ABOUT
Mr. Shalmi's practice is based on the principal belief that his clients' needs are of the utmost importance. His energy is committed to meeting those needs promptly and courteously with a level of competence, diligence, and professionalism that is second to none. When you hire an attorney you should feel a tremendous burden lifted from your shoulders. Mr. Shalmi will take on your legal problems and proactively resolve them as if they were his own.
You are invited to contact Mr. Shalmi to determine if he can be of assistance to you. He has handled many death related and serious injury cases and has obtained great results for the employee and for the employer, the plaintiff and the defendant. A high percentage of his business is from repeat customers and referrals. He would welcome the opportunity to earn your trust and to deliver you the best legal service. He will stand in your shoes and fight hard on your behalf.
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Service To The Workers' Compensation Community
In addition to representing Injured Workers, Mr. Shalmi has spent 17 years representing employers, Workers Compensation Insurance carriers and third-party administrators (TPA’s). He has 35 years of experience in workers compensation representing either the Injured Worker (applicant) or the aggrieved employer (defendant) and can make appearances at the WCAB either remotely or in person for either the applicant or the defendant. In 1993 he was a Judge Pro Tem at the Van Nuys WCAB. He has experience handling all types of Comp cases and large caseloads of over three hundred applicants or defense cases for numerous law firms, insurance companies and employers, including the County of Los Angeles, Kaiser Permanente and Kroger.
He has handled thousands of mandatory settlement conferences and status conferences and hundreds of trials at the WCAB with great success and many happy and satisfied customers. His experience also includes 132a discrimination claims, lien claims, California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) cases and death cases. Recently, due to the pandemic, Mr. Shalmi has been working almost exclusively by remote Zoom connections for depositions on behalf of Injured Workers. In his spare time, Jeff enjoys playing one of his guitars and singing, backyard gardening, watching his favorite TV shows and movies, sporting events, and trips to the Huntington Gardens and Art Museums.
