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Social Security Disability Attorneys | David P. Mastagni

August 4, 2010 in California by staff

David P. Mastagni is the founder and a managing partner of Mastagni, Holstedt, Amick, Miller & Johnsen, where he practices Social Security Disability, employment and labor law, as well as civil litigation. He has tried over 300 proceedings to verdict, including over 100 jury trials in state and federal courts. He has participated in over 450 appellate cases at the state and federal levels, including actions before the U.S. Supreme Court.

In 2003, Mr. Mastagni was responsible for obtaining the largest law enforcement binding arbitration award in the country. He advises public and private labor unions on contract issues, grievances, and arbitration. In addition to being one of the states leading Social Security disability attorneys in Sacramento, David has testified before the legislature on issues involving peace officers, labor unions, worker compensation and consumer litigation. He has also helped draft several laws, and currently advises clients on election law and political action committees.

David is a lecturer for the Peace Officers’ Research Association of California (PORAC) and a longtime panel attorney for the PORAC Legal Defense Fund. While in law school, David received the American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence, an award given to the student who achieves the highest grade in the class, and currently sits on the Dean’s Council.

Education:

  • J.D., McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (1973)
  • B.S. California State University at Sacramento (1970)
  • A.A., American River College (1967)

Admissions:

  • California State Courts
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Consult with the Sacramento employment law firm of Mastagni, Holstedt, Amick, Miller and Johnsen today, and contact us online or call 1-877-212-6907 for a free consultation to find out how we can help you.

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Los Angeles Auto & Motorcycle Attorney – Howard Kornberg

July 13, 2010 in California, Long Beach, Uncategorized by staff

Howard Kornberg has 30 years of experience practicing as a Los Angeles auto and motorcycle accident attorney. Focusing specifically on helping victims of serious accidents and injuries, Mr. Kornberg has obtained over $100 million in settlement or verdict compensation for clients with cases related to:

  • Brain injuries
  • Spinal cord injuries
  • Fractures
  • Wrongful death
  • Debilitating, long-term injuries

Before practicing as an auto accident attorney in Los Angeles, Howard received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1975, and was awarded his Juris Doctorate from Southwestern University School of Law in 1979. Mr. Kornberg was admitted to practice in California State Courts in 1979, and has served as a Judge Pro Tem and Arbitrator for the Los Angeles County Superior Court. He is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court in California and before the United States Supreme Court.

Education:

Admissions:

  • California State Courts, 1979
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1981
  • United States Supreme Court, 1992

Professional Associations/Memberships:

  • State Bar of California
  • Consumer Attorneys of California
  • Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles

When you are in need of an auto or motorcycle accident attorney in Los Angeles, contact Howard Kornberg online or call toll-free at (866) 685-7259 for a free consultation.

HOWARD CRAIG KORNBERG
10880 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1840
Los Angeles, CA 90024

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North Carolina car accident attorneys seek justice for injured people

June 28, 2010 in Charlotte, Concord, Greensboro, North Carolina, Raleigh, Winston-Salem by staff

Automobile Accidents

North Carolina car accident attorneys seek justice for injured people

Every year, thousands of people are injured or killed in automobile accidents. At Riddle & Brantley, we know that victims of automobile accidents need qualified legal representation to obtain a fair recovery for their injuries. If you or a loved one has been seriously injured or killed in a motor vehicle accident, it is critically important to contact us right away so that we can investigate the accident, find out what really happened, and protect your rights.

Our auto accident lawyers have extensive experience representing people injured on North Carolina’s roads and highways in:

North Carolina Car Accidents Information

North Carolina car accident lawsuit is rarely a simple matter. Some injuries are difficult to prove. For example, whiplash is a fairly common injury, yet the physical damage it causes cannot be seen through medical diagnostics such as MRIs or X-rays. And as with car accidents anywhere, the effects can be physically and financially devastating.

