Rod Coppedge
Attorney @Dietz, Gilmor & Chazen
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WORK HISTORY
Attorney @Dietz, Gilmor & Chazen
San Diego, CA, US
EDUCATION
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Juris Doctor, Law
Coleman College
Bachelor's degree, Information Sciences
SKILLS
ABOUT ROD COPPEDGE
Certified Workers\' Compensation Specialist. Extensive experience defending employers and insurers in California Workers\' Compensation cases. Successfully Defended Workers’ Compensation cases from inception through Courts of Appeal and to the California Supreme Court. Represented clients in subrogation cases in Superior Court. Collaborated with industry leaders to turn the tide in Sports and NFL claims. Successfully applied complex defenses including \"breaking up\" alleged single Cumulative Trauma injuries by preventing the merger of separate injuries and life pension awards. Successfully defended against claims of Neurological damage, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), and dementia caused by concussions.Developed and aggressively implemented litigation plans to defend against lien claimants.Consistently negotiated favorable settlements within client expectations, thereby controlling litigation costs. Served as Special Master of Computer Forensics over confidential judicial review of discovery related issues. Determined the existence, absence, or spoliation of electronic evidence; defined requirements to allow definitive determinations; negotiated discovery to minimize adverse impact on businesses involved. Designed and implemented software to identify and separately scan email fragments for discoverable information.
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