Workers' Compensation

Fresno Workers' Compensation Lawyer with Over 30 Years of Experience

Helping People Who Have Been Injured at Work
Contact Us for a Free Initial Consultation | 559-442-4455

If you have been injured on the job, navigating the workers' compensation system can feel like an uphill climb. With over 30 years of experience, Attorney Gary J. Hill is ready to help you get the treatment and benefits you deserve. Make sure you understand your rights and options - contact the Law Offices of Gary J. Hill. We are committed to providing you with skilled legal representation with a personal approach.

Helping Those Who Serve Our Communities

Our firm is dedicated to helping members of our community who have been injured at work. A former helicopter pilot with the U.S. Marines and union laborer on the California Aqueduct Project, Attorney Hill understands the unique concerns of public safety and union workers in the Central Valley who have been hurt on the job. For years, he has helped police officers, firefighters, correctional officers and union workers in the construction and retail trades get the workers' compensation benefits to which they are entitled.

We help clients who have suffered work-related injuries, including:

•  Orthopedic injuries (neck, back, upper extremities, hips, knees and ankles)
•  Repetitive stress injuries, including carpel tunnel syndrome and tendonitis
•  Head trauma
•  TMJ (temporomandibular joint disorder)
•  Exposure to hazardous/toxic substances
•  Injuries to the lungs and internal organs, including valley fever, asthma and sick building syndrome caused by exposure to toxic or hazardous substances

Fighting for Your Best Interests, Not Theirs

Since legislative reforms in 2004, it has become harder for individuals to get treated by an appropriate doctor. People hurt at work must now see a medical provider that has been approved by the workers' compensation carrier. For many of these providers, making you well is no longer a priority; satisfying the bureaucratic requirements of the carrier is.

As former counsel for a workers' compensation carrier, Attorney Hill has valuable insight into how the defense and claimant's sides work and think. We understand that the workers' comp system is harder to navigate than it was in the past. We are dedicated to helping ease the frustration you may feel from a nonresponsive employer or insurance carrier. You already have enough to worry about, physically and financially, after a workplace injury. Our job is to help reduce some of your stress.

Your Advocate at Every Step

When you have reached maximum medical improvement (MMI), we will guide you in selecting the appropriate agreed medical examination (AME) or, in the alternative, assist you in selecting a qualified medical examiner (QME). This is an important decision: Once you commit to a panel QME as an unrepresented claimant, you cannot back out once the examination is performed. Don't make decisions in the dark. Take the right steps to protect your interests and let our three decades of experience work for you. In addition, we will represent you at all workers' comp hearings, vigorously and skillfully helping you prove your injury and extent of disability to the workers' compensation judge.

If you are worried about how your workplace injury will affect your future, contact us today for experienced counsel on your rights and options. We are conveniently located in downtown Fresno, within easy walking distance of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board and all courts before which we practice. There is no legal fee unless we recover for you. We are open 8:30 to noon and 1 to 5, with other times available by appointment.

Law Offices of Gary J. Hill
2444 Main Street, Suite 170
Fresno, CA 93721
Telephone: 559-442-4455
Fax: 559-442-4478

At the Law Offices of Gary J. Hill, we represent clients in Social Security Disability, workers' compensation and personal injury law in the counties of Merced, Madera, Kings, Tulare, and Fresno, CA, including the communities of Los Baños, Madera, Chowchilla, Kerman, Hanford, Lemoore, Cocoran, Avenal, Visalia, Tulare, Porterville, Fresno, Clovis, Coalinga, Selma and Sanger.

NOTICE:
Making a false or fraudulent worker's compensation claim is a felony subject to up to 5 years in prison or a fine of up to $50,000 or double the value of the fraud, whichever is greater, or both by imprisonment and fine.

Printer Friendly View
Add To Favorites