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Dirk Stemerman
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Dirk Stemerman

4.4
17 reviews

245 West Laurel Drive, Salinas, CA 93906 + 1 location

Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability

About Dirk Stemerman

Co-Chair of Media Committee and Member of the Board of Governor's: California Applicants' Attorneys Association; Reporter: "Matthew Bender Labor and Employment Law Bulletin", 2004-2005; Contributor to "Workers First Watch" and "CAAments" publications, 2005-2006; Co-author and panelist--ATLA Convention, Seattle, WA, July 2006: "Representing Farm Workers, Migrant Workers, and Undocumented Workers--Overcoming Geographical, Social, and Language Barriers"; Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society. Recipient: Illinois College Press Award. Clerk, Department of Legal Services, California Teachers Association, 2001-2002. Volunteer, Watsonville Law Center.

 

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January 08, 2026
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Did not act as my advocate, it retrospect I wish I never hired him, he really underserved me . It was as if he was working for the other side, did not even tackle the original reason I hired him, he told me to just sign , cut my losses, just sign the settlement docs and don't pursue it any further. I should have never listened to him

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Areas of Law

  • Workers Compensation
  • Social Security 1
    • Social Security Disability

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2002, California
    U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
    U.S. District Court, Central District of California
    U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
    Memberships
    Monterey County and American Bar Associations
    California Applicants' Attorneys Association
    American Association for Justice
    National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives
    Monterey Bay Workers' Compensation Attorneys' Association
    Sustaining Member: Workplace Injury Litigation Group
    California Teachers Association Group Legal Services.
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Whittier College School of Law
    Class of 2001
    J.D.
    Other Education
    University of Illinois at Springfield
    Class of 1998
    B.A.
    Political Studies

    University of the Western Cape School of Law, Cape Town, South Africa
    Class of 2000
    Comparative Program
    Legal Certifications
    Certified Specialist, Workers' Compensation Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1976
    Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1976

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    Dirk Stemerman was admitted in 2002 to the State of California.
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    Dirk Stemerman is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, United States District Court for the Central District of California and United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
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    Rucka, O'Boyle, Lombardo & McKenna has 11 attorneys at this location.
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    Dirk Stemerman attended Whittier College School of Law.
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    Dirk Stemerman is listed in the Workers Compensation section of the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

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