Volume 1, Issue 6                                                 The Martin Newsletter                                                   January 2008

MEETING THE CHALLENGES FOR 2008

Dear Friends,

Happy New Year!  We hope that you had a wonderful holiday season.

As we start the New Year, we anticipate that the Governor’s 2004 “reform” (SB 899) of the California Workers’ Compensation system will continue to make it difficult for disabled workers to obtain prompt medical treatment and fair permanent disability benefits, and the insurance companies will profit even more.   

In the face of these challenges, our firm continues to lead the way in innovating approaches to prove what our clients are entitled to, including:

• Comprehensive understanding and use of the American Medical Association (AMA) Guides, 5^th Edition, and AMA treatises;
• Analysis of injury impact on our clients’ Activities of Daily Living (ADL) to assure Whole Person Impairment (WPI) rating accuracy;
• In appropriate cases, use of a Diminished Future Earnings Capacity (DFEC) expert to establish accurate final Permanent Disability awards.

As in previous years, Mr. Martin continued to lecture in 2007 throughout the State to lawyers and doctors about new ways to serve disabled workers in a system that is more complex than ever.  It was a special privilege for Mr. Martin to give a lecture at U.C.L.A. School of Law on innovative approaches to navigate the requirements of the new laws.   Mr. Martin has recently accepted an appointment to the Education Committee of the California Applicant’s Attorneys Association (CAAA), and will continue to serve on CAAA’s Board of Governors. 

In 2008, we will continue innovating new approaches to effectively represent workers injured on the job, and we sincerely appreciate the confidence you express in us by your referrals.

Fighting For Injured Workers' Rights in California

Thomas F. Martin
Professional Law Corporation
2107 North Broadway, Suite 206
Santa Ana, California  92706
(714) 547-5025
www.thomasfmartinplc.com

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