Elliot Berkowitz (In memoriam)

CURRICULUM VITAE

LEGAL

Elliot S. Berkowiz, Berkowitz & Cohen, a Professional Corporation, (previously Law Offices of Elliot S. Berkowitz) 6420 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1918, Los Angeles, CA 90048 (323) 651-5151

Practice in Injury/Workers’ Compensation

1977 – present

 

Hernandez & Flynn, A Professional Corporation, 3250 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

Litigation Attorney

1977-1981

 

Education

  • J.D., 1976, Glendale University College of Law

  • M.S. Education, 1971, City University of New York

  • B.A. Political Science, 1970 Adelphi University

 

Honors

 

  • Executive Editor, Glendale Law Review, 1975-1976

  • Comment Editor, Glendale Law Review, 1974-1975

  • Honorable Mention, Moot Court Competition, 1976

  • Vice President, Student Bar Association, 1975-1975

  • Editor, Student Newspaper, Glendale College of Law

Legal Journals

  • Editor, Appeals Board Report, 2002-date and continuing

 

Publications

  • Articles:         

    • How to Handle a Workers’ Compensation Case, Applicant’s Prospective, California Workers’ Compensation Enquirer, 1991

    • Psychiatric Injuries Under the New Law, CAAments, 1991

    • Labor Code Section 5402, a Follow-up, CAAments, Spring 1996, co-author

    • Did the Lions Really Win? Christian v. WCAB, California Workers’ Compensation Enquirer, Vol. 15, #1, July 1997

    • Workers’ Compensation Takes Center Stage at the Supreme Court, CAAments, co-authors Elliot S. Berkowitz/William Herreras, October 1998

    • Penalties: To the Millenium and Beyond, California Workers’ Compensation Enquirer, April 1999

    • Penalties: To the Millenium and Beyond, Part II, California Workers’ Compensation Enquirer, Volume 17 #1

 

1977-1985:  

  • Column on Law for New Life Magazine

2005-2006:

  • Three articles on Workers’ Compensation for Los Angeles Daily Journal

Law Review

  •  Attorney Malpractice Law in California; Glendale University Law Review, 1976

  • Toward a Standard of Care in Legal Research; Glendale University Law Review, 1977                                  

Associations

  • California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association

  • Los Angeles County Bar Association

  • California Consumer Attorney’s Association

 

Speaker

  • California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, 1990 Summer Convention, Topic: Psychiatric Injuries

  • Southern California Paralegal Training, March 1991, Los Angeles

  • Southern California Psychiatric Association, Summer 1991, Psychiatric Injuries Under the New Law

  • Whittier Law School, September 1992, Guest Speaker, Applicant’s Practice

  • California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, 1992 Seminar, The First Hundred Days

  • California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, October 1992, QME Seminars

  • Culver City Bar Association, 1992 Speaker on Workers’ Compensation, November 1992

  • Southern California Paralegal Training, Spring 1994, Los Angeles

  • Southern California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, Lecture on Penalty, February 15, 1995

  • Workers’ Compensation Forum, Speaker, February 24, 1995

  • California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, June 1995, Penalties and Sanctions

  • Valley Bar Association, LAVA, November 1995, Labor Code §5814, Changes in Law

  • California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association Winter Convention, January 1996, Labor Code §5402, The Presumption

  • Workers’ Compensation Claims Association, February 1996, Featured Speaker on Labor Code §5814

  • California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, Summer Convention, June 1996, You As the Defendant – Attorneys Being Sued for Sexual Harassment – Moderator/Co-Speaker

  • San Fernando Valley Bar Association, Workers’ Compensation, July 1996, Lecture on Labor Code §5814

  • San Francisco Industrial Claims Association, September 10, 1997, Pitfalls and Penalties 

  • California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association Winter 1998, Psychiatric Disabilities, Labor Code §3208.3, Speaker and Moderator

  • Los Angeles County Bar Association, Lecture, Penalty, Workers’ Compensation Committee, Fall 1998

  • Mexican-American Bar Association, June 1998, Penalties

 

