Gerald F. Batchelder

Gerald F. Batchelder, located in Fremont, California, is recognized as a Specialist in Workers Damages Law by the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California. With a career spanning since 1977, he has represented thousands of injured workers in workers' settlement matters. For more than ten years, he has also served as a Workers' Recovery Judge Pro Tem.

Mr. Batchelder has contributed significantly to the legal community as a member of the Education Committee of the California Applicants Attorneys Association, where he has organized educational programs for California attorneys in the field of workers' damages law.

Admitted to the California Bar in December 1976, Mr. Batchelder is also a member of the Bar of the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

His practice focuses on a wide range of California workers' recovery law, including death benefit matters, permanent total disability cases, serious and willful misconduct claims, discrimination and wrongful termination proceedings, medical treatment disputes, temporary disability issues, uninsured employer litigation, and job retraining and rehabilitation litigation. Mr. Batchelder is adept at navigating the complexities of workers' compensation benefits in relation to Social Security Disability entitlement, State Disability benefits, and Long Term and Short Term Disability policy rights, ensuring that his clients maximize their combined benefits.