Charmaine Atienza

Charmaine is an Associate Attorney in Mullen & Filippi’s Van Nuys office. Before joining Mullen & Filippi, Charmaine developed a broad legal and professional background spanning insurance services, government administration, criminal law support, and Social Security disability advocacy. Her experience includes handling insurance compliance and claims matters, assisting with trial preparation and case management for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, and managing large felony and misdemeanor caseloads as a paralegal. Charmaine also represented claimants in SSI/SSDI proceedings and served as an attorney for the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), advocating on behalf of the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations in workers’ compensation fund matters. Most recently, she managed Social Security disability cases from intake through hearing and appeal, developing litigation strategies and representing claimants before Administrative Law Judges.