Lawrence D. Rohlfing - Santa Fe Springs, CA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Whittier College School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1985
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude

• Non Legal Education

  • Whittier College, Whittier, CA, 1982
    B.A.
    Honors: Dean's List, 1980
    Major: Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

• Owner/Proprietor

Past Positions

• William & Rohlfing, Partner, 1985 - 1987
• Rohlfing & Donnelly, Partner, 1987 - 1989

References

• The Honorable Charles J. Williams

• The Honorable Janet Coulter

• Law Offices of Rosemary Abarca

• Law Offices of Devermont and Devermont

• Law Offices of Richard N. Deyo

• Law Offices of Fred Fleming

• Law Offices of John Heuer, ALJ retired

• Law Offices of Joel Leidner

• Law Offices of Judith Leland

• Law Offices of Edmund Parent

• Law Offices of Susan Wasserman

• Jacobsma & Brau

• Dixon & Daley

• Health Advocates

• Disability Group

• Los Angeles County Bar Association, LRIS

• Southeast District Bar Association, LRS

Languages

• English

Classes and Seminars

• Presenter, National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives
  
• Presenter, AAJ Social Security Section
  
• Presenter, United States Magistrate Conference for the Ninth Circuit
  
• Presenter, Beverly Hills Bar Association
  
• Presenter, Southeast Bar Association of Los Angeles County
  
• Presenter, National Business Institute
  
• Presenter, Los Angeles County Bar Association Social Security Section

Pro Bono Activities

• Elder, La Habra Christian Church, 2001 - 2006, 2008 - Present
• Manager, La Mirada Little League, 1994 - 1996
• Manager, La Habra Little League, 1997, 2001, 2004 - 2005
• Coach, La Habra Little League, 2003
• Manager, Whittier Pony Baseball, 1998
• Headcoach, La Habra Girls Softball, 1999 - 2000
• Coach, La Mirada Jr. All American Football, 1998
• Team Representative, La Habra Pop Warner, 1999
• Coach, La Habra Pop Warner, 2000 - 2001, 2005 - 2006
• Head Coach, La Habra Pop Warner, 2007 - 2008
• Vice Chair, La Habra Christian Church, 2002
• Chair, La Habra Christian Church, 2003 - 2006

Representative Cases

• Desrosiers v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
  • Citation: 846 F.2d 573
  • Court: C.A.9 (Cal.)
  • Year: 1988
  • Serial Number: 1988064540
• Sprow v. Bowen
  • Citation: 865 F.2d 207
  • Court: C.A.9 (Cal.)
  • Year: 1989
  • Serial Number: 1989007650
• Cooper v. Sullivan
  • Citation: 880 F.2d 1152
  • Court: C.A.9 (Cal.)
  • Year: 1989
  • Serial Number: 1989114337
• Black & Decker Disability Plan v. Nord
  • Citation: 538 U.S. 822, 123 S.Ct. 1965, 155 L.Ed.2d
  • Court: Supreme Court
  • Year: 2003
• Delta Family-Care Disability Survivorship Plan v. Regula
  • Citation: 539 U.S. 901
  • Court: Supreme Court
  • Year: 2003
• Crawford v. Astrue
  • Citation: 586 F.3d 1142
  • Court: C.A. 9 (Cal.)
  • Year: 2009
• Crawford v. Astrue
  • Citation: 545 F.3d 854
  • Court: C.A. 9 (Cal.)
  • Year: 2008
• Boyd v. Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Players Retirement Plan
  • Citation: 410 F.3d 1173
  • Court: C.A. 9 (Cal.)
  • Year: 2005
• Regula v. Delta Family-Care Disability Survivorship Plan
  • Citation: 354 F.3d 1133
  • Court: C.A. 9 (Cal.)
  • Year: 2004
• Nord v. Black & Decker Disability Plan
  • Citation: 308 F.3d 1068
  • Court: C.A. 9 (Cal.)
  • Year: 2004
• Alford v. DCH Foundation Group Long-Term Life Ins. Co.
  • Citation: 311 F.3d 955
  • Court: C.A. 9 (Cal.)
  • Year: 2002
• Nord v. Black & Decker Disability Plan
  • Citation: 269 F.3d 823
  • Court: C.A. 9 (Cal.)
  • Year: 2002
• Bruton v. Massanari
  • Citation: 268 F.3d 824
  • Court: C.A. 9 (Cal.)
  • Year: 2001
• Hart v. Massanari
  • Citation: 266 F.3d 1155
  • Court: C.A. 9 (Cal.)
  • Year: 2001
• Regula v. Delta Family-Care Disability Survivorship Plan
  • Citation: 266 F.3d 1130
  • Court: C.A. 9 (Cal.)
  • Year: 2001
• Moore v. Apfel
  • Citation: 216 F.3d 864
  • Court: C.A. 9 (Cal.)
  • Year: 2000
• Stewart v. Thorpe Holding Co. Profit Sharing Plan
  • Citation: 207 F.3d 1143
  • Court: C.A. 9 (Cal.)
  • Year: 2000
• Silveira v. Apfel
  • Citation: 204 F.3d 1257
  • Court: 9th Cir.
  • Year: 2000
• Meanel v. Apfel
  • Citation: 172 F.3d 1111
  • Court: 9th Cir.
  • Year: 1999
• Chavez v. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Citation: 103 F.3d 849
  • Court: 9th Cir.
  • Year: 1996
• Hearn v. Western Conf. of Teamsters Pens. Trust Fund
  • Citation: 68 F.3d 301
  • Court: 9th Cir.
  • Year: 1995
• Flores v. Shalala
  • Citation: 49 F.3d 562
  • Court: 9th Cir.
  • Year: 1995
• Ruffalo v. Patterson
  • Citation: 234 Cal.App.3d 341, 285 Cal.Rptr. 647
  • Year: 1991
• Behn v. Barnhart
  • Citation: 463 F.Supp.2d 1043
  • Court: C.D. Cal.
  • Year: 2006
• Grunseich v. Barnhart
  • Citation: 439 F.Supp.2d 1032
  • Court: C.D. Cal.
  • Year: 2006
• Stack v. Barnhart
  • Citation: 327 F.Supp.2d 1175
  • Court: C.D. Cal.
  • Year: 2004
• Horizon Outdoor v. City Of Industry
  • Citation: 228 F. Supp.2d 1113
  • Court: C.D. Cal.
  • Year: 2002
• Nickel v. Barnhart
  • Citation: 205 F.Supp.2d 1131
  • Court: C.D. Cal.
  • Year: 2002

Bar Admissions

• California, 1985
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1986
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1985
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California
• U.S. District Court District of Arizona
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1986
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1985
• U.S. Supreme Court

Other Affiliations

• Ninth Circuit Judicial Council, 2009 - Present (Appellate Lawyer Representative alternate)
• National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR) (Current Member)
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Social Security Section, 1997 - 1998 (Past Chair)
• American Association for Justice, Social Security Section
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• California Trial Lawyers Association
• Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association
• American Bar Association
• National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR) (Past President)
• NOSSCR, Board of Directors (Ninth Circuit Representative)
• NOSSCR, Executive Board (Treasurer)