What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration granted; Order Allowing Withdrawal of Attorney of Record dated October 27, 2025, rescinded; matter returned to WCJ for further proceedings.
Applicant seeks reconsideration of the Order Allowing Withdrawal of Attorney of Record dated October 27, 2025, which was granted by the WCJ, and the WCJ issued a Report and Recommendation to deny the petition for reconsideration. The Appeals Board granted the petition for reconsideration, rescinded the order, and returned the matter to the WCJ for further proceedings.
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
The Appeals Board found that the WCJ erred in dismissing applicant's attorney without proper service of the Notice of Intent and Order, and that applicant's objection to the Notice of Intent was timely and must be considered. Therefore, the petition for reconsideration was granted, the order was rescinded, and the matter was returned to the WCJ for further proceedings.
From the decision · page 1Applicant seeks reconsideration of the Order Allowing Withdrawal of Attorney of Record (Order) dated October 27, 2025, by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ), wherein the WCJ ordered that applicant's attorneys, Matthew Schondel and the Law Office of Kneisler & Schondel, be relieved as attorney of record for applicant.