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With a practice focused exclusively on serious workplace injuries, Rodman Martin advocates for severely injured workers—those facing broken bones, surgeries, long-term disabilities, and other life-altering conditions—throughout California’s Bay Area, East Bay, and Central Valley.. Rodman Martin is a fierce advocate for seriously injured workers in California's Bay Area, East Bay and Central Valley, known for his sharp legal mind, relentless dedication, and unwavering commitment to justice. With a practice devoted entirely to Workers’ Compensation Law, Mr Martin has built a reputation for standing up to insurance companies and employers who try to deny rightful benefits.

The Vickness Law Firm is one of the leading firms in Northern California representing people injured at work. Founded by Mark Vickness, the firm is dedicated to providing the highest quality representation to injured workers. Our small firm strives to maintain a high level of personal service for our clients.. DEATH BENEFITS. When someone dies as a result of a work-related accident, illness or injury, that person’s dependents may be entitled to a death benefit. Minor children may receive the equivalent of temporary disability every two weeks until their eighteenth birthday. Claims for death benefits are routinely denied by insurance carriers. Establishing dependency can be a difficult process. Often times, a number of relatives may claim dependency. In one case, we represented a four-year-old and his mother living in Germany after his father died while working as a California Highway Patrol officer. Eight other people claimed to be dependents including an aunt and uncle living in Spain who flew to Sacramento for the trial. Ultimately, we succeeded in getting full death benefits for our client which included temporary disability payments until he reached the age of eighteen.. CATASTROPHIC INJURIES. Our firm specializes in representing people with work-related catastrophic injuries. Injuries resulting in paralysis and/or ventilator dependency require specialized knowledge and experience. Medical treatment for this type of injury is a complex issue. Nursing care, home health care, housing needs and home modification, wheelchair access, special transportation needs, and training for family members who desire to participate in providing care are just some of the issues that must be addressed. Making sure our clients have all of the treatment they need is of paramount importance. Beyond that, taking care of the family’s financial needs is critical. We have handled numerous cases involving paraplegia, quadriplegia, tetraplegia, severe burn injuries, loss of limbs and other catastrophic injuries.. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS. Public safety officers (such as police and firefighters) are entitled to special benefits and protections under workers’ compensation law in recognition of the dangers they routinely deal with on behalf of the public. Mr. Vickness did his initial training in workers’ compensation with Yale Jones, Esq. (now retired), one of the pre-eminent specialists in representing public safety officers in California. As a result, Mr. Vickness has represented many public safety officers. He has a comprehensive understanding of – and sensitivity to – the issues that are critical to most police officers and firefighters such as the ability to return to work, retirement issues (city, county or PERS), and the potential for discrimination as a result of sustaining a work-related injury. In addition to workers’ compensation cases, Mr. Vickness has represented public safety officers in retirement and social security disability trials.. In one case, Mr. Vickness litigated on behalf of a police officer whose case was denied by the employer claiming that the officer’s injury had been intentionally self-inflicted. Mr. Vickness took that case to the California Court of Appeal and won, getting the denial reversed, full benefits for his client and a published, precedent setting decision that helps all injured workers in the future who face this type of denial. See Smith v. WCAB (2000) 79 Cal. 530; 65 CCC 277. In another case, Mr. Vickness represented a police officer whose case became much more complicated because the claims supervisor handling the case relentlessly tried to build a fraud case against the officer. The case ended well for the officer and very badly for the claims supervisor when Mr. Vickness turned the issue around and brought a fraud action against the claims supervisor.. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST INJURED WORKERS. There are several laws in California that prohibit employers from discriminating against people who are injured on the job. Unfortunately, despite these laws, employers frequently do just that. Mr. Vickness has brought many actions against employers in California. He has gone after the largest national employers, cities, counties and smaller companies as well successfully obtaining penalties and lost wages for his clients. Prior to specializing in workers’ compensation, Mr. Vickness litigated employment discrimination cases in superior court. Many workers’ compensation attorneys will not bother to pursue employers for discriminating against their employees because it takes a lot of effort to develop the evidence to present at trial. Mr. Vickness vigorously pursues these actions for his clients.. EXPERIENCE MATTERS. Workers’ compensation is an extremely technical area of the law. Mr. Vickness has fifteen years of experience litigating workers’ compensation cases. He has been certified by the California State Bar as a specialist in workers’ compensation law since 2002. He has lectured at numerous conferences and taken many cases to the California Court of Appeal. But expertise in the law only goes so far in this business. Workers’ compensation has its own culture and its own community. The personal relationships Mr. Vickness has developed over the years with doctors, defense attorneys, judges, translators and vocational experts is essential for getting results. A client of this firm will never be passed off to a junior associate.

