Scott M. Rubel
Partner
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 36 years. He serves on the Board of Directors of the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association and has served on that Board since 1994. Mr. Rubel was proudly featured in Marquis Who’s Who in America in 2023.
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 on 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.
Honors and Recognition
- Featured in Marquis Who’s Who in America, 2023 (press release)
- Master of Ceremonies, The CAAA Eugene Marias Lifetime Achievement Award, 2026
- Master of Ceremonies, Greater Inland Empire Workers’ Compensation Community Hall of Fame, 2016, 2018, 2024, and 2026
What Clients Say About Us
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“Over the course of 5 years, Mr. Rubel at Lerner, Moore, Silva, Cunningham & Rubel has been helping me through this process of getting help with a crazy workers’ comp lawsuit, they keep me informed of all court hearings and assist me in getting in touch with the right people to help with disability benefits. They have done what others have failed to do and are always on top of their game…”
– Francisco J.L.
Areas of Practice
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, S.D., California, J.D. – 1988
- Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois, B.S. – 1984
- Major: Communications
Professional Associations and Memberships
- California Applicants’ Attorneys Association, Board of Directors
- Workplace Injury Litigation Group, Member
- 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
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
- CAAA GIE Chapter Meeting, Workers’ Compensation Death Claims in California, 2023
- Medical Group Seminar, The Impact of Medical Management in Workers’ Compensation, 2024
- CAAA Convention Speaker, Taking Effective Doctor Depositions, 2024
- CAAA Hawaii Seminar, Penalties, Sanctions, and Fees for Delays and Bad Faith, 2025
- CAAA GIE Chapter Meeting, How to Get Medical Treatment Authorized, 2025
- California Chiropractic Association, QME Test Preparation, 2025 & 2026
- CAAA GIE Chapter Meeting, Changes to SIBTF Law, 2026
- CAAA Convention Panel, Petition for New and Further, 2026
- Teamsters Union Local #986, California Workers’ Compensation Law, 2026
- CAAA Convention Panel, MSAs: To Submit or Not to Submit. That Is the Question, 2025
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