Speaker

  • Los Angeles County Bar Association, Workers’ Compensation Section, Penalties, Penalties, Penalties, December 7, 1998

  • Loyola School of Law, Workers’ Compensation Class, Guest Lecturer, April 1999

  • Harbor Area Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, October, 19, 1999, Featured Speaker

  • California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association Convention, Sanctions, January 2000

  • Medical and Legal Conference for Workers’ Compensation Industry Professionals, The Employer’s and Injured Worker’s Rights and Responsibilities…What Every Employer and Claims Professional Needs to Know, October 2000

  • Winter Convention, January 2001, Update of §4060-§4062.9 California Labor Code, Palm Springs, California

  • Southern California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association Chapter, Upcoming Trends in Litigation of L.C. §5814, February 21, 2001

  • State of California, Division of Workers’ Compensation, February 21, 2001, Eighth Annual Conference of Education, Irvine, California

  • California Workers’ Compensation Attorneys’ Association, June 2001

  • California Defense Attorneys’ Assocaition, University, Training of the Workers’ Compensation Professional, Lecture, 2001-continuing

  • Cleveland Chiropractic College, Lecture, Workers’ Compensation, February, 2002-date continuing

  • January 2003, California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association Convention, Toxic Mold

  • January/February 2004, Law Worm – Understanding New Law

  • October 2004, Law Worm – Putting it All Together, SB 899, 2004 Reform

  • November 2004, Rating Seminar, California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, Disneyland, Anaheim, California

  • January 2005, Death of Penalties, California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association Convention

 

Speaker

  • California Society of Industrial Medicine, June 11, 2005, SB 899 Overview, Hot Button Issues

  • California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association Annual Rating Seminar, December 3-4, 2005

  • California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, Sleep Disorders, January 2006

  • Workers’ Compensation Claims Association, Highlights and Reviews, March 2006

  • California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, Things Done Wrong from the Bench, January 2007

  • California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, Abuse/Sexual Discrimination, January 2007

  • California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, Most Important Cases, January 2008

  • California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, Workers’ Compensation Eight-Week Course, UCLA, 2000-2005

  • California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, University III, Moderator/Lecture, Eight sessions, UCLA, 2007

  • California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, Bias in the Workplace, Sexual Discrimination, June 2008

  • California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, Most Important Cases, June 2008

  • California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, January 2008, To Sleep, Perchance to Dream, Approach to Sleep Disorders in Workers’ Compensation

  • Almarez/Guzman/Ogilvie Seminar, April 2009, Six-Hour Seminar on the New Law, California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association

  • Rubber Meets the Road – Transforming the Workers’ Compensation en banc Cases Into Real World Applications, October 2009, 12-Hour Seminar

  • California Orthopedic Association, April 2010, Almarez/Guzman, Applicant Perspective

  • CAAA U, 15-Week Advanced Course in Workers’ Compensation, Southwest University Lecturer/Moderator

  • January 2011, California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, Moderator, Substance Abuse

 

Speaker

  • Zenith Insurance, Lecture, Update on Law, May 2011

  • California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association Convention, L.C. §4662 – LeBoeuf – Is It Still Alive?

  • California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association Convention, The Master Series, June 2013

  • Fall 2012 Seminar, Apportionment and Medical Care

  • Fall 2013, IMR/UR Seminar, California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, Los Angeles, California

 

Posts

  • Treasurer, Southern California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, 1991-1992

  • Vice-President, Southern California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, 1992-1993

  • President, Southern California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, 1993-1994

  • Board of Governors, Member-At-Large, California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, 1994-1995

  • Executive Committee, Workers’ Compensation Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association

  • Legislative Committee, California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, 2000-Present, Continuing

  • Education Convention Chair, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-2001, California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association

  • California State Polytechnic University, Advisory Board Member, College of the Extended University in Pomona

  • Director of Education, California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, 2003-2012

  • California Applicant’s Attorneys’ Association, Director of Education Emeritus, 2012-date

 

AWARDS

  • Super Lawyers, 2005-present

  • Best Lawyers – present

  • AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell

  • Lawyer of the Year, Southern California Applicant’s Attorneys’ (Association 2010)