Associate Attorney - (Garden City, NY)

Position overview The Law Offices of Joseph A Romano, P.C. is seeking Associates for our Garden City office. The goal of the Associate representing the claimant (injured worker) is to help him or her obtain benefits. The goal of the Associate representing the defendant (the employer or the employers insurance company) is to mitigate the defendants liability. Our Attorneys are cross:trained in multiple areas of the law focusing on Workers Compensation, Social Security Disability, and other avenues of compensation for injured workers. Responsibilities: :Taking depositions of the claimant, physicians, medical experts and other parties. :Conducting discovery. :Performing Legal research. :Remaining current with developments in the law. :Drafting appeals, rebuttals, summations, and other legal documents. :Litigation cases before a workers compensation judge or Administrative law Judge (ALJ) :Answer client questions and guide him or her through the workers compensation process.