Floyd Skeren Manukian Langevin

What Floyd Skeren Manukian Langevin does

Floyd Skeren Manukian Langevin, LLP (FSML) is a California-based, multi-service defense law firm founded in 1987 by John B. Floyd, operating ten offices across the state from a principal base in Westlake Village and an administrative base in Thousand Oaks. Its core practice is workers' compensation defense for employers, insurance carriers, third-party administrators, self-insured entities, and municipalities, with expanded offerings in employment and labor law, civil and general liability defense, and complex litigation. Specialized in-house units include the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) for workers' compensation fraud prosecution, a statewide Lien Unit for cost-containment, and a Subrogation Practice Group.

The firm monetizes through fee-for-service legal engagements — primarily hourly and matter-based billing — with no publicly disclosed pricing. Its go-to-market relies on enterprise referral relationships with major insurance brokers and TPAs (e.g., Alliant Insurance Services, Aon Risk Solutions, Marriott Claims Services), direct engagements with public entities (e.g., City of Los Angeles, San Bernardino City USD), and thought-leadership channels such as WorkCompAcademy, FSML Publishing (Judge O'Brien treatises), Employment Law Weekly, and client-tailored seminars. Documented client outcomes include lien savings of $13–18 million annually between 2016 and 2019 (81–84% savings rates) and millions in fraud restitution recovered through the SIU.

FSML positions itself as a comprehensive, one-stop defense platform for California employers and insurers, combining deep procedural specialization at the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board with the scale to handle multi-office, multi-jurisdiction matters. In 2020–2021 the firm invested in a new case management system, centralized mail and scanning operations, AI-assisted tooling, and a hybrid remote-work infrastructure, while maintaining active attorney hiring across all offices.

Name

Floyd Skeren Manukian Langevin

Legal name

Floyd Skeren Manukian Langevin, LLP

Website

https://floydskerenlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Floyd Skeren Manukian Langevin is a California defense law firm with 10 offices statewide, representing employers, insurance carriers, TPAs, and municipalities in workers' compensation, employment law, civil liability, and complex litigation matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation Programs (FSAJAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fraud, Waste & Abuse (FWA) Detection & SIU Support (BPAAAFAH)

Keywords

• Workers compensation defense
• Employment law defense
• Civil liability defense
• Complex litigation defense
• Subrogation practice

Headquarters

HQ city

Thousand Oaks

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: The firm provides legal defense services to employers, insurance carriers, self-insured entities, and municipalities. Revenue is generated through professional service fees, likely hourly billing and/or flat fees for specific services such as workers' compensation defense, employment law matters, and civil litigation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FSML is a multi-service California law firm providing legal defense representation to employers, insurance carriers, self-insured entities, third-party administrators, and municipalities. Core offerings include Workers' Compensation Law defense before the Workers' Compensation Appeals Boards, Employment and Labor Law defense in federal/state court and agency proceedings, Civil and General Liability defense, and Complex Litigation/Special Projects representation. Specialized supporting units handle fraud investigation (SIU), lien resolution (Lien Unit), and subrogation recovery.

