Our attorneys hail from a wide variety of geographical locations, backgrounds and law schools. Some worked in claims handling positions, or as managers or supervisors, prior to attending law school, giving them practical perspective on the legal problems our clients face. Each of our attorneys strive to handle the labor, workers compensation and employment law issues faced by our clients with a practical, business oriented approach designed to achieve the client’s objective in a particular matter as efficiently as possible.

Partners


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Peter Louie

Partner
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EDUCATION
J.D., 1990
Pepperdine University School of Law
Malibu, California

B.A. (Legal Studies), 1986
University of California
Berkeley, California

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Partner
Louie, Stettler & Liebherr
Burbank, California
1991 – Present


David Stettler

Partner
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EDUCATION
J.D., 1989
California Western School of Law
San Diego, California

B.A. (English Literature), 1978
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, Illinois

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Partner
Louie, Stettler & Liebherr
Burbank, California
1992 – Present

Associate Attorney, Workers’ Compensation Defense
Ingber, Silverii & Ivey
Sherman Oaks, California
1990 – 1992


Erick Johanson

Partner
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EDUCATION
J.D., 1981
California College of Law
Santa Monica, California

B.S., 1969
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis, Maryland

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Junior Partner
Louie, Stettler & Liebherr
Burbank, California
1991 – Present

Associate Attorney, Workers’ Compensation Defense
Ingber, Silverii & Ivey
Sherman Oaks, California
1990 – 1991

Associate Attorney, Workers’ Compensation Defense
Mischel, Trock & Ingber
Van Nuys, California
1988 – 1990

House Counsel
ITT/Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company
Los Angeles, California
1984 – 1988


Lance Breault

Partner
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EDUCATION
J.D., 1998
University of Southern California Law Center
Los Angeles, California

B.A. (History), 1994
University of California
Los Angeles, California

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Managing Partner
Louie, Stettler & Liebherr
Santa Ana, California

2007 – Present

Partner
Louie, Stettler & Liebherr
Burbank, California
2006 – 2007

Associate Attorney
Louie, Stettler & Liebherr
Burbank, California
2000 – 2006

Associate Attorney
Grancell, Lebovitz, Stander, Marx & Barnes
Los Angeles, California
1999 – 2000

Law Clerk to The Legal Director
American Civil Liberties Union
Los Angeles, California
Summer 1997

Summer Associate
Wehner & Perlman
Los Angeles, California
1995 – 1996

Jorge Chavez

Partner
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EDUCATION
J.D., 1998
Loyola Law School
Los Angeles, California

B.A., 1994
University of California
Los Angeles, California

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Partner
Louie, Stettler & Liebherr
Burbank, California
2006 – Present

Associate Attorney
Louie, Stettler & Liebherr
Burbank, California
2001 – 2006

Associate Attorney
Grancell, Lebovitz, Stander, Marx & Barnes
Los Angeles, California
1999 – 2000

Law Clerk
Grancell, Lebovitz, Stander, Marx & Barnes
Los Angeles, California
1997 – 1999


Associate Attorneys


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Jeffrey Bilas

Associate
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EDUCATION
Labor and Employment Law, 2005
University of California
Los Angeles, California

J.D., 1987
Whittier College, School of Law
Los Angeles, California

B.A. (History), 1983
Wake Forest University
Winston Salem, North Carolina

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Attorney
Louie, Stettler & Liebherr
Burbank, California
2008 – Present

Associate Attorney
Adelson, Testan, Brundo & Jimenez
Glendale, California
2004 – 2008

Associate Attorney
Wai & Connor
Los Angeles, California
2001 - 2004

Staff Attorney
Law Offices of Alfred A. Yochum
Orange, California
1992 - 2001

Associate Attorney
Law Offices of Milam & Palumbo
Pasadena, California
1992 - 1992


Elliot Castaneda

Associate
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EDUCATION
J.D., 1997
Villanova University School of Law
Villanova, Pennsylvania

B.A. (Political Science), 1994
California State University Dominguez Hills
Carson, California

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Attorney
Louie, Stettler & Liebherr
Santa Ana, California
2005 to Present

Contract Attorney
Law Offices of Peter G. Schuman
Garden Grove, California
2004 – 2005

Corporate Counsel
Risk Management International, Inc.
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
2002 -2003

Associate Attorney
Freedman and Lorry, P.C.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2000 - 2002


Richard Chapman

Associate
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EDUCATION
J.D., 2001
The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
Washington D.C.

