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Donald Barthel was born in Anchorage, Alaska. He graduated from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, with honors in 1986. He received his Juris Doctorate from U.C.L.A. in 1990, and immediately thereafter he was admitted to the State Bar of California.
Mr. Barthel's entire legal career has been dedicated to the defense of employers' rights in the arenas of labor law, employment law, and workers' compensation. During the last dozen years, his practice has exclusively focused on workers' compensation defense and related matters. With many years' experience in southern and northern California, he has appeared at virtually every WCAB district office in the state.
Mr. Barthel is an acknowledged expert regarding the American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. He has taught adjusters, human resource directors, employer representatives, attorneys and physicians throughout California and the United States. His audiences have included representatives of:
20th Century Fox
Administrative Paralegal Services
ACWA/JPIA
AIG
A. Teichert & Son, Inc.
Alternative Service Concepts
American Building Supply
Aramark
Argonaut Insurance Services
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Assoc. of Workers' Compensation Professionals
Association of Hearing Representatives
Bell-Carter Olive Company
Berkshire Hathaway Home State
Broadspire
Brownell Law Corporation
Buckeye Claims
Butte County Office of Education
California Self-Insurers Association
Cal Insurance & Associates
Cambridge Integrated Services Group, Inc.
Canelo, Wilson, Wallace & Padron
ChevronTexaco Corporation
City & County of San Francisco
City of Los Angeles
City of Modesto
City of Sacramento
City of Santa Ana
City of Santa Monica
ClaimQuest, Inc.
Claims Management, Inc.
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.
Colen and Lee
County of Riverside
County of Sacramento
Crawford & Co.
Crum & Forster U.S. Fire Insurance Co.
CTB/McGraw-Hill
Cypress Insurance Company
Disney Worldwide Services, Inc.
Dynamic Claims Services
Employers Insurance Group
Everest National Insurance Company
FARA/F.A. Richard & Associates
Farmers Insurance
Fireman's Fund
Foster Farms
Gallagher Bassett Services
Gates McDonald
Graiwer & Kaplan
Grancell, Lebovitrz, Stander, Barnes & Reubens
Gregory Bragg & Associates
GuideOne Insurance
Hanna, Brophy, MacLean, McAleer & Jensen, LLP
Hedrick & Associates
Hewlett-Packard
Insurance Company of the West
Insurance Educational Association
Intercare Insurance Services
Interwest Insurance Services
Intracorp
Kaiser Permanente
Laughlin, Falbo, Levy and Moresi
Law Offices of Richard L. Moser
Law Offices of Samuel G. Grader
Law Offices of Phillip A. Cooke
Law Offices of Timothy H. Huber
Law Offices of W. Lance Russum
Life Chiropractic College
L.A. County Employees Retirement Ass.
Lundberg Family Farms
Majestic Insurance
Maloof Sports & Entertainment
Metropolitan Transit Authority - Los Angeles
Michael J. Skala, Jr., Attorney at Law
Midwest Insurance Company
Morse, Giesler & Callister
Murphy & Beane, Inc.
National Business Institute
Nickerson Insurance Services
North Bay Workers' Comp. Professionals
Northrup Grumman
Oak River Insurance
Octagon Risk Services, Inc.
OneBeacon Insurance
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Pegasus Risk Management, Inc.
Pirahna Produce
PPG Industries
PRG Insurance Staffing
Preferred Employers Insurance Company
Redwood Empire Insurance Group
Republic Indemnity Company
Risk Enterprise Management Limited
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Safeco Insurance Company
San Diego Gas & Electric
Schifrin, Gagnon & Dickey, Inc.
SeaBright Insurance Company
Sedgwick CMS
Silverado Resort
Southern California Edison Company
Southern California Risk Management Ass.
Specialty Risk Services
Springfield Insurance Company
State Compensation Insurance Fund
State Farm
Steve Ballard, Attorney at Law
St. Paul Travelers Insurance
Sutter Health
The Hartford
The Select Group of Companies, Ltd.
Tokio Marine Management, Inc.
Tristar Risk Management
ULICO
WCCA
Wiggins, Richard & Romani, LLP
World Financial Group
Zenith Insurance Company
Zurich North America
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Because of his expertise, Mr. Barthel recently has been invited to be a reviewer for the 6th edition of the AMA Guides.
Outside of the office, Mr. Barthel enjoys time with his wife, Jackie, and the couple's three young children, Emma,. Benjamin, and Desmond. An avid fan of University of Michigan football, Mr. Barthel consoles himself through Wolverine losses by practicing the acoustic guitar, an instrument he plays "badly but with enthusiasm."
Photo courtesy of Ines White,
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