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An area of great concern for a lot of us lawyers who represent the injured worker is the Rulemaking authority of the Chief Judge of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation.

Can a worker fire their lawyer when the lawyer gives (what the client feels is) bad advice? Of course, they can do so. How does one recognize bad advice? Here is an example:

Last week, I posted the number one item on my wish list of changes in the Workers’ Compensation laws that would make the system a bit fairer for the injured worker.

A recent Fulton County Daily Report article reported that a personal injury lawyer stole over one million dollars of money of many of his clients. How can someone do such a thing for so long before getting caught? Know this: when your personal injury case finally settles, you should be quickly asking for the money your lawyer got for you.

If you settled your automobile accident case or your workers’ compensation claim and have some permanent residual medical condition that limits your ability to perform all aspect of a physical job, you must tell your new employer about these limitations when you begin to work.

As a lawyer representing the injured worker, I see the changes that have been made to the Law and in particular in the workers’ compensation laws. The trend over the last 20 years has clearly been weighted in favor of the employer and their insurance company friends.

What is a pre hearing memorandum and is one necessary in my SSDIB case?

The American Medical Association has published a book titled Guide To The Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th Edition consisting of approximately 400 pages.

They represent so many clients, all they want to do is to settle for the “low fruit”. Small numbers in volume. They do not have time to look at the details.

No, you will reach a call center- the people in a call center do not know you-they are only screeners.