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After spending 6 years representing insurance companies, I decided that I wanted to start making a real difference in the lives of injured workers. The Workers Compensation system is unfortunately very complicated and has become nearly unmanagable for an injured worker to naviagate on their own. This leads to people missing out on benefits owed to them and unnecessary stress added to an already stressful situation.. I want to relieve your burden so you can concentration on what is important, getting as healthy as possible. By allowing me to deal with the headaches of the system, it frees your time and energy to recovery. Once you can do that you can rest easy knowing your case will maximize your recovery and the money owed to you for your injury.

I am a California State Bar Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation Law, the only one in Redwood City as of 6/24/14.  I have been practicing this law for 30 years.  I am also on the Labor Commitee of the California Applicant's Attorney's Association, the organization for California Workers' Compensation Atttornies.  I have published articles in CAAMents, the CAAA house magazine, getMedlegal Magazine and many other publications over time.. Before becoming a lawyer, I worked for the AFL-CIO for 10 years in a variety of capacities organizing the Frontlash voter registration project from the San Francisco Labor Council, union and political organizer, a stint on the Hubert Humphrey campaign for President and running a project to promote traning programs and job placement for the disadvantaged.. I started my law practice in San Francisco in 1984 and moved it to Redwood City in 1996.. For relaxation, I perform on the guitar and vocals at the San Gregorio Store and other venues and I surf.

Helping people is at the core of why I decided to practice law. Although I believe people are well informed, knowing and understanding the law and dealing with greedy insurance companies can be tough. As your attorney I will step in and provide you with the assistance you need to resolve your claim. I will assist with getting you medical care, recovering your loss of income, and obtaining a settlement for the injuries you suffered. It’s hard enough to deal with these trying times after an accident or injury, let alone having to try to deal with them alone.. Every client and every case is important! I take Injury cases as personally as you do, and will fight for you to recover the maximum amount of damages available under law.

If you want some who knows the law and the parties,  you want me.  I 've worked in the workers compensation field for over 30 years, starting in a claims office and then as a lawyer since 1990.  I represent carriers, self insured employers and goverment employers.  I handle subrogation cases to recover money paid out under workers compensation when someone else is at fault.   I represent employers on wrongfull termination and serious and willful misconduct cases.  I also represent un-insured employers on workers compnsation cases.

I am 63 years old, and have been practicing law in California for over 38 years, since I graduated from the University of California Hastings College of the Law in 1980, and passed the California Bar Examination on my first attempt. I speak fluent Spanish, and offer legal services in Spanish to my monolingual Spanish-speaking clients.. My 33 year old son, Michael P. Carty, has recently passed the State Bar of California attorney exam, and been approved by the State Bar of California, with regard to his high moral character review, to become a California attorney.  He will soon become an Associate Attorney with the Carty Law Offices of Stockton and Modesto, and increase the level of service that we will provide to our clients.  He has been diligently working for the Carty Law Offices for the past ten years, as a Law Clerk, Office Manager, and Intern.. The Carty Law Offices ("CLO") have convenient locations in Stockton and Modesto, California.  CLO provides excellent quality legal services, seeks the best results possible, and provides adequate support staff to provide excellent service to our clients.  We screen new clients, and only take the workers' compensation and personal injury cases of people with serious physical injuries, so that we have a small enough caseload in order to provide excellent legal representation to the claimants who we have accepted as our clients.  We work within the highest ethical and moral standards for the honorable legal profession. We provide honest, direct, candid legal advice to our clients in a friendly, respectful, and courteous manner.  We have prompt appointments available, and take the time to completely explain our client's legal rights and options to our clients before they settle their cases.  We believe that clients should be given the respect of educating them so that they may make educated decisions in how we proceed and settle their cases.  We have excellen support staff, including an experienced Law Clerk who is a law school graduate, two Biliingual Legal Assistants, a Bilingual Receptionist, and other support staff to assist us in providing excellent legal representation to my law firm's clients.  Thank you for considering the Carty Law Office to represent you in your workers' compensation or personal injury cases.

Dan Hegwer has fought for the rights of injured workers since 2010.  His practice is limited to workers' compensation, and obtaining the best result for those injured at work.  Mr. Hegwer has been practicing law in California since 2005, and has limited his practice to representing injured workers in Workers' Compensation since 2010.

William J. Kropach has been practicing law for over 40 years. Since 1972 he has focused on workers' compensation claims and is a Certified Workers' Compensation Specialist from the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. He has received numerous awards for his work, including Volunteer of the Year in 2003 and commendation for outstanding services to the community from the California Legislature and City and County of Los Angeles.

