Nancy J. Wallace

Nancy has more than 30 years of experience in workers comp in the Inland Empire, starting as a law clerk defending Comp Insurance Companies, watching insurance companies refuse help people seriously hurt at work. In 1994, she left defense to represent only injured workers. Nancy knows what it is to be injured and trying to work and support a family. In the Inland Empire 30 years, Nancy knows which physicians and facilities truly help injured workers (and which ones just give lip service but no help). Nancy answers questions for workers throughout the state on Avvo.com, LawGuru.com, and on her website: www.imhurt.info.

Workers' Compensation

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  YOU don't ever write me a check; the Judge orders the insurer to pay me after I help you get paid on your claim.
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  Workers Comp fees are just 15%, NOT 40% like personal injury attorneys. NO FEE IS PAID UNTIL YOUR CLAIM CLOSES. [You never pay the fee directly...the insurer pays a part of your award to the attorney, per the judge's order.]

California

Since 1989

Federal Circuit

Since 1990

Owner

Nancy Wallace, Attorney at Law

1996 - Current

Represented Injured Workers and Physicians and Diagnostic Facilities before the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.

Judge Pro Tem, Small Claims Court

County of San Bernardino Superior Court

1998 - 2002

Small Claims Court matters

Attorney

Kegel Tobin & Truce

1995 - 1996

Defended Travelers, School Districts in Workers' Compensation actions across Calif.

Attorney

Mark & Bolson

1991 - 1994

Workers' Compensation defense for The Hartford, Farmers, County of Riverside, County of San Bernardino, San Bernardino City School District.

Attorney

Parker & Dally

1987 - 1991

Workers Compensation Defense PLUS Estate Planning

Western State College of Law at Argosy University

J.D. | Law

1985 - 1988

Honors: American Jurisprudence Award, Criminal Procedure; Editor, The Dictum (Student newspaper); Honors Moot Court

Activities: Women's Law Association; Latino Student Bar Assoc.

Three Best Rated San BErnardino Employment Lawyers

ThreeBest

2017

Honored as one of the best 3 Employment Law attorneys in the San Bernardino Valley.

Top Contributor Award

Avvo

2017

Found to be a Top Contributor by peers on Avvo for outstanding answers to Workers Compensation questions

Client's Choice Award

Avvo

2012

Clients' Favorite Workers Compensation attorney for 2012

San Bernardino County Bar Association

Member

Current

Lawyers of Distinction

Member

2017 - Current

Calif. Applicants' Attorneys assoc.

member

2012 - Current

American Bar Assoc.

Member

2010 - Current

Activities: Law Day

Workers Comp: Welcome to Outer Space, Law Day, Anaheim

June 10, 2016

Handel on the Law

A talk on the new regulations for securing medications and treatment under the current workers comp laws, and why adjusters get to deny medication and doctor visits and how to fix that.

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Lawyers of Distinction

Q. When do I start getting PPD?

9 June 2021

A: if you went to a doctor 'in bed' with the insurance adjuster, he may be writing you have ZERO rateable Whole Person Impairment from this injury. I set a trial for one just like that today...the treating physician said the worker had permanent restrictions from her injury but no rateable permanent disability. There are a lot of M.D.'s out there very willing to cheat people and write lies about them. Not every Medical Doctor is fair. If you do not pick your doctors incredibly carefully in workers comp, you can easily end up with a zero.

Q. a corrupt doctor had my supportive care ended, the lawyer and insurance co were complicit ! I have documentation please

9 June 2021

A: The trouble with this scenario is the damage was done when this doctor was selected. There is no mechanism for a lawyer to get paid anything in this fact pattern. I read there already were hearings. This means a judge has made a ruling. A ruling has to be appealed within a few days. PLUS there has to have been a judge error in the hearing to appeal. Just having a different opinion than the judge is NOT a 'judicial error'. IF YOU HAD documentary evidence that this physician was not factual, the WCAB Judge would have made a finding on that and dismissed the physician's reports as evidence. It appears this was not done. Sadly, there is nothing more to do now but to warn others to have an attorney before selecting the QME/IME physician; once a doctor 'in bed' with an insurer writes his report, you're sort of 'married' to him. You cannot, as they say, "unring the bell".

Q. regarding FMLA.. my employer is saying I'm on the FMLA abuse list one day. because i went over the certified hours

1 June 2021

A: There is no such animal in the Labor Code as an FMLA Abuse List. That is an internal bookkeeping tool that employer just made up. Workers us FMLA up to a certain amount, and when all those hours are used up, the employer may reprimand then terminate the worker for absenteeism. All FMLA does is protect your job while you are absent. When you are absent beyond the number of days in the statute, the boss can fire you. When an employer makes up a tool like an FMLA Abuse List, it certainly sounds like this employer is getting ready to terminate you. It sounds like this employer is no longer happy with the relationship and wants to find a reason to terminate you and is putting your absenteeism in writing. One more day off, you will likely be gone. SO: INSTEAD of waiting for this unhappy employer to fire you, it is a really smart time to go find a new job. A lot of employers are having a tough time finding good people to show up and work. This is a great time to look for a new job, while you are still employed and other employers need help.