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Laura Chiyono Rosenthal - Santa Rosa, CA
703 2nd St.Suite 200 Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Meechan Rosenthal & Karpilow PC
Santa Rosa Workers’ Compensation Lawyer
Overview
Laura Chiyono Rosenthal is a certified specialist in workers' compensation law and a shareholder in Meechan, Rosenthal & Karpilow, PC. She's practiced law for almost a decade. Prior to practicing law, she worked for almost 30 years in the legal field as a paralegal, a law librarian, and a paralegal instructor.
Ms. Rosenthal's greatest influence was her mother, a teacher and a brilliant woman who empowered her to champion working people...
Laura Chiyono Rosenthal is a certified specialist in workers' compensation law and a shareholder in Meechan, Rosenthal & Karpilow, PC. She's practiced law for almost a decade. Prior to practicing law, she worked for almost 30 years in the legal field as a paralegal, a law librarian, and a paralegal instructor.
Ms. Rosenthal's greatest influence was her mother, a teacher and a brilliant woman who empowered her to champion working people...
Laura Chiyono Rosenthal is a certified specialist in workers' compensation law and a shareholder in Meechan, Rosenthal & Karpilow, PC. She's practiced law for almost a decade. Prior to practicing law, she worked for almost 30 years in the legal field as a paralegal, a law librarian, and a paralegal instructor.
Ms. Rosenthal's greatest influence was her mother, a teacher and a brilliant woman who empowered her to champion working people. Her grandparents were Japanese plantation workers in Hawaii, from whom she inherited a strong work ethic and dedication to family. Part of her practice is dedicated to representing and empowering women who endured sexual assault and harassment at work. Another cornerstone of her practice is representing first responders: police officers, firefighters, and health care workers. Ms. Rosenthal is an adjunct professor of law at Empire School of Law. She also serves as an arbitrator for SCBA's Fee Arbitration Panel and is a hearing officer for the City of Cotati, City of Sonoma, and the Town of Windsor.
When she is not practicing law, teaching, or volunteering, Ms. Rosenthal enjoys reading, yoga, cooking, hiking, spending time with her family, friends, her beloved French bulldog Koa Blue, and an unreasonably large shoe collection.
About Laura Chiyono Rosenthal
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney / Shareholder
Languages
- English (Primary)
Practice Areas
- Workers’ Compensation 100%
Representative Clients
- First Responders, Sonoma County: Police Officers and Deputy Sheriffs
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California, 2013
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
Specialties and Certifications
- Workers’ Compensation Law, Certified Specialist, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, 2018
Other Affiliations
- California Lawyers’ Association, 2021 - Present (Work Comp Exec Comm. Member)
- Sonoma County Bar Association, 2013 - Present (Member)
- California Applicants’ Attorneys Assoc., 2013 - Present (Board of Directors)
- CAAA Women’s Caucus, 2018 - Present (Committee Co-Chair)
- CAAA Education Committee, 2021 - Present (Rating Conference Chair)
Classes and Seminars
- Situational Awareness & Workplace Safety, CAAA Women's Caucus, October 3, 2022 - Present
- Examining Unconscious Bias, CLA Work Comp Exec Comm, January 14, 2023 - Present
- Rating Seminar, CAAA, December 4, 2020 - December 5, 2020
- Law Practice Management, Empire School of Law, May 1, 2022 - August 1, 2022
Pro Bono Activities
- Sonoma County Bar Association Fee Arbitration Panel Volunteer Fee Arbitrator, 2018 - Present
- Santa Rosa Women for Good, 2022 - Present
Past Positions
- Empire School of Law, Adjunct Professor, 2013 - Present
Education
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, Colorado
J.D. - University of Denver
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Major: Psychology
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Office Information
Address
703 2nd St.Suite 200 Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Phone
Fax
- 707-528-3381
Achievements
Honors
- Sonoma Magazine Lawyers of Excellence, 2022
- Sonoma Magazine Lawyers of Distinction, 2021
- Workers' Injury Law and Advocacy Group Top Workers' Compensation Attorneys, 2021-2022
- Northern California Super Lawyers, 2023
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