Biography

Described as a legal and professional “difference maker” for the business community, Nicholas P. Roxborough continues to pioneer, win and secure for a wide range of employers throughout the nation, their right to be treated fairly and equitably by their insurance carriers. Mr. Roxborough recognizes that every case, every lawsuit has quantifiable financial impacts on his clients’ bottom lines. He has dedicated his practice to representing employers in all aspects of insurance and employers’ rights issues.

Mr. Roxborough is co-managing partner of Los Angeles based Roxborough, Pomerance, Nye & Adreani LLP (RPNA), the first law firm in the country to specialize in representing employers nationwide in workers’ compensation premium disputes. Mr. Roxborough has been practicing law since 1984. He has substantial litigation, trial and appellate experience. Since 1992, Mr. Roxborough has obtained eight published appellate opinions concerning employer’s rights in the insurance arena. He and his partner, Drew Pomerance obtained the largest punitive damages trial award on behalf of a California employer against its workers’ compensation insurance carrier. He has won numerous cases and arbitrations where National Carriers were found to be in violation of Business & Professions Code Section §17200 (unfair trade practices).

Mr. Roxborough has fought for and achieved numerous
class action settlements against multi-national corporations for having violated consumer and employee rights.  Mr. Roxborough has extensive expertise in assisting tribal
entities throughout the state of California in their battles against carriers and regulatory agencies concerning the protection and preservation of tribal entities’ sovereign rights.

Starting in 2004, Mr. Roxborough chaired the Workers’ Compensation Task Force. Many of the solutions recommended by the Task Force resulted in major
legislative changes in the workers’ compensation
industry. Mr. Roxborough continues to work with
the current Commissioner, Dave Jones, on similar
and related issues for employers and consumers.

Recognized for his expertise and influence on policy and legislation, Mr. Roxborough is frequently asked to address trade associations, California State Bar organizations, private employers as well as the California Legislature. He is regularly quoted as an expert in numerous employer and insurance trade journals, and has appeared on television to comment on insurance and privacy matters.

A graduate of UC Berkeley, Mr. Roxborough received his legal education from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. He also studied International Relations and International Law at the Institute for European Studies in Vienna, Austria. Mr. Roxborough and his wife Karen are actively involved in charitable organizations. They have 4 children. Mr. Roxborough currently serves as Chairman of the Board of United Cerebral Palsy in Southern California. He also recently served as Treasurer for Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez’ campaign for Lieutenant Governor.
 

• Obtained seven leading published appellate opinions concerning employer’s rights in the premium and dividend workers’ compensation arena.
   
• Obtained a statewide injunction against California’s largest workers’ compensation insurance carrier for unfair trade practices.
   
• Obtained the largest punitive damages award upheld by the California Court of Appeals on behalf of a California employer against its workers’ compensation insurance carrier.
   
• Won numerous cases and arbitrations where national carriers have been found in violation of California’s Business & Professions Code Section §17200 (unfair trade practices) and engaged in bad faith claims mishandling.
   
• Obtained settlements in California class action lawsuits against Wells Fargo and Bank of America over check cashing fees. The settlements ensured that employers remain in compliance with the California Labor Code and provided free check cashing for their non-accountholder employees.
   
• Won a precedential ruling in Star Roofing Company, Inc. v. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB), that will affect the way workers’ compensation premiums are calculated for California employers covered by a carrier that subsequently became insolvent.
   
• Won a court decision on behalf of a California tribe and its temporary staffing business, erasing over $9 million in assessments made by the California Employment Development Department (EDD).
   

• Honor: Named "Workers' Comp Executive's Most Influential People in California Workers' Compensation" chosen for his contributions and influence on legislation and policy, leadership, and representation.
   
• Appointment:  Chairman of the Board of United Cerebral Palsy for the Counties of Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara.
   
• Appointment:  Treasurer for the current Senate Majority Leader, Dean Florez, in his bid for Lieutenant Governor for the State of California
   
• Appointment: Chairman of the California Workers’ Compensation Task Force. Many of the Task Force’s key recommendations became part of legislative bills.
   
• Appointment: Member of California Workers' Compensation 2004 Advisory Board for California's Workers' Compensation Forum.
   
• Presenter: Panelist for 2009 Northern California WC Forum, May 2009 concerning acceptance and denial of claims and what issues to look for during audits by the DWC.
   
• Presenter: Featured speaker at the California Workers’ Comp Forum Annual Meeting, October 2008. Spoke on various topics involving hidden fees in third party administration agreements.
   
• Presenter: Los Angeles Federal Reserve Bank on state of California workers' compensation crisis. Panel member at the California Workers’ Comp Forum, Huntington Beach, California. Speaks before numerous trade groups, associations, and California State Bar organizations on employers’ rights issues.
   
• Expert Opinion: Quoted as an expert in areas of insurance and privacy matters in numerous employer and insurance trade journals, legal and business publications, and newspapers statewide. Interviewed by radio and television news including CBS’ “MarketWatch,” KNBC, KNX, and KCRA regarding high profile and policy-making cases.
   
• Honor: Named 2005 Southern California Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Media, Inc., an honor given to the top 5% of attorneys in Southern California. Super Lawyers are nominated by members of the bar and selected by a blue ribbon panel of 270 legal peers and leaders after balloting 65,000 lawyer nominations in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
   
• Educator: Conducts in-house management training sessions for executives, management, human resource professionals, and supervisors in all aspects of employment law including wrongful termination, sexual harassment, ADA issues, and 132 (a) and Serious & Willful claims.
   

• Admitted to practice: California
   
• Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, J.D.
   
• University of California at Berkeley, B.S.
   
• Institute of European Studies, Vienna, Austria, study in international law
   

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