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Zach the began representing injured workers in 2013 as an associate attorney, practicing workers’ compensation, personal injury, employment law, and Social Security Disability law. In 2018, Zach became a managing partner at Salem-area law firm. Beginning around 2020, Zach began focusing exclusively on workers’ compensation and Social Security Disability law. As of 2024, he joined forces with Spencer to form Aldrich & Brunot, LLC, to continue his work to protect the rights and dignities of Oregon’s work force. His workers’ compensation practice focuses on helping clients navigate Oregon’s convoluted workers’ compensation act, challenging their claim denials, claim closures, as well as pursuing alternative dispute resolutions on his clients’ behalf.

With the understanding that clients operate in a fast-paced environment, where circumstances can change without warning, I offer clients prompt and pragmatic solutions. The big picture is at the forefront of my mind, even when providing detail-oriented and personalized legal advice. I build trust with clients by maintaining open communication and delivering favorable results. To provide the most effective advice, I continue to educate myself about changes in the legal and medical fields.

Michael Gilbertson is an expert Oregon workers' compensation, personal injury, and social security attorney with Ransom, Gilbertson, Martin & Ratliff, LLP. If you need help filing or appealing a workers' compensation, personal injury, and/or social security claim, reach out to us about your situation and let our attorneys help you get the compensation you deserve. Contact our experienced attorneys today!

Jim was born in Chicago in 1949. He worked as a construction laborer, apprentice plumber, dishwasher, golf caddy, and parking attendant during high school and college. He graduated from Yale University in 1971 and the Lewis and Clark Law School in 1977, having served as Editor-in-Chief of the law review. He spent a year as a law clerk to the Hon. Robert C. Belloni in Federal Court before beginning private practice.. Jim has devoted his practice since 1978 to representing individuals, labor unions and non-profit public interest groups against government agencies, employers and insurance companies. He is a past chair and long-time member of the Oregon Trial Lawyers association Amicus committee. He has taught at Lewis and Clark Law School and speaks at conferences for lawyers on punitive damages, product liability, appellate practice, social security and the coordination of public and private disability benefits. Jim is a member of the Bars of the Oregon Supreme Court, United States Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and United States District Court. He has served on the boards of the Northwest Environmental Defense Center, Oregon Environmental Council, Portland Sustainability Commission, and Community Cycling Center.. He performs irregularly at Artichoke Music. Jim and his wife Cheryl live in Northwest Portland and ride their tandem bike to work.

Jeffrey Ratliff is an experienced Oregon attorney with years of legal practice, qualified to understand specific needs throughout Oregon. If you need help receiving workers' compensation, if you have suffered a personal injury, or if you have been denied Social Security benefits, reach out to Jeffrey Ratliff at Ransom, Gilbertson, Martin & Ratliff, LLP for a free legal consultation. Our firm will defend your rights and help you get back on track with the compensation you deserve.. Background:. Jeffrey earned his B.A. in Economics in Atlanta, Georgia, but moved to Oregon soon after to pursue his law degree at the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College.. He stayed in the Portland area to work as Deputy District Attorney in Multnomah County in 1989, and later as Special Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Oregon. He has been a partner at Ransom, Gilbertson, Martin & Ratliff, LLP since 2004.. More About Jeffrey Ratliff:. Honest and conscientious, Jeffrey has always been straightforward and focused in both life and work. He is caring and attentive to his clients in the same way. When you tell him your story, he listens intently, never rushing you or skipping over important details. His colleagues have even called him the “nuts and bolts” of the firm because he is so well-organized — even when chaos arises. No little things get past him.

Doug, a native of Illinois, has practiced law in Maine since 1983. He received his B.A. from Colby College in Waterville, Maine, in 1978. Between college and law school, he worked in the United States Senate in Washington, D.C. for U.S. Senator Adlai E. Stevenson III of Illinois. In 1983, Doug graduated cum laude from Suffolk University Law School where he was a member of the Law Review. He then returned to Maine, and from 1983 to 1985, practiced in Bangor with now Supreme Judicial Court Justice Warren M. Silver. In 1985, he moved to Portland where he was a partner at the law firm of Bornstein and Hovermale.. In 1995, Doug co-founded Kaplan & Grant where he limits his practice to personal injury and workers' compensation law. Since then, he and Ben have helped thousands of Maine's injured and disabled citizens. Doug has lectured at numerous professional seminars. He has served as Counselor to the Edward T. Gignoux Inn of Court, and is a member of the American Association for Justice, the Maine State Bar Association, and the Maine Trial Lawyers Association.  He has been named as one of the New England Super Lawyers.   He is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Maine and Massachusetts as well as the U.S. Supreme Court.  He is a past President of the Purpoodock Club in Cape Elizabeth. He and his wife, Ann, have two children, Samuel and Lisa. Doug is an avid skier and golfer and regularly bicycles to work on a year-round basis.

David Marchese founded  Marchese Injury Law, P.A. on the premise that injured clients need a skilled, dedicated attorney and an empowering, supportive legal team on their side. His clients do not become "victims.” Instead, they receive the help they need to win the compensation and respect they deserve.. Attorney Marchese initially practiced law as an Assistant Attorney General, before starting the firm in 1991. He believes that clients must be heard and understood, as the first step in leading them successfully through the legal and insurance system.. The firm provides legal representation for individuals who have been harmed through the intentional or negligent acts of others. Practice areas include vehicle-related accidents, slip-and-falls, dog bites, professional malpractice, product liability claims, wrongful death cases, worker’s compensation, Social Security Disability and other personal-injury areas of the law.. Using a savvy and disciplined approach, Marchese Injury Law, P.A. identifies the unique strategies that work for each client. With persistent and strong advocacy, in addition to smart application of the law, clients get advice to help them heal, as well as to regain control over their lives. The law firm currently resides in southern Maine.

