Jesse Melendrez
Workers’ compensation attorney in Newport Beach, representing injured workers since 2009.
- State Bar of California #263751, admitted June 2, 2009, active
- Also licensed in Washington
- Rutgers School of Law, J.D. 2008
Background
Jesse Melendrez was born and raised in Southern California. He graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a Bachelor of Arts, studying psychology and political science.
He earned his law degree at Rutgers School of Law in New Jersey in 2008, where he was Notes Editor of the Rutgers Journal of Law and Public Policy. In law school he worked in legal clinics, interned with the Orange County District Attorney and externed for Judge Hillman of the United States District Court.
He passed the California and Washington bar exams and was admitted to the State Bar of California on June 2, 2009. He has represented injured workers in workers’ compensation cases since 2009.
How Jesse works a case
- A first conversation You tell the office what happened, where the claim stands and which letters you have received. The case review costs nothing.
- The benefits, explained Jesse explains what the Labor Code provides for the injury and what each step of the claim involves.
- Medical care When treatment is delayed or denied, the office works through utilization review, independent medical review and the medical provider network rules.
- Delays and denials When an insurer delays or denies benefits, Jesse can take the dispute to the WCAB, including an expedited hearing where the rules allow one.
- Settlement or trial A case ends in a settlement that a workers’ compensation judge reviews, or in a judge’s decision after trial.
Tell us what happened.
The case review costs nothing, and there is no upfront cost. Send the form or call the office.