John Parente is currently “Of Counsel” in the San Francisco office of Laughlin, Falbo, Levy and Moresi. Previously John was the founding partner of Parente & Christopher, a defense practice in San Rafael, California. He is a Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation having practiced workers’ compensation law for 43 years. He is a Judge Pro Temp at the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board since 1983 and serves as an Arbitrator and Mediator. John has extensive experience in representing self-insured employers, carriers and uninsured employers on regular workers’ compensation claims as well as 132a and Serious and Willful defense. John has served as a lecturer to the California Self-Insurers Association, California Continuing Education of the Bar, the California Lawyers Association Workers’ Compensation Section and the American Bar Association Tort and Workers’ Compensation Section.