CPWC and WCLP subject-matter expert
Of Counsel, Michael Sullivan & Associates
Co-Author, Sullivan on Comp
Sure Log reviews IEA’s CPWC and WCLP content every month to keep it current with California law. He co-writes the treatise that content is built on.
Sure reviews the CPWC and WCLP curricula monthly against current California law, covering module content and exams. He first reviewed and revised the full CPWC curriculum in 2026. This matters because that California content is grounded in Sullivan on Comp, the 16-chapter objective analysis of California workers’ compensation law that he co-writes.
Sure is a specialist in workers’ compensation defense and related labor law issues. He analyzes files for litigation and settlement, conducts research, reviews records to facilitate completion of discovery, and drafts a variety of documents including trial and appellate briefs.
Before joining Michael Sullivan & Associates he was an Associate Attorney at the Law Offices of Steven M. Sion in Los Angeles, where he defended employers, insurance carriers and public entities in all aspects of workers’ compensation cases.
Sure is co-author of Sullivan on Comp, a 16-chapter objective analysis of California workers’ compensation law, updated monthly.
He prepares seminar material and co-authors white papers on significant topics in workers’ compensation law, including:
Sure writes regularly for IEA on new California decisions and regulatory changes. His most recent pieces:
Juris Doctor, University of Colorado, Boulder. Associate Editor of the University of Colorado Law Review, and lead advocate on the winning team of the Rothgerber Moot Court Competition.
Undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, University of Colorado, Boulder. Member of Phi Beta Kappa.
He served as Law Clerk for the Office of the Colorado Attorney General, assisting in the protection of consumers and businesses against fraud, and for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado, assisting in defending the United States in litigation before the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Sure speaks Teochew, a Chinese dialect.
CPWC is California’s workers’ compensation claims certification: 120 hours, meeting the state adjuster training requirement.
