2018 and Beyond… It is with great enthusiasm and pride that MKRS LAW announces the promotion of Mariam Dehghani Yanes to the Firm’s Partnership. Mariam has litigated in jurisdictions throughout the State of Florida and successfully defended hundreds of claims for our workers’ compensation clients. She received a Bachelor of Science from theRead more
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FIREFIGHTER CANCER PRESUMPTION WILL IT GRANDFATHER IN 41,500 FIREFIGHTERS? On 1/27/17, a senate committee unanimously approved proposed Senate Bill 158, which would create a cancer presumption for firefighters enacted under s. 112.1816, Fla. Stat. effective July 1, 2017. While not law as of yet, Florida, as many other states in our Union, appears to beRead more
We will be live streaming on Friday Jan. 27 at 12:00 PM! Our very own Managing Partner, Robert J. Rodriguez addresses a very hot topic – Medical Marijuana in the workplace. Tune In to https://www.facebook.com/MKRSLaw/ !
As one of the largest Workers’ Compensation Defense firms in Florida, MKRS Law has been committed to excellence in defense since 1958. The firm has been rated among the most prestigious in the industry deeming their innovative law practice one to watch out for. Since then times have changed and MKRS has maintained ahead ofRead more
SUPREME COURT STRIKES 104 WEEK LIMIT ON TEMPORARY INDEMNITY! Westphal v. City of St. Petersburg The second shoe drops – – on us !! The Supreme Court Rules — HARD! WHAT HAS HAPPENED Today the Florida Supreme Court ruled the 104 week limitation on all forms of temporary indemnity are an unconstitutional denial of accessRead more
It is with great honor that MKRS LAW announces the promotion of Omar Perez, Jr. to Equity Partner of the Firm. Omar Perez, Jr. received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Miami in 1994 and received his Juris Doctor degree from Nova Southeastern University in 1997. Omar has been a Partner at our CoralRead more
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SUPREME COURT GROUPS THE FEE TEST CASES AND THE RESULT IS: ARMAGEDDON! Castellanos v. Next Door Company/Amerisure Insurance Co. ‘D-DAY’ HAS BEGUN FOR THE ‘INVASION’ OF PENDING TEST CASES IN FLORIDA WORKERS’ COMP. We will provide our assessment in detail in the days to come, but the fee that is presumptively correct in all cases has beenRead more
Each year offices across the country utilize Administrative Professionals Day to honor and show appreciation for employees. This year, the holiday took place on Wednesday April 27th, 2016. Here at MKRS Law, we always like to go above and beyond expectations. Therefore we decided to extend Administrative Professionals Day to a weeks’ worth of eventsRead more
Please welcome David M. Cozad who was was admitted to The Florida Bar in 2000 and focuses his practice in workers’ compensation defense. Mr. Cozad is licensed to practice in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He is a member of the Florida Bar Association, and is a retired City ofRead more