Abel Calderón, Jr.
SENIOR ATTORNEY
Abel Calderón, Jr is responsible for servicing our Northern California clients. He provides legal advice, strategy, and litigation support to employers, insurance companies, third party administrators and public entities regarding Workers' Compensation issues. He is a Certified Specialist in the area of California Workers’ Compensation law.
Abel received his Bachelors Degree from St. John’s Seminary College in Camarillo, California where he focused in Philosophy and Spanish Literature with an emphasis in Psychology and Theology. Thereafter, Abel received his Juris Doctorate from the Southwestern Law School of Law. During his tenure in law school, Abel worked during the day and attended law school in the evening as he transitioned careers and was also an active member and held office for the Latino Law School Association.
Abel has been practicing Workers’ Compensation law since 2010 and takes an aggressive yet practical approach towards resolution of all claims through depositions, discovery, settlement negotiations and/or litigation. He represents employers on various Workers’ Compensation issues including Labor Code 132a Discrimination and Serious and Willful Misconduct Claims, Insurance Coverage Issues, Appellate, Arbitration, Public Claims, Lien Resolution and Litigation, and a multitude of other issues arising throughout the Workers' Compensation process.
In addition to providing litigation and claim services to employers, Abel has had the pleasure of providing educational seminars to clients, colleagues and human resource personnel. He has also provided Covid-19 risk reduction trainings for employers and organizations including the Associated General Contractors of California (AGC). In addition to his legal career, Abel is an author, personal development mentor for adults and teens, participates weekly in a Catholic prayer group in Sacramento and is involved with his community and family who he adores.