Attorneys

DARLA A. CUNNINGHAM

Darla A. Cunningham attended Chapman Law School and was admitted to the State Bar in 2003. She became Partner in 2006 and practices in our Personal Injury and Social Security departments. Mrs. Cunningham personally handles each file and tailors a plan specific to your case. In her free time, Mrs. Cunningham enjoys spending time with her family.

Areas of Practice

• Animal Bites
• Assault & Battery
• Construction Site Accidents
• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Motorcycle & Bicycle Accidents
• Personal Injury
• Pedestrian Accidents
• Premises Liability
• Trip & Fall
• Slip & Fall
• Mold
• Products Liability Law
• Trucking Accidents
• Wage & Hour
• Wrongful Death

Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• California, 2003
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2003

Fraternities/Sororities

• Delta Theta Phi

Education

Chapman University School of Law, Orange, California
• J.D. – 2002
California State University, Fullerton, California
• B.A. – 1998
• Major: Liberal Studies
• Major: Law and Society

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
• California Bar Association
• San Bernardino Bar Association
• Riverside Bar Association
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles

Past Employment Positions

• City Attorney’s Office, Santa Ana, California, Law Clerk: 2000 – 2002
• District Attorney’s Office, Orange County, California, Paralegal: 1993 – 2000
• Westminster Superior Court, Orange County, California, Court Clerk: 1992-1993

SCOTT M. RUBEL

Scott M. Rubel is our Managing Partner and practices exclusively in our Workers’ Compensation Department. He graduated from Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications in 1984. He received his Juris Doctor from The University of San Diego School of Law in 1988. Mr. Rubel is a Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation in accordance with the Rules of the California State Bar and has been representing injured workers for nearly 30 years. He serves on the Board of Directors of the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association and has served on that Board since 1994. Mr. Rubel teaches extensively in his field having conducted seminars for other workers’ compensation practitioners including attorneys, doctors, support staff, future practitioners and union representatives. He has conducted seminars in the areas of Medical-Legal Reporting, Discovery, Negotiation, General Workers’ Compensation Law, Trial Practice, Appellate Practice, Psychiatric Injury, Permanent Disability Rating, Sanctions and Penalties, and Workers’ Compensation Fraud. Mr. Rubel has also spent a great deal of time lobbying in the State Capitol for more effective workers’ compensation laws to benefit injured workers. Mr. Rubel is a zealous and tireless advocate always choosing strategies that will most benefit his clients.

Areas of Practice

• Workers Compensation Law

Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• California, 1989
• Illinois, 1991
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1989

Education

University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California
• J.D. – 1988
Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois
• B.S. – 1984
• Major: Communications

Classes/Seminars

• CAAA Rehabilitation Seminar (Co-Author), 1996
• CAAA Paralegal Seminar, 1999
• CAAA Convention Speaker, Work Comp Fraud, 2002
• California State Bar – WC Division Seminar, Depositions, 2002
• CAAA Convention Speaker, Ethics, 2003
• CAAA Convention Speaker, Sanctions for Bad Faith Tactics, 2011
• Article: Understanding the “Catastrophe” of SB-863, 2012
• CAAA Rating Seminar Speaker/Moderator, Rating a Psychiatric Injury, 2012
• Medical Group Seminar, Accurate Rating of Permanent Disability, 2017
• CAAA Convention Speaker, Psychiatric Injuries, 2018
• CAAA Convention Speaker, Settlement Documents, 2018
• CAAA Convention Speaker, Internal Injuries and Causation, 2019
• CAAA Harbor Chapter Speaker, Apportionment Under the Hikida Case, 2019
• CAAA GIE Chapter Meeting, New WCAB Regulations, 2020
• CAAA Convention Speaker, Initial 30 Days of Setting Up a New Claim, 2021

Professional Associations and Memberships

• California Applicants’ Attorneys Association, Board of Directors
• Special Investigation Unit and Dept. of Ins. Committee, Chair
• VIAW Liaison Committee, Chair
• Regulations Committee, Chair
• Chapter President – Desert 1994-1998
• Chapter President – Greater Inland Empire Chapter 2015-2017
• Chapter Presidents Liaison

DON FEATHERSTONE

Mr. Featherstone joined Lerner, Moore, Silva, Cunningham & Rubel in 2014. With more than 30 years of experience, he has served as a Pro Tem Workers Compensation Judge and taught Workers Compensation Law at UCR. Mr. Featherstone advises statewide groups for Law Enforcemnt and Fire Services on relevant legal matters. Mr. Featherstone is on the Arbitration Panel for the California Division of Workers Compensation.

Litigation Percentage

• 95% of Mr. Featherstones Practice is Devoted to Litigation involving Safety members, Complex Injury and related Employment Law.

Bar Admissions

• California, 1987
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1987

Education

Whittier College School of Law, Los Angeles, California
• Juris Doctor – 1986
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• Bachelor of Science – 1982
• Major: Biology

Classes/Seminars

• Instructor, Workers’ Compensation Law, University of California, Riverside, Law and Public Policy Department, 2002 – Present

Professional Associations and Memberships

• San Bernardino County Bar Association, Member
• California Bar Association, Workers’ Compensation & Employment Sections, Member

Past Employment Positions

• Law Offices of Don Featherstone, PLC 1996 – 2014
• Woolsey, Featherstone & Hurt, Partner, 1993 – 1996
• Collins, Woolsey & Featherstone, Partner, 1991 – 1993
• Law Offices of James K. McDermott, Attorney at Law, Member of Management Committee, 1987 – 1991

ANDREA S. AGUILAR

Mrs. Aguilar joined Lerner, Moore, Silva Cunningham & Rubel in 2018. She graduated from California Western School of Law in April 2016 and was admitted to the California State Bar in December 2016.

Areas of Practice

• Workers Compensation

Litigation Percentage

• 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• California, 2016

Education

California Western School of Law, San Diego CA
• Juris Doctor, April 2016
University of California, Riverside, Riverside CA
• Bachelor of Arts, Sociology – Law & Society, June 2012

Past Employment Positions

• Law Offices of Gustavo A. Barcena (2016 – 2019)
• Kenney & Kropff (Various)

DARLA A. CUNNINGHAM

PARTNER

SCOTT M. RUBEL

MANAGING PARTNER

DON FEATHERSTONE

OF COUNSEL

DARLA A. CUNNINGHAM

SCOTT M. RUBEL

DON FEATHERSTONE

ANDREA S. AGUILAR