I am an experienced and successful workers compensation atorney. I have a proven track record of large settlements and awards. I graduated law shool with honors. I am on the Board of Governors of CAAA, the organization of attorneys who represent injured workers. I am involved with educating workers compensation attorneys. I speak regularly at workers compensation conventions. I am down to earth. I like to ride my bicycle and garden. I love my ciients. I look forward to meeting with you to discuss your case.

I was born and raised in San Francisco, CA, which is where I attended law school at the Hastings College of the Law.  At Hastings, I concentrated on employment law and disability law, and I am most passionate about representing injured workers.  I started practicing Workers Compensation in 2001 and have been doing so ever since.  I believe I am a zealous advocate for my clients, and know very intimately what it is like to go through a life altering experience like a severe work injury.  I am proud to be an associate of the Law Offices of John E. Hill.  Our firm practices workers compensation as well as Civil law, so you get the comprehensive services you deserve.  Give me a call, and even if I cannot represent you, I will do whatever I can to help you.

Whether you need assistance with litigation, compliance, or general business matters, Jason will protect your interests and fashion a successful result to your issue.. Jason's experience is in immigration/asylum, real estate, personal injury, criminal law, international trade/customs, and employment issues.  In addition to being a partner, Jason works as a United States Federal government attorney with years of experience involving disability and vocational claims.  As a federal union steward, Jason represents employees facing discipline proceedings, including termination.. During his time at Pace Law School and Yale University, Jason clerked with the U.S. Department of Justice, a natural resource law firm in the Republic of Bolivia, the United Nations, and a private law practice specializing in immigration, asylum, criminal law, and personal injury.  He graduated cum laude with a specialization in international law, and was part of the Jessup Moot Court Team.. Prior to law school, Jason was an international shipping sales executive, customs broker, and manager for a large shipping concern in California and Asia.  He was also founder and legal counsel for an organic food distribution business. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Florida State University.  Jason is widely traveled and is proficient in Spanish.. When not practicing law, Jason volunteers for the Bar Association and other organizations. He enjoys martial arts and spending time with his family.  He is a committed long-time Bay Area resident and father.

"I enjoy helping people maximize their recovery. My mission is to make sure their rights are protected and they receive fair and just compensation they deserve.". Attorney Andrew B. Shin

I was born and raised in San Francisco. Since graduating from UC Berkeley School of Law, I have been representing clients throughout the Bay Area. As the son of immigrants, I understand the sacrifice that goes into every individual’s work. I devote each day of my law practice to empowering my clients.. Following law school, I represented injured workers as an associate at a firm in Oakland, California. I also have experience representing insurance companies, self-insured employers, and third party administrators. My experience as an insurance defense attorney gave me an understanding of how workers' compensation claims are handled by insurance companies.

Mr. Ratto is a local attorney, born in San Francisco and raised in Marin County. His firm has been based in Oakland since his predecessor, Frederick Duda started it in 1960. The firm now concists of six branch offices in Oakland, Concord, San Jose, Salinas, Sacramento and Stockton to serve all of Northern California.. Throughout his career , Mr. Ratto has dedicated himself to representing injured clients in civil and Worker’s Compensation cases in both jury and bench trials. He is the founder of the Ratto Law Firm. Mr. Ratto heads the Ratto Law Firm, which has become one of the most successful Worker’s Compensation law firms in Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area, an accomplishment that results directly from the skill and dedication the firm’s attorneys have demonstrated in protecting their clients interests. Mr. Ratto has represented clients throughout California’s Superior Court’s, California Court of Appeals, United States District Court, Ninth District Court of Appeals and the Worker’s Compensation Appeals Board.. He has primarily represented people who have suffered injuries, many of the result of on-the-job injuries. He has also served as a labor union counsel. Recognizing that is injured clients must also navigate through overwhelming legal and medical issues, Mr. Ratto assists his clients find their way through the related areas of Social Security, State Disability, medical treatment, pension, employment law is and insurance claims. He has lectured before professional groups, doctors, and labor unions. He has been a member of many professional organizations, including Consumer Attorneys of California, California Applicants Attorneys Association,  American Bar Association, San Francisco Bar Association, Alameda County Bar Association, and the Italian-American Bar Association.. Areas of Practice. Workers’ Compensation. Personal Injury. Bar Admissions. California, 1983. U.S. District Court. California State Courts and Courts of Appeal. U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit. U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1983. Education. University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California. J.D. – 1982. University of California, Berkeley – 1978. Honors: With Honors. Major: Political science and Italian literature

I have 25 years experience in workers compensation. I am a published author and have written in various bar publications and presented at numerous seminars. I also do Social Security Disability appeals. I try to relate to my clients and their needs in a positive way and work out disputes with insurance carriers that are reasonable and fair. My goal is to achieve good results for my clients and minimalize the stress of litigiation as much as possible.

