Teresa Pagán obtained a B.S. in Psychology from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, graduating magna cum laude. She obtained a J.D. at Santa Clara University, passed the California State Bar on her first attempt, and was admitted to practice in 2001. 

While in law school, Ms. Pagán volunteered as a law clerk at the East San Jose Community Law Center through Santa Clara University School of Law. As a law clerk, she helped provide pro bono legal representation of low-income individuals with various types of legal concerns, including workers’ compensation, employment/wage and hour, and consumer protection/unfair practices.

She has over 23 years of experience as an attorney specializing in the defense of employers, insurers, and third-party adjusting administrators in all aspects of workers’ compensation claims resolution, including lien litigation, L.C. 132(a) defense, as well as Serious and Willful claims.

She excels at thorough claim analysis and representation on complex, multi-party cases. She is skilled at taking thorough depositions and has successfully taken over old, complex claims and obtained very favorable resolutions in an expeditious manner.