years and the case has still not settled. Mrs. Schoenfelder does not respect her clients. She refuses to provide her clients updates on their case and she does not inform them when there is settlement offer. Over the past seven years she has continued to discard my phone calls and emails. In fact, one year after trying to get hold of her for month, she told me “if you don’t like what I am doing get a new attorney”. She knew after seven years that another attorney would not take the case once the settlement process had already begun. I have no idea if she doesn’t comprehend the case or that she just doesn’t care. She may just be disrespectful or arrogant. She has asked me to provide documents and then asked for the same documents over and over again. This has occurred numerous times over the past seven years. When I asked her to provide me with doctor reports for my retirement board, she never responded. Six months later her secretary calls and asked if I wanted the reports. These are just a few examples what I have been dealing with since she became my attorney. As an investigator for the Fire Department for thirty years I have worked with attorneys from the County District Attorney’s Office, California State Attorney’s Office and the United States Justice Department, and she is by far the worst attorney I have ever worked with.

I have been mislead by Attorney Schoenfelder. I have spoken to her once since my case has been in that office and was assured my case case would be resolved within a 4 month period, so I had to move and pay a higher rate to rent an apartment thinking I would have the money to purchase a home for me any my grandbabies that I care for daily. Laren Belger was the first person that accepted my case and she quit right after my Wc hearing. I was offered a Settlement at that hearing and it was just a formality to just sigh the docs, supposedly. Laren quit, so my case had to be resigned to another lawyer who was Schoenfelder. Then her secretary, Debbie and I had a disagreement, then she went on Medical leave. Then Maria a temp took over until Debbie returned from medical leave. Will Debbie is back on and off and my Settlement documents supposedly we mailed by WC Defense Attorney last Friday to my old Attorney, Reuben Salazar office, who retired 4 yrs ago, which is how I ended up with them in the first place. What a tale!! Today I was told that the State Fund Defense Attorney is on vacation and there is nothing they can do until the 16th when she returns, because she left no instructions. Wow!! What an experience!! Do you agree??