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William J. Kropach has been practicing law for over 40 years. Since 1972 he has focused on workers' compensation claims and is a Certified Workers' Compensation Specialist from the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. He has received numerous awards for his work, including Volunteer of the Year in 2003 and commendation for outstanding services to the community from the California Legislature and City and County of Los Angeles.

Senior Partner Jack Goodchild has over 30 years of experience fighting on behalf of injured and disabled people. Jack Goodchild is recognized as a prominent and passionate attorney, and he has been continually awarded the distinguished Martindale Hubbel AV Rating, in recognition of “very high to preeminent legal ability.”. Mr. Goodchild is a Specialist in Workers’ Compensation Law, certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. In addition to helping injured workers, Mr. Goodchild also handles personal injury and social security disability cases. Jack Goodchild considers himself to be a “David” in the fight against the “Goliath” insurance companies. His life’s dedication is to helping working class people whose lives have been turned upside down by an injury or disability. In the courtroom, Mr. Goodchild is a force to be reckoned with. Aided by his sharp intellect, and extensive knowledge of the law, Mr. Goodchild is ready to win when he goes to trial. While his clients admire his intense energy in the courtroom, they also appreciate his compassionate and friendly attitude in the office.. Jack Goodchild was born in Antwerp, Belgium, and moved to the United States when he was only three months old. Both of his parents were Holocaust survivors and working class people, who instilled in their son the importance of helping the downtrodden. Mr. Goodchild took this basic principle to heart, and has since helped thousands of injured and disabled people to get the medical treatment, compensation, and benefits, that they so desperately need.. Jack Goodchild received a B.A. degree in English (cum laude) from the State University of New York, Stony Brook, in 1971. He then went on to earn his Juris Doctor degree from the State University of New York, Buffalo, in 1974. Mr. Goodchild was admitted to the California State Bar, in 1975, the U.S. Central District Court of California, in 1976, and the U.S. Supreme Court, in 1981. In that same year, Jack Goodchild became a partner in the law firm Rand and Goodchild, PLC, and he was certified as a Workers’ Compensation Specialist. In 1989, Mr. Goodchild founded his own law firm, which is today known as the Law Offices of Goodchild and Duffy, PLC. In addition to his role as an attorney, Jack Goodchild has worked since 1984 as a Judge Pro Tem for the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. He has also served as an advisor to the California Legislature.. Jack Goodchild is a member of the State Bar of California, the San Fernando Valley Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, California Applicants’ Attorneys Association, the American Association for Justice, and the Consumer Attorneys of California Association. He also currently serves on the Los Angeles Valley Applicants Attorneys Association board as President and is Chair of the Executive Committee of the California Lawyers Association Workers’ Compensation Section.. Besides being a lawyer, Jack Goodchild is a family man dedicated to his wife, two children, and dog. His favorite pastimes are skiing and bicycling.

I have been with the Law Offices of William J. Kropach since 1998.  While working as paralegal I attended law school at night and upon passing the bar I decided to remain working with William Kropach.  Because of my outstanding contributions to the firm, I have become a partner.

I earned my Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience from UCLA in 1998, before briefly entering medical school at Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary. In 2001, I changed direction and made a decision to begin a career in Workers’ Compensation, first as an Administrator of medical-legal affairs for a well-known medical provider, and, after receiving my JD from Southwestern University School of Law in 2009, as an attorney.. Since 2011, I have focused my professional endeavors on the defense of Workers’ Compensation matters, representing permissibly self-insured entities, insurance companies, TPAs and PEOs, as well as the occasional uninsured employer. I have been been able to utilize his considerable medical background, and medical-legal experience, in developing and implementing case management and litigation strategies to maximize early case resolution or mitigation of exposure in a variety of cases.. I have extensive experience in handling matters ranging from the straightforward orthopedic-only claim to complex matters involving multiple claims of injury, multiple body parts, multiple defendants, and high exposure, as well as claims involving serious and willful misconduct, and alleged disability discrimination under Labor Code §132(a).. I am admitted to practice in California and before the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Guiding an Encino, California, law corporation for more than two decades, Slade J Neighbors focuses on workers’ compensation law defense cases. Working on behalf of employers, Slade J. Neighbors is certified by the California State Bar as a specialist in his field and has engaged as a Los Angeles County pro tem workers’ compensation judge.. Mr. Neighbors’ qualifications also include certification as a Medicare Set Aside consultant, and he is one of the few in his field who holds Certified Medicare Secondary Payer Professional status. His accomplishments include the development of evidence that helped the District Attorney’s Office and California Department of Insurance prosecute cases of workers’ compensation fraud.. Slade Neighbors has also made appearances in Criminal Court that enabled employers to obtain restitution orders and has presented court evidence in matters involving employee fraud. He received his BA in history and Russian and East European studies from the University of Washington and JD from the Whittier College School of Law.