California Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments To Fill WCAB Vacancies

Sacramento, CA (CompNewsNetwork) - California Governor Schwarzenegger announced the following WCAB appointments.  All appointments are subject to confirmation.

Frank Brass, 76, of San Francisco, has been appointed to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB). He has served as a commissioner for WCAB since 2001. Brass has over 40 years of experience serving as an attorney specializing in workers' compensation law. He served as an attorney for the law firm Parente & Christopher in 2001 and partner in the law firm Brass & Zuckerman/Fremont Indemnity from 1997 to 2000. From 1995 to 1997, Brass was an attorney in self-practice. Prior to that, he served as a partner in the law firms Luttringer & Brass from 1988 to 1995, Greene & Brass from 1984 to 1988, Brass & Luttringer/Mission Insurance from 1976 to 1981 and Brennan & Brass from 1973 to 1976. Brass was also an attorney with Neyhart, Anderson, Nusbaum, Reilly & Freitas from 1981 to 1984. He earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of San Francisco. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $128,109. Brass is a Democrat.

James Cuneo, 68, of Carmichael, has been appointed to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB). He has served as a commissioner for WCAB since 2001. From 1984 to 2001, Cuneo served as president of the law firm, Cuneo Black Ward & Missler, specializing in worker's compensation law, which he also founded. Prior to that, he was an attorney then partner in the law firm Hanna & Brophy, now Hanna, Brophy, MacLean, McAleer & Jensen, from 1971 to 1984 and staff tax counsel for the California State Department of Employment, now the Employment Development Department, from 1967 to 1970. Cuneo earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Golden Gate University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $128,109. Cuneo is a Democrat.

Deidra Lowe, 57, of Hillsborough, has been appointed to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. Since 1985, she has served as associate attorney and partner with the law firm specializing in workers' compensation defense, Hanna, Brophy, MacLean, McAleer & Jensen. Previously, Lowe was an associate attorney for the law firms Metz, Johnson & Larson from 1981 to 1985 and Green & Azevedo from 1979 to 1981. She is a member of the Workers' Compensation Section of the State Bar of California and the Northern California Defense Attorneys Association. Lowe earned a Juris Doctorate degree from McGeorge School of Law and Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Davis. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $128,109. Lowe is a Republican.

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