Professional Associations
- California Workers’ Compensation Defense Attorneys Association
- California Bar Association
- California Manufacturers Association
- California Self-Insurers Association
- Industrial Claims Association
- State Bar of California
Admissions
- State Bar of California – 1985
Education
- Western State College of Law, Fullerton, J.D. – 1983
- Colorado State University, B.S. in Business & Finance – 1979
Honors
- American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Law for Scholastic Achievement
STEVEN G. BOBUS
Senior Partner
1600 Broadway, Ste 300 | Oakland, CA 94612
Mr. Bobus, Partner, joined D’Andre Law at their Oakland office in 1989. Since joining the partnership, Mr. Bobus has defended insurance companies, self-insured employers, and third-party administrators in workers’ compensation litigation. His additional areas of expertise in workers’ compensation law include claims of discrimination against employers [132a], Serious and Willful misconduct, and fraud.
Since his admission to the State Bar of California in 1985, Mr. Bobus has specialized in workers’ compensation defense. He has a background in both the construction and restaurant industries, which provides a unique perspective in defending repetitive and physically labor-intensive claims.
While in law school, Mr. Bobus served as a law clerk with the Orange County District Attorney’s office. During his last year, Mr. Bobus also owned and operated his own process-serving business.
Mr. Bobus is highly experienced in the development of negotiated settlements and in representing his clients at mandatory settlement conferences and trials. It is not unusual for Mr. Bobus to settle and close a claim at the injured worker’s deposition.
Professional Activities:
Mr. Bobus is an experienced lecturer on workers’ compensation issues and has spoken at various events for numerous industrial claims associations including the San Francisco Industrial Claims Association. Topics of his lectures include:
- Reform Acts of 1989, 1993, 2003, 2004, and 2012
- California Discrimination – Labor Code 132a
- Medical Control
- Legal Updates
- Investigation and Prosecution of Fraud