Michael Amadeo Mazzoni Jr., Esq., works with the law firm Hanna, Brophy, MacLean, McAleer & Jensen in the firm's Fresno office, in the practice of Workers' Compensation Law. There, Mike represents insurance companies, permissibly self-insured employers, governmental entities and their third party adjusting agencies in all aspects of Workers Compensation litigation, including 132a discrimination claims and Serious & Willful Misconfuct claims. In addition to this, he also is able to handle Cal OSHA matters as well, and handles some employment law claims on behalf of employers, and has appeared at both the California Labor Commisson, as well as California Superior Courts in litigating these issues.. Mike is a graduate magna cum laude from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.  There, he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Communication, focusing on the theory of rhetoric and debate, taking parliamentary, world policy, and advanced forensics debate courses, as well as studying Spanish Latin American studies, and philosphy.  During Mike's time at LMU, he had the opportunity to study abroad in both Madrid, Spain during the summer of 2006 and Guadalajara, Mexico for the fall semester in 2007.  There, he finished his general education courses, which were taught entirely in Spanish.. After graduating from LMU, Mike went on to San Joaquin College of Law in Fresno. There, he was active in the Student Bar Association and New American Legal Clinic [aiding in immigration legal issues], and received honors in Criminal Law & Procedure.  He was also selected in 2013 as the recipient of the Ernest S. Kinney scholarship winner, given to the student who showed the most promise as a young trial lawyer.  Mike graduated in 2013 from SJCL and went on to pass the California Bar Exam in his first attempt in July of 2013.  Mike was admitted to the California State Bar thereafter. In addition to Mike's work in the area of Workers Compensation, he has vast experience in criminal law matters as well. Mike was formerly both an intern at the Fresno County District Attorney's office, as well a the sole law clerk for Hammerschmidt Broughton Law Corporation, one of the premier criminal defense firms in the Central San Joaquin Valley. There, Mike helped people with the stressful experience of having to navigate through the criminal justice system, and making sure their rights were protected during the judicial process. He was responsible for much of the research and motion writing, as well as obtaning invaluable courtroom experience.  Prior to working at Hammerschmidt Broughton, Mike was an extern judge's clerk for Madera County Superior Court Judges Ernest J. LiCasi (former Madera County DA), Joseph A. Soldoni, and Dale Blea, aiding in research, writing of orders/findings, and assisting the judges with any and all other legal issues.. Mike also has done work with the New American Legal Clinic at San Joaquin College of Law, a free immigration law service that the school provides to indigent immigrants, aiding them in the process of naturalization, petitions for alien relatives to obtain visas, permanent residency applications, and asylum filings. Previous to this, he worked with an immigration consultant, who was a former head of the Immigration & Naturalization Service office in Fresno, assisting with all aspects of immigration law, including filing USCIS forms, drafting pleadings, and translation of documents, as well as conducting client interviews in Spanish.. As a professional in the legal field, Mike strives everyday to maintain a high level of competency in practice. Mike uses his extensive education, skills, experience, creativity, and thoroughness in obtaining favorable results for current clients, while at the same time, maintaining high ethical standards. Mike maintains a high level of integrity, professionalism, and respect for others while practicing in the legal profession. His work ethic and determination help clients with legal issues everyday, and he continues to maintain that vigorous philosophy throughout his career.. Mike is also active in the legal community, and has spoken at numerous events for Fresno Industrial Claims Association, Public Agency Risk Management Association, and Professionals in Workers' Compensation. He has given seminars on legal issues and also is active with his current clients, doing educational training on legal matters for many of those clients.. In addition to his professional career, Mike is an avid Los Angeles Dodgers and European Football/Soccer fan.  He enjoys time with his wife Mina and children Gian & Zahra, and loves to travel.  Mike has traveled to Mexico [spent 8 months living in Guadalajara], Canada, Japan [was chosen on an all-star baseball team to play Japanese teams], Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Spain [studied in Madrid for 4 months], Portugal, Sweden, and all over the United States.  He hopes to travel more with his family in the future.  In Mike's spare time, he is an avid reader of historical non-fiction books, and enagages in reasearch on numerous historical eras, most notably, the Spanish conquest of America, and Italian Immigration to the United States. Mike also speaks Spanish.

Attorney Fernando Hidalgo Esq. is a San Francisco native who has lived and has been educated in San Francisco. Mr. Hidalgo attended St. Paul’s Grammar School, St. Ignatius High School, San Francisco State University (BS in Engineering), and Golden Gate University (JD). Mr. Hidalgo speaks Spanish and is dedicated to serving the San Francisco Excelsior Neighborhood and the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Mr. Hidalgo is a Civil Attorney who concentrates his legal services on the listed Practice Areas, but is also available for other Civil Litigation work.