Chris represents injured workers in all aspects of Oregon Workers’ Compensation claims. Because of the nature and complexity of this area of law, she limits her practice to only workers’ compensation to increase her mastery of this highly regulated and increasingly complicated system. While all attorneys specializing in Workers’ Compensation on behalf of injured workers must have a high volume of clients to be sustainable, her practice model is to maximize value in claims, employ staff to ensure our clients’ needs are met, and have a case load that allows for the highest quality representation.. Chris grew up in Kansas and graduated from the University of Kansas in 1985. She has worked in a variety of jobs including waitress, hummingbird-feeder assembler(!), and grocery clerk. In 1992, Chris graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law, where she helped found the Oregon Law Students’ Public Interest Fund, was a member of the Law Review, and earned the American Jurisprudence Award in Trial Practice. Before joining the firm in 2008, she was a staff attorney for the Workers’ Compensation Board for two years.. She chose to work at Thomas, Coon, Newton & Frost, because of its tradition of excellent legal work and community activism. Here she has been able to bring her strong commitment to the rights of working people and her passion for justice together to represent injured workers in Oregon’s Workers’ Compensation system.. Chris is a strong advocate and fighter for her clients but also strives to make the system fairer for all injured workers. She is active with OTLA’s Workers’ Compensation policy group, an executive committee member of the Workers’ Compensation section of the Oregon State Bar, and a Board member of NW Workers Justice Project. Chris is honored to have received the 2014 Doug Swanson Outstanding Workers’ Compensation Attorney Award from the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association.

Bennett P. Dalton was admitted to the Oregon State Bar in 2005 after graduating from Lewis and Clark Law School. He received his B.A. in 2001 from Portland State University and attended high school in Troutdale, OR.. Bennett began working for Guinn & Dalton while in law school. Having identified with Mr. Guinn’s background and with the philosophy behind the practice, he was hired as an associate attorney upon admission to the bar.. Bennett’s practice focuses on representing injured and disabled workers in claims for benefits under Oregon workers’ compensation and Social Security disability laws. Bennett strives to serve as an equalizer for injured and disabled workers against the powerful insurance companies and bureaucracies that attempt to avoid paying duly-owed benefits. Bennett also handles personal injury, wrongful termination and discrimination cases that are sometimes involved with these claims.

Attorney Colin Hackett has practiced workers’ compensation, plaintiff's personal injury, and employment law since 2007. He worked for a large insurance defense law firm so he knows the system from the inside-out. Colin Hackett has extensive trial experience so he is ready to fight your case to the end.. Colin Hackett has been trained and mentored by some of the best and most experienced attorneys in the State. He knows the law and he knows how to secure great settlements and win cases at trial.. Colin Rockey Hackett Law serves clients in Portland, the Willamette Valley, Southern Oregon, and Eastern Oregon in Pendleton, Hermiston, Boardman, and Umatilla, and on the Oregon Coast in Tillamook, Astoria, the Coos Bay area, and the Souther Coast.. Colin Hackett speaks fluent Spanish and serves clients from all backgrounds. Yo hablo espanol y represento a personas de todos lados. Hableme hoy para una consulta (gratis) por telefono.. Call me today for a free telephone consultation.

As an attorney for the past 7 years, I pride myself on empowering my clients by helping them understand the legal system and by looking for creative solutions to legal issues. I became an attorney to give a legal voice to people who may not otherwise have an avenue to vindicate a legal wrong. Hollander Lebenbaum & Gannicott is the perfect place for me to effectuate positive change in the lives of my clients, and, by extension, increase access to justice for all Oregonians.. I began working for Hollander, Lebenbaum & Gannicott in 2007, and became a partner in 2019. My practice focuses primarily on workplace injuries. I also represent clients in automobile accidents, personal injuries, wage claims and professional malpractice. I am proficient in Spanish and represent many non-English speaking clients.. I have deep roots in Oregon, my great-grandparents having settled in Eagle Creek, Oregon as pioneers who traveled the Oregon Trail. I live in SW Portland with my husband and our cats.. I graduated from Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark, cum laude, in 2010. I attended Lewis and Clark College as an undergraduate, graduating in 2005 with a BA in History and Communication, summa cum laude, and a minor in Latin American Studies. I received the Super Lawyers Rising Star Award, 2014-2019, and the 2015 Martindale-Hubbell Client Distinction Award. I am admitted to all courts in Oregon and routinely represent clients in state court, federal court, and before the Workers’ Compensation Board.. I believe in being engaged in the legal community. I am an active member of the:. Oregon State BarMultnomah Bar AssociationOregon Trial Lawyers Association, Rising Star Guardian of Social JusticeOregon Women LawyersOregon Hispanic Bar AssociationLewis & Clark Law School’s Mentor Program. Oregon State Bar House of Delegates, Region 5 Delegate. Oregon State Bar Workers’ Compensation Executive Committee (Secretary)Oregon State Bar Workers’ Compensation Access to Justice Subcommittee (Chair)Oregon State Bar Public Service Advisory Committee (Chair)Multnomah Bar Association Continued Legal Education Committee

Adrienne is an experienced employment and labor lawyer who now dedicates her law practice entirely to helping Maine's injured workers win their workers' compensation cases and regain their financial security. A native of Massachusetts, Adrienne completed her undergraduate degree at Duke University and her law degree at the University of Colorado Boulder. Prior to joining Maine Employee Rights Group in 2011, Adrienne practiced employment and labor law for nine years, representing employees and unions in federal and state court, before the labor board, and in arbitration.. When Adrienne is not practicing law, she enjoys exploring the coast and the mountains of Maine with her family, and life’s simple pleasures like reading a good book and walking the dog.