Colleen S. Casey
1483 Sutter #703
San Francisco, CA 94109
Employment: 08/04-present Workers’ Compensation Judge, (San Francisco, CA)
11/02-08/04 Attorney, Jones, Clifford, Johnson & Johnson, LLP
7/95-10/02 Commissioner-WCAB (San Francisco, CA)
Education: Golden Gate University, S.F., CA – J.D. (1982)
University of California, Berkeley, - B.A. (1979)
Publications: “Top 10 Mistakes Physicians Make re the AMA Guides, and how to Fix Them,” DWC 2008 conference, State of California
“AMA Guides and Substantial Evidence” California Applicant Attorney’s Annual Rating Program – December 2007
“Workers’ Comp Reform: A Silver Lining,” California Bar Journal, State Bar of California, August 2004
“Overview of the Changes to the Workers’ Comp Law,”
Workers’ Compensation Quarterly, State Bar of California
Vol. 17, No. 1, (2004)
Chapters 2, 3 and 13 of “California Workers’ Compensation Practice,” Continuing Education of the Bar, 4th Edition (2000)
Speaking
Engagements: California State Bar Association; Workers’ Comp Section, Dept. of Workers’ Comp. Annual Conference; DWC - Regional Training Workers’ Comp Judges’ Training; American Bar Association;
San Francisco Bar Association; CSIMS; CAAA; CWCDAA California Society of CPA’S; San Francisco Women Engineers;
Professional
Associations: CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON HEALTH & SAFETY &
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Advisory Committee (1997-2002)
CALIFORNIA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
Member-Workers’ Compensation Executive Committee (2003-present) (Committee – Chair – 2007-2008)
Delegate-Annual Convention (1986-1997)
Professional Barrister of the Year – 1989 (S.F. Bar Association)
Awards: First Place, ABA/YLD Award for Outstanding Service
to the Public (1987-1988)
First Place, ABA/YLD Award for Outstanding Service to
the Legal Community (1986)