Shannon Blair | Sherman Oaks Insurance Lawyer

Shannon Blair

Shannon Blair

Workers' Compensation defense

Experience: 25 years

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About Shannon

Ms. Blair is a Partner in the Employment and Labor Practice Group and is a Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation Law by the California Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California.  As a civil litigator with well-developed litigation and negotiation skills, legal research and writing skills, Ms. Blair's practice focuses on the areas of workers’ compensation defense and third party subrogation.

Ms. Blair's practice encompasses all aspects of workers' compensation law, including claims alleging violation of California Labor Code sections 132a and 4553 et seq. (employer serious and willful misconduct). The clients with whom she works include self-insured employers, with and without third-party administrators, and employers who maintain high retention levels requiring strict oversight of their claims. Our clients include multiple fortune 500 companies.

She has lectured in seminars on several workers’ compensation subjects and is an invited speaker for the SES Advanced Workers’ Compensation presentation.

Prior to joining Haight, Ms. Blair began her career in-house as legal counsel for a third-party administrator litigating workers' compensation claims for CBS and Paramount Studios. Prior to law school, Ms. Blair administrated employee benefits for the Federal Aviation Administration, including workers' compensation claims.

Experience

Associate

Pearson, Simon, Soter, Warshaw & Penny, LLP

1/1/2006-3/15/2013

Sherman Oaks, CA

Associate

Wasserman Comden Casselman & Pearson

9/2003-12/31/2005

Reseda, California

Associate

Clopton, Penny & Brenner

1/2003-9/2003

Los Angeles, California

Associate

Murphy & Beane

2/2002-1/2003

Culver City, California

Admission

Verified California

2000

Education

California State University

Bachelor of Arts

1997

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • State Bar of California
  • Certified Specialist Workers' Compensation Law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
Honors / Awards
  • Rising Star
    2008
  • Rising Star
    2007
  • Rising Star
    2006
  • Rising Star
    2005

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