Equally challenging to an auto accident attorney in North Carolina is the need to establish fault in an accident. That is because in North Carolina, automobile accident fault must be determined in order to see who collects damages from whom (in no-fault states like Kentucky, Florida, New York and Pennsylvania, insurers simply cover the costs of damages with no burden to establish proof of who is at fault for the accident).

What does this mean to the average driver in a North Carolina automobile accident? You will find your best settlement for damages, injuries, lost wages and pain and suffering when you work with a qualified North Carolina car accident lawyer.

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    Gene A. Riddle

    June 22, 2010 in Charlotte, Concord, Greensboro, North Carolina, Raleigh, Winston-Salem by staff

    Gene A. Riddle

    Gene A. Riddle

    Senior Partner

    Office: Goldsboro, North Carolina
    Phone:(919) 766-9500
    (866) 777-5878 (Toll Free)
    Fax: (919) 778-1938
    Email: Email Me

    Areas of Practice

    Bar Admissions

    • North Carolina, 1985
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
    • U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

    Education

    • Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina, J.D., 1985
    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., 1981

    Honors and Awards

    • Campbell University Law Review Book Awards in Property
    • Moot Court Finalist
    • Goldsboro Jaycees Family of the Year 1999
    • Old North State Award 2009
    • Goldsboro Jaycees Outstanding Boss 2009

    Professional Associations and Memberships

    • American Bar Association, Member
    • American Association for Justice, Member
    • North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Member
    • North Carolina Bar Association, Member
    • Lenoir County Bar Association, Member
    • Wayne County Bar Association, Member
    • Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, Military Affairs Committee
    • Heart Association, Past-President

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    Bruce D. Irish – Illinois Personal Injury Lawyer

    June 2, 2010 in Illinois, West Frankfort by Steve

    Bruce D. Irish is an associate at the Illinois personal injury law firm of Sam C. Mitchell & Associates. He is admitted to practice in Illinois, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Illinois, and the U.S. Supreme Court.  He graduated from the University of Chicago with a B.S. and Washington University with a B.A. with honors in 1969.  He received his J.D. from Washington University in 1972.

    He is BV® Peer Review RatedSM by Martindale-Hubbell®.

    His memberships include Franklin County Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and Illinois Tactical Officers Association.  He has also served as an adjunct professor of law at the St. Louis University School of Law and has been a frequent lecturer and instructor at Illinois state attorney’s association and Illinois judicial conferences.  Further, he has served as:  Research director, Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court (1972-1974); deputy director for the Illinois Fifth Judicial District, Illinois State’s Attorney’s Appellate Service Commission (1974-1978); and associate judge, Illinois Second Judicial Circuit (1978-1991).  He participated in the Governor’s Task Force on Judicial Merit Selection in 1987.

    Areas of Practice

    Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Medical Malpractice

    Admitted

    1973, Illinois; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1976, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Illinois and U.S. Supreme Court

    Law School

    Washington University, J.D., 1972

    College

    University of Chicago; Washington University, B.S.B.A., with honors, 1969

    Membership

    Franklin County Bar Association; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; Illinois Tactical Officers Association.

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    Car Accident Attorney in Kinsport, TN – John S. Bingham

    May 17, 2010 in Tennessee by staff

    Lawyer John S. Bingham has practiced law in Tennessee for more than 31 years. He is a Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist and a native of Kingsport. He was born in 1952 in Kinsport, Tennesse and his experience includes four years as an assistant district attorney in Sullivan County, TN. He focuses his practice on lawsuits involving car accidents in Kinsport and Johnson City, Tennessee.

    He left the district attorney’s office to enter private practice in 1984. He has represented clients throughout all stages of personal injury cases in state and federal courts for over 25 years.

    Additionally, he has lectured to the Tennessee Trial Lawyers regarding developments in wrongful death damages law.

