MESSAGE Nicholas:
Nicholas D. Okoneski has been working exclusively in the area of Workers’ Compensation since 2003. Prior to practicing law on a full-time basis, he was a police officer in Southern California for approximately ten years. In 1992, Mr. Okoneski graduated from the University of California – Irvine with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Ecology. He subsequently graduated, with Scholastic Merit from the Western State University College of Law in 2002. Mr. Okoneski was admitted to the California State Bar in 2002 and the Texas State Bar in 2019.
In 2009, Mr. Okoneski became a Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation Law through the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. He also volunteers as a Special Master in Orange and San Diego counties. Finally, Mr. Okoneski previously served in the U.S. Navy Reserve, was deployed to the Middle East during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and is a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Services
•Workers’ Compensation Defense
•Labor Code §132a
•Serious & Willful Misconduct
ADMISSIONS
•California State Bar
•Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist, State Bar of California
•Special Master for Orange and San Diego Counties
•United States District Court - Central District of California