This comprehensive course equips attorneys with the essential knowledge and practical skills needed to effectively handle workers’ compensation cases in New Jersey. Whether you’re a seasoned attorney or new to this area of law, our course covers the critical aspects of client intake and defense strategy.
Join Greg Lois, on Monday, January 6, 2025, at 12PM EST, to enhance your skills and gain practical insights into effective client intake and defense strategies in New Jersey workers’ compensation cases.
Course Outline
Initial Evaluation of a File
Understanding the key elements of a workers’ compensation case
Assessing the merits of a claim
Identifying potential defenses early in the process
Gathering Information
Strategies for obtaining relevant medical records, employment history, and incident details
Interview techniques to elicit crucial information from clients
Navigating the complexities of New Jersey’s workers’ compensation system
Defense Strategy
Developing a tailored defense approach based on case specifics
Evaluating legal defenses, including employee status, statute of limitations, notice, and intervening cause
Collaborating with adjusters, paralegals, and experts to build a strong defense
Lois Law Firm presents a monthly live seminar on Defending Workers’ Compensation Claims in New Jersey. These webinars are focused on practical claims-handling and perfect for your team members who need state-specific training or a refresher course for this jurisdiction! Each webinar features a live presentation followed by a Question & Answer session.
Starting in 2025, the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Webinar Series will be held at 12:00 PM EST on the FIRST Monday of the month. Please check each webinar listing for the exact day they will take place. To register for a New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Webinar, click the button below:
Greg Lois is the Managing Partner of Lois Law Firm LLC. Greg is the co-author of the LexisNexis “Practice Guide to Workers’ Compensation in New Jersey” published by Matthew Bender (2017-2023, ISBN:9781663363053). In October 2019, Greg earned the designation “Certified Litigation Management Professional (CLMP)” at the Litigation Management Institute hosted at Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Greg Lois represents employers, self-insured companies, third party administrators, and insurance carriers in workers’ compensation matters. Greg has served as lead attorney on more than 100 trials involving workplace discrimination, workers’ compensation, and civil claims.
Download Our New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law Handbook
This is the 2023 edition of Greg Lois’ “New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law Handbook.”
THE MOST PRACTICAL, up-to-date, and easy-to-understand guide to workers' compensation claims in New Jersey. This book is designed for employers, attorneys, claim adjusters, physicians, self-insured employers, and vocational rehabilitation workers. This guide is written in plain English by a New Jersey State attorney and provides a detailed analysis of relevant statutes and regulations; a complete recap of recent court decisions including 2021 & 2022 cases; and a full description of current practice.
New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Defense at Lois Law Firm
For more than 20 years we have represented insurance carriers, self-insured employers, third party claim administrators, and employers before New Jersey’s Division of Workers’ Compensation. Our founding partner, Greg Lois, is co-author of the LexisNexis “Practice Guide to Workers’ Compensation in New Jersey” published by Matthew Bender (2017-2023, ISBN:9781663363053) and served as Law Clerk to Hon. Joan Mott, Administrative Supervisor of Workers Compensation.
Along with managing partner Greg Lois and a dedicated team of experienced attorneys and paraprofessionals, we handle New Jersey cases from cradle-to-grave. We want to be by your side, moving cases aggressively to closure from the start of litigation all the way through to settlement.
We only assign one attorney and one paralegal to each case. The attorney/paralegal assignments are made based on the court the case will be listed in.
