The Law Offices of Heywood G. Friedman, a leading California defense firm, proudly announces the elevation of Marla Shah to Partner. Marla, who has been a valued member of this firm since 2015, has over 15 years’ experience as a workers’ compensation defense attorney, specializing in the defense of health and medical organizations. “Marla is …
Sheena Ghassemi Named as Partner
The Law Offices of Heywood G. Friedman, a leading California defense firm, proudly announces the elevation of Sheena Ghassemi to Partner. Sheena, who has been an attorney with this firm since 2021, specializes in defending employers, insurers, third-party administrators, self-insured groups, and nonprofit organizations in workers’ compensation matters. “Since joining this firm, Sheena has consistently …
Yan Falkinstein Named as Partner
The Law Offices of Heywood G. Friedman, a leading California defense firm, proudly announces the elevation of Yan Falkinstein to Partner. Yan, who has served as Managing Attorney of this firm’s Workers’ Compensation Practice since 2025, has over 13 years’ experience as a workers’ compensation defense attorney, including nearly 4 years in leadership roles. “More …
The Law Offices of Heywood G. Friedman Welcomes New Managing Attorney to Lead Workers’ Compensation Practice
The Law Offices of Heywood G. Friedman is pleased to announce that Yan Falkinstein, Esq. MBA has joined the firm as Managing Attorney of its Workers’ Compensation Practice. With nearly 13 years’ experience as a workers’ compensation defense attorney, including over three years as a Supervising Attorney at another highly regarded defense firm, Yan brings …
Announcement of Firm Name Change
We’re excited to share an important update: The Law Firm of Friedman + Bartoumian is now The Law Offices of Heywood G. Friedman. Many of you will recognize this as our firm’s original name from our founding until 2015. Under this name, we grew from a small practice into one of California’s premier law firms, …