Berkeley, CA asked in Workers' Compensation for California

Q: How do you fight worker's compensation when no lawyer will take your case?

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Nancy J. Wallace
Nancy J. Wallace
Answered
  • Workers' Compensation Lawyer
  • Grand Terrace, CA
  • Licensed in California

A: Represent yourself! Use the Information & Assistance Officer at your Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. Go here to find a workshop near you: http://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/Workshop/Workshop_English.htm

The forms you need (and skeletons of Petitions) are here: http://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/forms.html

...More & more injured workers are in your predicament, because your elected officials made the recovery so low on upper extremity claims that attorneys actual lose money on most. Most judges will make the system accessible and understandable for you.

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