Mr. Meechan has 30 years of experience in dealing with industrially injured workers and is invaluable in bringing cases to a reasonable solution. He works hard to guard the rights of injured workers within Sonoma, Mendocino, Marin, Napa, and Lake Counties in California. Mr. Meechan is recognized by the California Bar Association as a Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist. He is an active member of the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association and is a member of their Board of Governors. Mr. Meechan was honored by peers as a California Super Lawyer in 2004, 2005, 2008, and 2009 in recognition of his commitment to and tireless efforts on behalf of Injured Workers. In 2014, he was named as one of the top 100 Workers’ Compensation Attorneys in the nation by the Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG). Mr. Meechan has served in the military. While young, he was a U.S. Navy Diver with Explosive Ordinance Disposal. He later joined the National Guard and served as an officer with the Combat Engineers. Mr. Meechan is an active member of California Applicant Attorneys (CAAA) and participates in more than 8 days a year of education. Sometimes as the lecturer. As a concerned citizen, he has worked to preserve the ecology, quality of life, and natural resources of Sonoma County. He helped found and was a Co-Chair of the Coalition for a Better Sonoma County. As a naturalist, Mr. Meechan donates knowledge, time and energy on behalf of Sonoma County’s open spaces and the Russian River. Richard Meechan is a trained Mediator. He understands the needs of workers with disabilities and the financial goals of the insurance industry. His training has helped close many difficult cases through negotiation. Mr. Meechan often takes cases to trial, if a fair resolution cannot be reached.
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Leave a review about your experience with this lawyer.Mr. Meechan does not return your calls and his assistants are not much better help. He is one of the worst lawyers I have ever dealt with. Will never use him again.
He seems to be more interested in local social issues than his clients well-being. Try and get a face to face meeting with him and it's almost impossible, he prefers "telephone meetings" (not very productive) in my case. Never returns calls and has a staff well trained at getting you off the phone, almost like you're bothering them.
This firm is a workers comp legal mill where you are little more than case numbered file buried under a mountain of other files & cases. If you want attentive representation that will act with integrity & professionalism, or someone that actually cares about you, your suffering, and your case; instead of feeding you little more than meaningless platitudes and endless excuses; I would genuinely advice & strongly suggest that you stay away from this firm.
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1987, California
MembershipsCalifornia Applicants' Attorneys Association (Member, Board of Governors, 2000—). -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolEmpire College School of Law
Class of 1987
J.D.
Other EducationSonoma State University
Class of 1979
B.A.
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Personal Details & HistoryAgeBorn in 1955
Rochester, New York, July 17, 1955
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703 Second Street, Suite 200Santa Rosa, CA 95404U.S.A.
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What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?Richard James Meechan was admitted in 1987 to the State of California.
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Does this attorney speak any other languages?Richard James Meechan speaks Spanish.
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How many attorneys are in this law firm?Meechan Rosenthal & Karpilow PC has 5 attorneys at this location.
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What law school did this attorney attend?Richard James Meechan attended Empire College School of Law.