Jeffrey B. Wolfert

Jeffrey B. Wolfert is a Berkeley, California, workers’ compensation attorney who represents employees injured on the job. His practice focuses on disputes over workers’ compensation benefits, insurance coverage, and related claims. Jeffrey previously worked for a firm representing insurance companies before moving to injured-worker representation. That experience gives him an understanding of the arguments insurers use when contesting or limiting benefits. He handles cases through negotiation, administrative proceedings, and trial when disputes cannot be resolved.

Jeffrey earned a B.S. in Political Science from the University of Vermont and received his J.D. from Golden Gate University School of Law. He was admitted to the California bar in 2001. His early professional experience included work connected with intellectual property litigation and immigration matters before he concentrated on workers’ compensation. His legal education and subsequent work on both sides of workplace injury disputes support a practice involving insurance procedures, medical questions, and benefits owed under California law.

Jeffrey has handled hundreds of workers’ compensation cases, including disputes that proceed to trial and matters settled through negotiation. His practice includes serious and willful employer misconduct claims, Labor Code section 132a penalties, Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund matters, and Uninsured Employers Benefits Trust Fund claims. He began working with the predecessor to his current Berkeley practice in 2009. His prior work on insurer-side cases gave him direct exposure to claims administration and defense strategies before he shifted to representing injured employees.

Jeffrey B. Wolfert is a certified specialist in workers’ compensation law and previously served as president of the East Bay chapter of the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association from 2011 through 2013. He has spoken at professional conferences on workers’ compensation issues and belongs to trial-lawyer organizations in Northern California. His practice emphasizes workplace injury benefits rather than general employment litigation. His experience with insurer-side and employee-side cases informs how he evaluates contested claims and advises injured workers.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Gorelick Wolfert, P.C.
• Member, The State Bar of California

Licensed State

• California

Education

• Golden Gate University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Vermont
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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