    John is a Life Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

    Practice areas:
    Personal injury
    Auto and truck accidents
    Brain injury
    Wrongful death
    Medical malpractice
    Serious injury

    Certifications:
    Certified Civil Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization
    Certified Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy

    Education:
    University of Tennessee at Knoxville, J.D., 1978
    East Tennessee State University, B.S., 1974

    Memberships:
    Tennessee, 1978
    U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, 1978
    U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1986
    U.S. Claims Court, 1991
    U.S. Supreme Court, 1994

    Admissions:
    Tennessee and American Bar Associations
    American Association for Justice
    Tennessee Association for Justice

    Hawkins, Bingham & Miller
    1397 East Center Street
    Kingsport, Tennessee
    37664
    888.747.3952

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    John M. Belew – Arkansas Trial Attorney

    April 7, 2010 in Arkansas by staff

    John M. Belew was admitted to Practice in Arkansas, 1973, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western District of Arkansas, 1975, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1975. His goal since founding his firm in 1993 has been to help people seriously injured in Arkansas.

    He received his J.D. from the University of Arkansas in 1973, B.A. from Hendrix College in 1968, and was a member Phi Alpha Delta. John M. Belew has been practicing law for over 30 years.

    John practices law in the following areas:

    John M. Belew’s Professional Profile includes memberships in the following:

    • Member, Independence County Bar Association
    • Member, Arkansas Bar Association
    • Member, American Bar Association
    • Member, Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association
    • Member, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
    • Member, International Order of Barristers
    • Member, Board of Governors, Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association
    • Former Member, Board of Governors, Hendrix College
    • Outstanding Trial Lawyer, Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association
    • President, Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association
    • Lifetime Achievement Award, Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association
    • Frequently lectures

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    Robert E. Cartwright, Jr. – San Francisco Injury Lawyer of The Cartwright Law Firm, Inc.

    April 6, 2010 in San Francisco by staff

    Robert E. Cartwright, Jr.

    San Francisco Personal Injury Lawyers

    Robert E. Cartwright Jr.

    Education: Rob received his J.D., in 1982 from Golden Gate University, School of Law. While at Golden Gate Law School, Rob served as the Research Coordinator Editor for the California Tort Reporter for two years. Rob graduated from the University of Puget Sound in 1979 and received a B.A. in Psychology. Rob was also a member of Theta Chi fraternity.

    Areas of Experience: Rob has extensive experience in personal injury and products liability actions and successfully tried dozens of such cases over the last several decades. Rob is currently heading the Vioxx Litigation and Helios Air Disaster Litigation and is a member of Plaintiff’s Steering Committee for the California Consolidated Vioxx actions. He also has considerable expertise in the areas of personal injury, auto accidents, wrongful death, premises liability, toxic torts, business/contract actions, wills and trust disputes and Jones Act related suits.  San francisco auto accident injury, san francisco car accident injury, san francisco personal injury law, wrongful death claims in san francisco

    Affiliations: In addition to being a member in good standing with the California Bar Association, Rob is active with the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (SFTLA), Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), American Association for Justice (AAJ), and the Western Trial Lawyers Association.

    Past Positions of Note: Rob has served as the President of the Western Trial Lawyers Association (2006), Rob has served as the President of the Consumer Attorneys of California (2002), President Barristers Club of San Francisco (1990) and served on the Faculty at The University of San Francisco, School of Law in the Intensive Advocacy Workshop Program (1996).