As an Associate Attorney for Rose, Klein, & Marias, Mr. Kuyumjian dedicates his entire practice to workers' compensation matters. Mr. Kuyumjian's dedication and experience in the workers' compensation system started long before becoming an attorney. Mr. Kuyumjian started with Rose, Klein, & Marias as a law clerk in 2014, assisting attorneys with complex matters such as evaluating medical reports and preparing cases for trial. Upon admittance into the California Bar Association in 2016, Mr. Kuyumjian joined the firm as an Associate Attorney.. Mr. Kuyumjian's primary goal is to address his clients' goals and needs while making the process of going through a workers' compensation case as easy and simple as possible. The way Mr. Kuyumjian achieves this goal is by educating his clients of the process and preparing them for every step along the way. From his experience in representing hundreds of clients, Mr. Kuyumjian has learned that it is essential that clients are well educated about the workers' compensation system in order for them to make informed decisions. This model has not only proven successful for Mr. Kuyumjian in achieving the best possible results for his clients, but has proven to insure the satisfaction of his clients.. Mr. Kuyumjian obtained his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2012, and his J.D. from Southwestern Law School in 2016. Mr. Kuyumjian is a member of the California Applicants' Attorneys Association and the Los Angeles Bar Association.. On his free time he enjoys spending time with his family, reading, and also, watching and playing hockey.

Scott Silberman, esq. is a Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation.  He has experience representing both injured workers as well as employers and insurance companies, but now exclusively represents injured workers and their dependents.. Mr. Silberman is currently serving as a Commissioner in the Workers Compensation advisory law commission for the California Board of Legal Specialization.  He is one of only eight attorneys in California to currently serve in this role.. Coming from a family of workers compensation attorneys,  and his father being a retired workers' compensation Judge, Scott has literally grown up  with workers' compensation.  He has written law review articles and lectured to bar associations in regards to changes in workers compensation law.. Prior to becoming one of the founding partners of Silberman & Lam, LLP, Mr. Silberman was a partner at Silberman Law Offices, LLP.  Before becoming an attorney, Mr. Silberman worked both as a claims adjuster and as a legal extern at the California Court of Appeal for Presiding Justice  David Sills.  When not working Scott enjoys Skiing and Scuba diving and spending time with his sons.

Sheryl Lam, esq. is known as a fierce litigator and is well respected by both her clients and her peers while in deposition and in court.. Ms. Lam has experience in many areas of the law including immigration, family law, personal injury and criminal law. She currently devotes her time exclusively to representing injured workers but is able to apply her vast knowledge of the law to the many issues that cross over into workers compensation. In addition to English, Ms. Lam speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Vietnamese, to assist our clients that speak other languages.. Prior to becoming a founding partner at Silberman & Lam, LLP, Ms. Lam was a partner at Silberman Law Office, LLP, and the owner of Law Offices of Sheryl Lam. When she is able to get time off, Sheryl enjoys returning to Hawaii where she grew up and spending time cooking. In addition to Vietnamese, Cantonese and Mandarin, we have office staff that speak Spanish, Korean and Cambodian to assist our clients who speak these languages.

Heather Lam, esq.  is a certified specialist in Workers Compensation.  She has extensive experience both in representing employers and injured workers, but now, with Silberman and Lam, LLP, she solely represents injured workers and their families.. She is knows as an agressive litigator and has represented applicants before boards across Southern California.  She has also represented client in appeals that have gone before the workers compensation appeals board, the court of appeal and the California Supreme Court.

Attorney Christine Taheran has a background of being a Nurse Practitioner for over 20 years prior to entering the field of law. This background is a great asset to our firm and our clients, especially in the current environment of Utilization Review denials and independent medical review, both of which have become a hindrance to injured workers in California in obtaining their needed care.. Ms. Taheran is able to use her nursing knowledge and legal expertise to both ensure that our clients are receiving the appropriate treatment and that Utilization Review and Independent Medical Review have all of the information that they need so that our clients have the maximum chance of approval for their treatment. In addition, her skills are a great asset in giving her an upper hand in deciphering medical reports, cross examining doctors and defending our clients at their depositions.. Attorney Taheran also keeps her Nurse Practitioner license as well as her DEA and Furnishing licenses current in order to make sure that she is up to date in the ever-changing medical field.

Darin L. Powell

Guiding an Encino, California, law corporation for more than two decades, Slade J Neighbors focuses on workers’ compensation law defense cases. Working on behalf of employers, Slade J. Neighbors is certified by the California State Bar as a specialist in his field and has engaged as a Los Angeles County pro tem workers’ compensation judge.. Mr. Neighbors’ qualifications also include certification as a Medicare Set Aside consultant, and he is one of the few in his field who holds Certified Medicare Secondary Payer Professional status. His accomplishments include the development of evidence that helped the District Attorney’s Office and California Department of Insurance prosecute cases of workers’ compensation fraud.. Slade Neighbors has also made appearances in Criminal Court that enabled employers to obtain restitution orders and has presented court evidence in matters involving employee fraud. He received his BA in history and Russian and East European studies from the University of Washington and JD from the Whittier College School of Law.