Chain | Cohn | Clark attorney Beatriz Trejo named ‘Young Workers’ Compensation Lawyer of the Year’

March 22, 2017 | Article by Chain | Cohn | Clark staff | At the Firm , Awards & Recognition , Community Service

Chain | Cohn | Clark attorney Beatriz Trejo named ‘Young Workers’ Compensation Lawyer of the Year’

Beatriz A. Trejo, an associate attorney with the law firm Chain | Cohn | Clark, has been selected as the 2017 winner of the “Young Workers’ Compensation Lawyer of the Year” by the State Bar Workers’ Compensation Section.

Trejo, who has been assisting injured workers at the Bakersfield-based personal injury law firm Chain | Cohn | Clark since 2015, is being honored for her stellar professional work, as well as her commitment toward serving her community.

“I am extremely honored to be recognized by State Bar of California,” Trejo said. “It is an honor that I did not think could be possible when I started the practice of law.”

Before joining Chain | Cohn | Clark, Trejo was a defense attorney who practiced in front of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board — she is familiar with the inner workings of insurance companies, insurance carriers, and self-insured employers. She is currently the president of the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association (CAAA), Bakersfield Chapter.

Outside of the office, she supports local programs focused on advancing Latinos and Latinas in Kern County, including Latina Leaders of Kern County and the Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Academy.

Trejo is fluent in Spanish, and has appeared on local Spanish radio stations, assisting Kern County residents with their legal questions. She is a regular contributing writer in the Kern Business Journal, and recently has been a panelist on the Immigration Justice Collaborative’s Community Town Hall events.

Other community organizations she is involved with include the Comprehensive Blood & Cancer Center Foundation’s Cancer Run Committee, CSU Bakersfield Pre-Law Advisory Committee and the CAAA Legislative Caucus.

Trejo displays a level of skill, knowledge and dedication to her craft that exceed those of her contemporaries, and even that of many experienced veterans in practice, said James Yoro, senior partner and workers’ compensation veteran lawyer at Chain | Cohn | Clark.

“What sets her apart from many other attorneys of her age and experience is her abiding and selfless commitment to serve our profession and our community at large,” Yoro said.

Indeed, for Trejo, she understands that for many injured workers, workers’ compensation benefits are the only benefits they will receive after an injury.

“I find representing injured workers to be a great responsibility due to the limited options,” Trejo said. “And representing injured workers goes beyond my time in the office. I represent my client’s interests though my lobbying efforts in Sacramento and by leading the local chapter of applicants’ attorneys in Kern County.”

The honor is awarded each year to a lawyer who has been in practice for five years or less, or who is 35 years of age of younger. Trejo will be presented with the award during a ceremony Aug. 18 in San Diego.

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*NOTICE: Making a false or fraudulent Workers’ Compensation claim is a felony subject to up to 5 years in a prison or a fine of up to $150,000 or double the value of the fraud, whichever is greater, or by both imprisonment and fine.