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Steven Testan, Esq.
Founder and Senior Managing Partner
Education
- Glendale University College of Law Evening Division, Glendale, CA
Juris Doctor, 1980 - Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, 1976
Bio
Wu, Peter Duden, David Price, Misty Stankevitz, Karen and Testan, Steven C..”It’s Time to Mine” Litigation Management Magazine Spring 2012: 44-46
Steven C. Testan, Esq., is the Founder of the Law Offices of Adelson, Testan, Brundo & Jimenez. He founded the firm in 1996, and over the course of those fifteen years the firm has grown from two offices in Southern California to 20 offices nationwide. He has practiced in the field for more than 25 years.
Mr. Testan earned his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1976 and his Juris Doctor from Glendale University in Glendale, California in 1980. He was admitted to practice before all state courts in California in 1980 and has been an active member in good standing since then. He was admitted to practice before The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit and The U.S. District Court, Central District of California in 1981. He was appointed as Judge Pro Tem for the Los Angeles and Santa Monica Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. Mr. Testan is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of The United States of America.
During his years in the workers' compensation industry he has lectured on a wide range of topics. Notably, he presented as a guest faculty member at the Harvard School of Public Health as part of their symposium "The Impact of Mold on Human Health."
He was a guest presenter at the California Transit Association's 39th Annual Fall Conference & Expo in Los Angeles. The topic of his panel discussion was "Innovative Approaches for Significantly Decreasing Workers' Compensation Fraud & Abuse in the Workplace." Other panelists included members of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Mr. Testan has additionally presented on the issues of "Mold in Workers' Compensation Cases" at the Annual Meeting of the Defense Research Institute (DRI) in Chicago.
Throughout his career, Mr. Testan has lectured to numerous Workers' Compensation insurance carriers, third-party administrators, self-insured employers, and the employer community in general on numerous topics including but not limited to:
- VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE
- UNDERSTANDING & HANDLING THE CUMULATIVE INJURY CLAIM
- SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE FROM A JUDICIAL PERSPECTIVE
- LEGAL STRATEGIES (Cross-Examination of an Agreed Medical Examiner)
- CLAIMS STRATEGIES - POST MINNEAR
- MEDICAL FEE SCHEDULE
- SUBROGATION
- AN AGGRESSIVE APPROACH TO MANAGING WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS
PUBLICATIONS:
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Wu, Peter Duden, David Price, Misty Stankevitz, Karen and Testan, Steven C..”It’s Time to Mine” Litigation Management Magazine Spring 2012: 44-46
On June 14th, 2007 Mr. Testan was appointed to the 13-member California Insurance Guarantee Association, Board of Governors. The Speaker's press release noted: "Steven Testan's firm legal background in workers' compensation law will make him a useful addition to the California Insurance Guarantee Association, Board of Governors. His commitment to justice and the rule of law will be of valuable service to the Board that oversees many of the state's largest insurers."
Most recently, Mr. Testan was appointed to serve as State Chair of California for The Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (CLM).