About
Cuneo, Black, Ward & Missler, founded in 1999, is a Sacramento-based firm specializing in workers' compensation defense. They represent large and small employers, public agencies, cities, and counties, focusing exclusively on defense work. With a certified specialist team, they offer extensive experience in case management, negotiation, settlement, trial, and post-trial appellate work. Their knowledgeable team has proven expertise in a range of areas, including serious and willful, 132a discrimination, and asbestos claims. They are committed to providing professional service and have a significant presence in the community.
Specialties
Issue type
Discrimination, Harassment, Workers compensation, Wrongful termination, Pay and benefits, Social Security & Disability, Other type of issues
Location and hours
Cuneo, Black, Ward & Missler
8880 Cal Center Drive Suite 300
Sacramento, CA 95827
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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Work Experience
Attorney/Partner
Cuneo, Black, Ward & Missler
2008 - Present
Staff Counsel
Travelers Insurance Company
2004 - 2008
Law Clerk Intern
City Of Sacramento
2009 - 2009
Associate
Cuneo, Black, Ward & Missler
2000 - Present
Plantiff
Law offices of David W. Abbott
2014 - 2014
Plantiff and Defense Attorney
Abbott & Nolen
2014 - 2014
Associate Attorney
Cuneo, Black, Ward & Missler
2014 - Present
Associate Attorney
Harbinson Tune Kassleik
2010 - 2014
Volunteer Attorney
Legal Aid of Marin
2010 - 2010
Managing Partner
Cuneo, Black, Ward & Missler
2012 - Present
Attorney
Cuneo, Black, Ward & Missler
1993 - Present
Shareholder
Cuneo, Black, Ward & Missler
1991 - Present
Plantiff's Personal Attorney
Attorney At Law
1985 - 1986
Attorney
Cuneo, Black, Ward, and Missler
1990 - Present
Attorney
Thomas Nickens
1987 - 1987
Instructor
Sierra Nevada College
1986 - 1989
Attorney
Francis Adams
1986 - 1987
Shareholder
Cuneo, Black, Ward & Missler
1984 - Present
Attorney
Cuneo, Black, Ward & Missler
1984 - Present
Certified Legal Specialist
Cuneo, Black, Ward & Missler
1984 - Present
Associate Attorney
Law Offices of Crystal Cunningham
2012 - 2012
Legal Intern
California Department Of Insurance
2011 - 2011
Legal Intern
Eleventh District Circuit Court in Paxton, IL
2010 - 2010
Education
University of California - Berkeley
1989
McGeorge SOL Univ of the Pacific
Univ of Virginia
McGeorge SOL Univ of the Pacific
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
2000
Univ of California Davis
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
2009
University of California - Berkeley
Gonzaga University
1997
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
1992
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
1984
Santa Clara University
1980
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
1977
University of California - Los Angeles
1974
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
1977
Bowling Green State University
1973
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
1983
Oral Roberts University
1974
University of California at Davis School of Law
2002
University of Notre Dame
1999
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
1991
University of Pittsburgh
1983
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
1992
University of California - Santa Barbara
1984
University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
1975
University of California Davis
1970
McGeorge SOL Univ of the Pacific
Univ of Arizona
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
1999
California State University, Sacramento
University of Illinois College of Law
2011
University of California - Davis
2007
University of California at Davis School of Law
2000
University of California - Santa Barbara
1996
University of California Hastings College of Law in San Francisco
1981
University of California - Davis
1978
University of San Francisco School of Law
McGeorge SOL Univ of the Pacific
Univ of Arizona
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
1977
Bowling Green State University
1973
University of California Davis
History
1970
University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Law
1975
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
1991
University of Pittsburgh
1983
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
Law
1983
Oral Roberts University
History
1974
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
Law
1984
Santa Clara University
1980
University of California at Davis School of Law
2000
University of California - Santa Barbara
1996
Univ of Virginia
McGeorge SOL Univ of the Pacific
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
Law
2000
Gonzaga University
1997
University of California at Davis School of Law
Law
2002
University of Notre Dame
1999
McGeorge SOL Univ of the Pacific
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
Law
1999
California State University, Sacramento
Sociology
University of Illinois College of Law
Law
2011
University of California - Davis
Political Science and History
2007
McGeorge SOL Univ of the Pacific
Univ of California Davis
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
Law
1992
University of California - Santa Barbara
1984
George Washington Univ LS
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
1992
University of California - Berkeley
1989
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
Law
2009
University of California - Berkeley
Associations & Affiliations
CSIA
Member
Sacramento County Bar Association
Member
AWCP
Member
CAJPA
Attorney Member
Association of Workers' Compensation Professionals
Member
