Please welcome Mercedes De Los Santos, who focuses her practice in representing employers and carriers in Workers’ Compensation cases in our Miami office location. Mrs. De Los Santos graduated from University of Florida College of Law in 1953 and has exclusively practiced Workers’ Compensation for the past 29 years. Mrs. De Los Santos is licensed to practiceRead more
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The month of August 2015 had a few notable cases. Please see August’s Case Law Review below, brought to you by one of our MKRS Law Associates. Vancamp v. Decision HR 30, Inc., FWCIGA (Fla. 1st DCA 8/19/2015)- Court PCA’d Take-Away JCC’s correct limitation of the award of Temporary Benefits to 104 weeks. Appellant failed toRead more
Here are a few noteworthy cases brought to you by one of our MKRS Law Attorneys for our 2015 July Case Law Review. Hershel Brady vs. Cypress Communications / Amerisure DCA#15-0025 decided July 29, 2015 Facts Claimant was involved in a compensable accident in December of 2013. As a result of which he filed multiple petitions,Read more
Please welcome Jason A. Jovine, who focuses his practice on Workers’ Compensation in our Palm Beach location. Jason has been practicing law since 2013, with experience handling insurance defense and litigation, concentrating on automobile insurance law. Jason received his Juris Doctor from Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, where he was on the Dean’s List multiple times. He received his Bachelor ofRead more
Here are some cases that stood out in the month of June brought to you by one of our MKRS Law Associates for our 2015 June Case Law Review. Tony Joe Leggett v. Barnett Marine, Inc. and Sea Bright Insurance/Enstar U.S. Inc., Case No. 1D14-4432 (June 4, 2015) Facts: The Claimant appealed an order of the Judge of Compensation ClaimsRead more
Please welcome Lynn Sharon, who focuses her practice in Workers’ Compensation in our Fort Lauderdale office location. Ms. Sharon has been practicing law since 1984, with experience handling insurance defense and litigation matters and has successfully litigated many of these cases in trial. As a result of her litigation trial experience she has frequently been a judge at Nova’s moot courtRead more
MKRS is proud to announce that Partners, Robert J. Rodriguez and H. George Kagan were selected as “Super Lawyers” by Florida’s Super Lawyer’s Magazine. Super Lawyers is a state-wide selection of top attorneys in a particular field. The selection is based in part on peer recognition and voting. Peer recognition is typically one of theRead more
Here are a few updates on prominent cases in the month of May brought to you by one of our MKRS Law Associates for our 2015 May Case Law Review. Terry Pearson v. BH Transfer and Chartis Claims Case No. 14-4560 Facts – The Claimant filed a Petition for Benefits requesting authorization of a medical procedure recommended by his authorized treatingRead more
On May 21, 2015, Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.) hosted a fundraiser event in Miami, FL at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. O.U.R. is an organization which rescues kidnapped children enslaved in the sex trade industry. We are proud to have supported O.U.R. as a sponsor for this impactful event. Our very own Associate, Benjamin S. Pahl, attendedRead more
Please welcome Benjamin Pahl, who focuses his practice in the defense of workers compensation claims in our Miami office. Mr. Pahl was admitted to The Florida Bar in 2014 and has experience handling civil litigation claims as well as family law matters. Benjamin received his Juris Doctor from St. Thomas University School of Law whereRead more