    Personal: Rob was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Rob began his legal career as a trial lawyer at his father’s law firm of, Cartwright, Slobodin, Bokelman, Borowsky, Wartnick, Moore & Harris, Inc. He founded his own practice in 1996, and The Cartwright Law Firm, Inc., as it currently exists, has been together since 2001. Through out Rob’s life he has been extremely athletic and adventurous. Rob is a former marathoner and accomplished tri-athlete that completed the Alcatraz Tri-Athelon and ran his best marathon in 2hrs 53min. Rob also was a Formula Ford and Formula Mazda race car driver, and set the track and qualifying record at Thunder Hill Race Track in Northern California (these records were never broken until the track was recently reconfigured). Additionally, Rob finished 2nd and 3rd in the SCCA Regional Championships in 1995 and 1996, respectively. Rob is also a motorcycle enthusiast and owns three Triumphs. Rob enjoys water recreational sports, and is an avid boater and jet skier. He is an experienced mountaineer and has trekked extensively throughout the Himalayas, including Mt. Everest.

    The Cartwright Law Firm, Inc.
    222 Front Street 5th Floor
    San Francisco, California (CA) 94111
    866.968.1584-Toll Freee

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    Miller & Hauptman – Personal Injury Law Firm in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

    March 1, 2010 in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County by staff

    Practice Areas:

    Personal Injury (100%)

    About Miller & Hauptman (Content Sourced from Website):

    Whatever your legal problem, the Philadelphia County personal injury law firm of Miller and Hauptman can help make things a little easier. As a general practice firm, we are equipped to deal with a wide variety of legal matters with a special focus on personal injury law in Philadelphia and surrounding counties.

    The Philadelphia County personal injury attorneys of Miller and Hauptman will personally speak to insurance companies or other parties, and negotiate on your behalf. We are skilled at personal injury settlement in Philadelphia County. As a highly regarded personal injury law firm in the Philadelphia area, you can rest assured that, if necessary, we will bring a lawsuit to get you the justice and fair compensation you deserve.

    If you have been injured in an accident or in a dangerous situation that required you to seek medical assistance, or have suffered a personal injury in Philadelphia County, one of our injury lawyers is available to examine the facts of your case and evaluate your potential claim.

    With Miller and Hauptman as your Philadelphia County personal injury attorney, you will have a significantly greater chance of receiving fair compensation for your damages and/or injuries. Studies have shown that parties with legal representation in personal injury cases recover more than those who go it alone. In addition, having an attorney represent you, no matter the type of case, will level the playing field and may give you an advantage.

    Contact:

    Miller & Hauptman
    105 W. Street Road
    Feasterville, PA 19053-4115

    Phone: (215) 396-2800?
    Email: Contact Us

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    Steven E. Slootsky, Fort Lauderdale Car Accident Lawyer

    March 1, 2010 in Florida, Ft. Lauderdale by staff

    Fort Lauderdale car accident lawyer Steven Slootsky

    Fort Lauderdale car accident lawyer Steven E. Slootsky

    For Fort Lauderdale car accident lawyer Steven E. Slootsky, dedication to his clients’ best interests is an integral part of his approach to law.

    “My philosophy of practicing law,” explains Attorney Slootsky, “is to remember that I serve the client and must have my clients’ best interests at heart. I must zealously protect my client’s claim and get my clients the most money possible, in the shortest amount of time.”

    His 25 years as a lawyer have honed his litigation skills both in and out of the court room, providing his clients with a breadth of knowledge and skill that few attorneys can match. He focuses his practice on personal injury cases, including car and trucking accidents, and workers compensation cases for the greater Broward County and Fort Lauderdale area.

    Mr. Slootsky and the attorneys who make up The Law Office of Steven E. Slootsky are confident of their ability to get their clients compensation for injuries they’ve suffered due to another’s negligence. They offer free consultations, and no fees are due unless damages are recovered.

    While sympathetic and understanding with clients, Mr. Slootsky and the attorneys with his firm are staunch, unwavering advocates who aggressively pursue compensation for their clients’ injuries from those who caused the harm. They approach each case with integrity and a dedication to justice.

    Education

    Admissions

    1985, Florida

    Membership

    • Broward County Bar Association (Co-Chairperson, Workers’ Compensation Section)
    • The Florida Bar
    • Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
    • Florida Workers Advocates
    • Work Place Litigation Insurance Group
     

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