professional bio
Maya Tola has dedicated herself to the representation of employers, insurance companies and third-party administrators in all aspects of Workers’ Compensation claims. Prior to joining Bradford & Barthel in 2023, she worked in-house for a major insurance company practicing Workers' Compensation defense.
Ms. Tola obtained a Bachelors of Socio-Legal Sciences and an LL.B. from DES Law College in Pune, India and went on to receive an LL.M. from Duke Law School in North Carolina.
Ms. Tola speaks Hindi fluently, as well as spoken Marathi and Urdu.
Outside of practicing law, Ms. Tola is a history enthusiast and serves as a columnist for an art history magazine.
Education & Memberships
2013 Duke University School of Law, Durham, NC
Juris Doctor
2011 Deccan Education Society (DES) Law College, Pune, India
L.L.B.
2008 Deccan Education Society (DES) Law College, Pune, India
Bachelor of Socio-Legal Sciences
2019 State Bar of California
2011 Bar Council of Delhi
AUTHORED Blog Articles & Webinars
Navigating Interpreter Liens for Medical Treatment
Interpreters play a prominent role in the multi-lingual realm of the California workers’ compensation system, and determining the rate of compensation for interpreting