B.A. (History), 1996
California State University
Long Beach, California

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Attorney
Louie, Stettler & Liebherr
Santa Ana, California
2007 – Present

Associate Attorney
Law Offices of Robert Wheatley
Santa Ana, California
2007 - 2007

Associate Attorney
Samuelsen, Gonzalez, Valenzuela & Brown
Irvine, California
2006 - 2007

Associate Attorney
Louie, Stettler & Liebherr
Santa Ana, California
2005 – 2006

Associate Attorney
Hollins-Schechter
Santa Ana, California
2004 - 2005


June Choi

Associate
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EDUCATION
J.D. 12/2006
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
San Diego, California

B.A. (Economics with a Minor in Management), 2002
University of California
Irvine, California

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Attorney
Louie, Stettler & Liebherr
Burbank, California
2007 - Present

Law Clerk
Louie, Stettler & Liebherr
Burbank, California
2006 - 2006

Claims Examiner III
Sedgwick Claim Management Services
Pasadena, California
2003 - 2006

Case Manager II
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Glendale, California
2002 – 2003


Jin Chon

Associate
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EDUCATION
J.D., 2007
Chapman University, School of Law
Orange, California

B.A.(Communication), 2002
University of California
San Diego, California

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Attorney
Louie, Stettler & Liebherr
Burbank, California
2008 - Present

Executive Team Lead – Human Resources
Target Corporation
Irvine, California
2006 - 2007

Legal Aid
Los Angeles, California
2006

Law Clerk
The Alona Cortese Elder Law Center
Orange, California
2005 – 2005

Claims Examiner II
Sedgwick Claims Management Services
Pasadena, California
2003 – 2004

Case Manager II
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Glendale, California
2002 – 2003


Julia Currence

Associate
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EDUCATION
J.D., 2004
Pepperdine University School of Law
Malibu, California

B.A. (Government and Economics), 1998
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, California

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Attorney
Louie, Stettler & Liebherr
Burbank, California
2005 to Present

Law Clerk
Grancell, Lebovitz, Stander, Barnes & Reuben
Los Angeles, California
2002 – 2005


Colin Gallagher

Associate
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EDUCATION
J.D., 2000
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
San Francisco, California

B.A. (History and Literature)
Harvard University
Boston, Massachusetts

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Attorney
Louie, Stettler & Liebherr
San Francisco, California
2007 - Present

Associate Attorney
Adelson Testan & Brundo
San Francisco, California
2004 – 2007

Associate Attorney
Stockwell, Harris, Widom, & Woolverton, LLP
San Francisco, California
2003 – 2004

Associate Attorney
Grancell Lebovitz, Stander, Barnes & Reubens, LLP
Novato, California
2002 – 2003

Staff Counsel
State Compensation Insurance Fund
San Francisco, California
2001 - 2002


Howard Hartzfeld

Associate
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EDUCATION
J.D., 1991
Pepperdine University School of Law
Malibu, California

B.A. (Journalism/Political Science), 1988
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Attorney
Louie, Stettler & Liebherr
Burbank, California
1999 – Present

Managing Attorney
Law Offices of Howard A. Hartzfeld, Jr.
Phoenix, Arizona
1995 – 1999

Stagiaire
Loeff Claeys Verbeke
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1993

Law Clerk
Law Offices of Mark Tobin
Woodland Hills, California
1989 – 1991


Jamie Ann Louie

Associate
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EDUCATION
J.D., 1991
Western State University College of Law
Fullerton, California

B.S. (Business Enterpreneurship), 1987
California State University
Los Angeles, California

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Attorney
Louie, Stettler & Liebherr
Burbank, California
1997 – Present

Associate Attorney
Prestholt, Kleeger, Fidone & Villasenor
San Francisco, California
1996 – 1997

Staff Attorney
The Alliance For Mature Americans
Lake Forest, California
1996 – 1996

Associate Attorney
Cohen & Mathews
Fullerton, California
1993 – 1995

Associate Attorney
The John M. Van Dyke Law Offices
Fullerton, California
1992 – 1995

Law Clerk
Garber, Sokoloff & Van Dyke, Inc.
Fullerton, California
1990 – 1992


Diana Mejia

Associate
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EDUCATION
J.D., 1997
University of California - School of Law
Los Angeles, California

B.A.(Political Science), 1994
University of California
Los Angeles, California

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Attorney
Louie, Stettler & Liebherr
Burbank, California
2008 – Present

Associate Attorney
Heisler & Bray
Woodland Hills, California
2002 – 2008

Contract Attorney
Various locations
Los Angeles, California 2001 – 2001

Associate Attorney
Law Offices of Theodore P. Byrne P.C.
Santa Ana, California
2000 – 2000

Law Clerk
Law Offices of Theodore P. Byrne P.C.
Santa Ana, California
1999 – 1999


Nishitha C Reddy

Associate
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EDUCATION
J.D., 1995
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, D.C.

B.A.(Economics), 1992
University of California
Los Angeles, California

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Licensed in New York and California

Associate Attorney
Louie, Stettler & Liebherr
Burbank, California
2003 – Present

Assistance General Counsel
Dept. of Consumer Affairs for The City of New York
New York City, New York
2000 – 2003

Assistant District Attorney
Bronx District Attorney's Office
Bronx, New York
1995 – 2000


Jorge Valdes

Associate
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EDUCATION
J.D., 1995
Rutgers University School of Law
Camden, New York

B.A. 1991
Rutgers University
Camden, New York

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Attorney
Louie, Stettler & Liebherr
Santa Ana, California
2007 - Present

Partner
Vermes & Valdes
Irvine, California
2003 – 2007

Staff Attorney
Vision Quest Industries
Irvine, California
2002 – 2003

Staff Attorney
Case Financial, Inc.
Sherman Oaks, California
2001 – 2002

Partner
Charton, Broker Block & Valdes
Santa Ana, California
1997 – 2001