State Bar of California
Member
Sacramento County Bar Association
Member
Valley Industrial Claims Association (VICA)
Member
California Workers' Compensation Defense Attorney's Association
Member
Sacramento Consumer Attorneys
Member
State Bar of California
Member
Sacramento County Bar Association
Member
Division of Industrial Relations
Arbitrator
State Bar of California
Certified Specialist - Workers' Compensation
State Bar of Nevada
Member
Sacramento County Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section
Member
State Bar of California, Workers Compensation Section
Member
California Workers' Compensation Defense Attorney's Association
Practitioner
Sacramento County Bar Association
Member
State Bar of California
Member
State Bar of California
Member
Sacramento County Bar Association
Member
State Bar of California
Member
Sacramento County Bar Association
Member
State Bar of California
Member
Sacramento County Bar Association
Member
Sacramento County Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section
Member
State Bar of California, Workers Compensation Section
Member
State Bar of California
Member
California Workers' Compensation Defense Attorney's Association
Affiliate Member
Sacramento County Bar Association
Member
Sacramento County Bar Association
Member
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
Member
State Bar of California
Member
State Bar of California, Workers Compensation Section
Member
Sacramento County Bar Association
Member
Sacramento County Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section
Member
Board of Directors of the El Dorado Community Foundation
President
California Workers' Compensation Defense Attorney's Association
Member
Association of Workers Compensation Professionals
Member
San Joaquin County Bench and Bar Committee
Member
Sacramento County Bar Association
Member
San Joaquin County Bar Association
Member
Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
Mediator and Arbitrator
Association of Workers' Compensation Professionals
Member
Valley Industrial Claims Association
Member
Board of Directors of the Eldorado Community Foundation
Member
Grants Committee of the Eldorado Community Foundation
Past Chair
State Bar of California, Workers Compensation Section
Executive Committee Member
State Bar of California, Workers Compensation Section
Speaker
State Bar of California, Workers Compensation Section
Executive Committee Chair
State Bar of California, Workers Compensation Section
Chair
State Bar of California, Workers Compensation Section
Member
VICA Speaker Committee
Member
State Bar of California
Member
State Bar of California
Member
Sacramento County Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section
Member
State Bar of California
Sacramento County Bar Association
Member
State Bar of California
Member
Sacramento County Bar Association
Member
Publications
181 Cal App 4th 752
Freeman's fund v. WCAB
2010
82 Cal App 4th 107
Sacramento County Office of Education v. WCAB
2000
63 CCC 585
Phillips v. SMUD
1998
The Wilkinson Rule
DWE Quarterly Vol 2 Num 4
1998
Speaking Engagements
Client seminar
SB 899 implemtation of changes
2013
CSIA Fall Confernce
AME or QME? LC 4061 and 4062
2010
AWCP conference
AME/QME
2008
What’s New for 2013: The How To’s of SB 863
SB 863
2013
Subrogation From Accident to Verdict
Legal
2011
CBWM University: Class Is In Session
Legal
2012
What’s New for 2013: The How To’s of SB 863
Legal
2012
Updates, Return-to-Work Issues, and Resolving EDD Liens
Legal
2011
Ethics Seminar
Legal
2010
Living and Working With the 2009 AME/QME Regulation Changes
Legal
2010
Walk Through
WCAB Settlement Approval
2009
Sedgwick CMS Seminar
Legal
2008
Sedgwick CMS
Death Benefits
2008
City of Sacramento
Death Benefits
2008
RTW Issues
Legal
2008
Welcher: What You Need To Know
Seminar
2007
IEA
Settlement Documents
2007
Current Return to Worker Issues
Legal
2006
Octagon Risk Services
Settlement Documents
2006
Octagon Seminar
Settlement Documents
2006
Returning to Work Issues & Securing the 15% Dividend
Legal
2006
IEA
Settlement Documents
2006
CBWM University: Class Is In Session
Legal
2012
Ooops! They Did It Again; Analysis of SB 863
SB 863
2012
OGILVIE; How It Affects Litigation In Your Cases
Legal
2011
Almaraz-Guzman: A Discussion ~ AMA Guides: Legislative Fact or Judicial Fiction
Legal
2009
Trick Or Treat (Discussion Groups)
Legal
2009
Confidentiality of Medical Records
Legal
2008
Confidentiality of Medical Records and Responding to Subpoenas
Legal Records
2008
PD Schedule and FEC: What will it “Costa?”
Legal
2007
Contribution Between Co-Defendants
Legal
2006
Slaying the Three-Headed Monster: FEHA, ADA and Workers’ Compensation
Legal
2006
What's New in Workers' Compensation
Legal
2002
Workers' Compensation Reform
Workers' Compensation
2004
Lower Extremity Impairments under AMA Guides
Legal
2005
Practical Approaches to Utilization Review
Legal
2005
Legal Writing
Legal
2006
SB 899: An Initial Overview
SB 899
2004
Injury AOE/COE
AOE/COE
2003
Defending the 100% Case
Legal
2003
Drafting and Approval of Workers' Compensation Settlements
Legal
2002
Lien Claims in Workers' Compensation
Legal
2002
Insurance Educational Association
Worker's compensation
California Continuing Education of the Bar
Worker's Compensation
Defending the 100% case
Legal
2003
Injury AOE/COE
Legal
2009
Cumulative Trauma Claims and Injuries - an Overview and Investigation Strategies
Legal
2013
Employers and Adjusters
PD Rating
Legal Ethics
In-House Seminar
SB 863, Permanent Disability, SJDV
Legal
2013
Law Office Management & Practice Workshop
Legal
2002
Services offered
Employment Law Attorney