Born in Sacramento and raised in the region, Mr. McClendon joined Cuneo, Black, Ward & Missler in April, 2008. Randal earned his B.A. in Government and Foreign Affairs in 1995 at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. He attended McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, CA, earning his J.D. in 1998.

Mr. McClendon became a member of the California State Bar Association in June of 1999, working in workers’ compensation, subrogation and civil litigation practice areas. In 2004, Randal accepted a position as staff counsel for a large national insurance company, where he continued the practice of workers’ compensation defense.

Randal is a certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist and is active in the workers’ compensation community. Throughout his legal career, he has been a lecturer and trainer on various topics associated with the defense of workers’ compensation claims. He is a member of the State Bar of California, Workers’ Compensation Section, Sacramento County Bar Association, Workers’ Compensation Section, and the Northern California Workers’ Compensation Defense Attorneys Association. Randal is a member of the Legislative Committee for the California Self Insurers’ Association.

Randal comes from a family of lawyers. His wife Terri, father, step-mother, and father-in-law are all attorneys in California. His younger brother Eric is attending law school in Oregon. His sister is a teacher. Both of his siblings served in the U.S. Marines, and he is very proud of them.

He has two wonderful children, Ian and Drew, who keep him quite busy outside of work. During his off time, he enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, hunting, and sports.