Eric E. Ostling is the Managing Attorney of the Law Offices of Floyd, Skeren & Kelly’s Sacramento office location.  Mr. Ostling earned his Undergraduate Degree from the University of California, Davis, before attending the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctorate Degree.  Not being satisfied with a Juris Doctorate Degree, Mr. Ostling continued and obtained his Master of Law and Taxation, Degree also from the University of the Pacific.
    Prior to joining the Law Offices of Floyd, Skeren & Kelly, LLP in 2007, Mr. Ostling obtained many years of experience in litigating both civil and workers’ compensation issues before various Northern California Superior Courts as well as the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB).  As a result of this litigation experience, Mr. Ostling brings with him a breadth of knowledge on subrogation and civil litigation matters to supplement his ability to represent the Law Offices of Floyd, Skeren & Kelly’s clients before the WCAB.
   Currently, Mr. Ostling represents employers, insurance entities, self-insured entities and third party administrators before the WCAB on standard workers’ compensation defense, subrogation, 132a discrimination claims and serious and willful misconduct allegations.
   Mr. Ostling also has a published article in the Pacific Law Journal.

   Bernadette M. O’Brien, Esq., is of counsel with the law firm of Floyd, Skeren & Kelly, LLP, in their Sacramento location, where she specializes in employment law. Ms. O’Brien earned her Bachelor of Art’s degree from the University of California at Davis before attending law school at Lincoln Law School, where she obtained her Juris Doctorate degree. She is currently completing a Master’s in history at California State University at Sacramento.
  Ms. O’Brien is also author of the popular LexisNexis publication Labor and Employment in California: A Guide to Employment Laws, Regulations and Practices, which has been in publication since 1992. The legal treatise covers an array of employment related issues including discrimination, sexual harassment, wage and hour, privacy and medical leave. She is also editor of Floyd, Skeren & Kelly’s employment related website (employmentlawacademy.com), which provides employment law updates and news on a daily basis, and she frequently conducts employment law related seminars throughout California.
  Prior to Ms. O’Brien’s association with Floyd, Skeren and Kelly, LLP she practiced civil litigation representing both plaintiffs and defendants in numerous areas of law including personal injury, business and employment.
  Ms. O’Brien has been a member of the California State Bar since 1987.

DENNIS W. BEATON
Hearing Rep

	dbeaton@fsklaw.com
	(916) 920-1100 ext. 204
	(916) 920-1150
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    Dennis Beaton is a Paralegal with Floyd, Skeren & Kelly, LLP in our Sacramento office. Dennis has over 35 years of workers’ compensation claims experience.
   He began his career in 1973 with Industrial Indemnity Insurance Company in Los Angeles, CA and has held positions as Vice President, Claims for several companies. Dennis has seven years of legal experience as a Paralegal and provides invaluable expertise in the claims administration procedures and claims aspects of files.
   Dennis has helped several insurance companies and third party administrators go through the State Audit procedure. He is available to assist any office in training issues pertaining to claims handling or in assisting in a State Audit. 

JOHNNIE B. BEER
Attorney at Law

	jbeer@fsklaw.com
	(916) 920-1100 ext. 205
	(916) 920-1150
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   Johnnie B. Beer, Jr. is an associate with the Law Offices of Floyd, Skeren & Kelly, LLP in our firm’s Sacramento office location.  Mr. Beer earned his Undergraduate Degree from the University of California, Davis, before moving on to obtain his Juris Doctorate Degree at McGeorge School of Law.
   Prior to joining the Law Offices of Floyd, Skeren & Kelly in 2006, Mr. Beer had a number of years of workers’ compensation defense litigation experience and also worked for the California Department of Food & Agriculture as counsel.
   Mr. Beer currently represents third party administrators, insurance companies, self-insured entities and employers in all aspects of workers’ compensation defense before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) including standard workers’ compensation defense as well as 132a discrimination claims and serious and willful misconduct allegations.