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Our first podcast episode.  Here is a quick overview of some of  issues we will discuss on our new podcast which you can subscribe to by clicking here. Areas which we will discuss include: Social Security Disability Workers Compensation Personal Injury Employment Law Please feel free to email us, if there is any topic you [...]

If the ALJ denies your claim after your hearing, you still had the right to appeal to the Appeals Council in Virginia.  The most recent statistics show that approximately 40% of claims that are accepted for review, are with approved, or returned to the ALJ for reconsideration.   This number alone shows that you should [...]

A discussion of attorney – client fee agreements. http://harrysbernsteinlaw.com/blog/socialsecuritydisability/how-much-are-attorney-fees-that-depends/

The future of educating lawyers lies in more practical training such as the program below. View full page: tulane.edu/news/newwave/011312_law.cfm?RenderForPrint=1  Legal Boot camp challenges law students January 13, 2012 Carol J. Schluetercjs@tulane.edu The spring semester got an early — and intensive — start for 150 second- and third-year students at Tulane Law School this week. They [...]

Shared on behalf of HarrySBernsteinLaw.com   Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator and CEO Stephen Buehrer provided comments and an official statement recently commemorating the 100th anniversary of the state’s workers’ comp program.   As he readily notes, discussions concerning the program invariably “elicit strong opinions from all corners.” Buehrer says that the program [...]

Recently, Stephen Buehrer, Administrator/CEO of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, wrote a letter to the bureau’s stakeholders, thanking them for their partnership with BWC during the past year to support the injured workers and businesses of Ohio. In part, he said:  “BWC made a commitment in 2011 to employing a more collaborative approach to [...]