Product overview

Floyd Skeren Manukian Langevin (FSML) is a multi-service California law firm offering a unified portfolio of legal defense services primarily focused on workers' compensation defense. The core offering consists of Workers' Compensation Law Defense (representing employers, insurers, and self-insured entities), supplemented by specialized units including the Employment and Labor Law Department (handling discrimination, harassment, wage and hour matters), California Civil and General Liability defense, and the Complex Litigation/Special Projects Unit. Supporting these are the Special Investigation Unit (fraud investigation), Lien Unit (lien defense), and Subrogation Practice Group. The firm also offers educational resources through FSML Publishing (legal treatises), WorkCompAcademy (online training), and Employment Law Weekly (publication). The overall portfolio is designed to provide comprehensive defense representation across the workers' compensation and employment law spectrum.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Workers' Compensation Law Defense Full-service workers' compensation defense representing employers, insurance carriers, and self-insured entities before Workers' Compensation Appeals Boards throughout California. Includes §132a discrimination claims, serious and willful misconduct claims, and subrogation claims.
• Employment and Labor Law Defense Department Defense of employers in federal and state court, EEOC and CRD investigations, DOL matters, and HR consultation covering discrimination, harassment, wage and hour, leaves of absence, and workplace training.
• California Civil and General Liability Defense Civil defense representation for businesses and public entities covering general liability, premises liability, transportation liability, personal injury, and employment-related civil claims including wage and hour and FEHA matters.
• California Complex Litigation / Special Projects Unit Specialized litigation unit handling catastrophic loss cases, multiple party cases, and corporate entity matters with full liability evaluations and rapid adjudication aimed at trial positioning or informal resolution.
• Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Dedicated fraud investigation and prosecution unit led by former law enforcement attorneys. Works with clients' SIU departments, the Department of Insurance, and District Attorneys' offices to identify fraud, obtain criminal convictions, and recover restitution.
• Lien Unit Statewide lien defense unit staffed with Hearing Representatives and Lien Specialists providing fee schedule analysis, EOR accuracy review, lien analysis, and IMR/UR analysis to achieve cost-effective defense and efficient case closure. Documented annual savings of $7.5M–$18.4M for clients from 2016 to 2019.
• Subrogation Practice Group Pursues subrogation claims on behalf of insurance company, self-insured employer, and municipal clients, combining workers' compensation and civil litigation expertise to maximize recovery.
• FSML HR Events / HR Training HR training events and seminars on California employment law topics including AB 1825 Sexual Harassment Training and HR consultation services offered to employer clients.
• WorkCompAcademy Online classroom offering hundreds of hours of workers' compensation and employment law curriculum including beginning adjuster certification training and continuing education for attorneys.

Quantifiable outcome

• Lien savings of $13,453,581.40 (83.57% savings rate) on 1,249 liens in 2019
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Association of Workers' Compensation ProfessionalsminorOthersProfessional association membership providing industry networking and professional development resources for workers' compensation professionals.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Veenstra & Kammeyer: California-based workers' compensation defense firm. Directly comparable in core WC defense practice serving insurance carriers and self-insured employers across California.
• Hanna, Brophy, Boise & Wood: Long-standing California workers' compensation defense firm with multiple offices statewide. Directly comparable to FSML in core practice area (WC defense), client base (carriers, self-insureds, public entities), and California-only geographic focus.
• Bradford & Barthel: California-headquartered workers' compensation defense firm with offices throughout the state. Directly comparable in WC defense practice, lien management, and carrier/self-insured employer client mix.
• Mullen & Filippi: Workers' compensation defense firm serving California and other western states. Closely comparable in core defense practice, employer/carrier client base, and lien resolution services.
• Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Markely: California workers' compensation defense firm with multiple offices. Directly comparable in core practice focus on WC defense for carriers and employers, including lien resolution and fraud-related work.
• Brent & Fiol: California-based workers' compensation defense firm. Directly comparable in core WC defense practice and California-only geographic footprint serving carriers and self-insured employers.

Broad incumbents

• York Risk Services Group: National claims administration and managed care services provider with workers' compensation capabilities. Broad incumbent serving similar carrier and employer clients as FSML's insurance partners.
• Sedgwick: Global claims management and legal services firm serving insurance carriers, employers, and public entities. Broad incumbent with overlapping workers' comp, employment, and liability defense capabilities, though it is not a pure-play California WC defense firm.
• Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies: Workers' compensation insurance carrier with significant California operations. Broad incumbent sitting on the buyer side of FSML's services — directly comparable client type that relies on outside defense counsel.

Emerging players

• Lexitas Legal Services: PE-backed national legal services platform with growing workers' compensation defense and lien resolution capabilities. Emerging alternative legal service provider competing for the same carrier and self-insured employer mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/floydskerenlaw

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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