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Penny Merkel

Penny Merkel

Distinguished Lawyer

Workers Compensation Law

1736 Race St, Denver, CO 80206, USA

Penny Merkel has been representing injured workers in Colorado exclusively during her career. She has never represented an insurance company and works hard to protect the rights of injured workers! Penny graduated with cum laude honors from Florida Coastal School of Law. Her undergraduate work was completed at the University of Colorado, Denver campus, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude, in Business Administration. Penny is a proud member of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) and the Workers' Compensation Education Association (WCEA). The Workers Compensation Education Association is a nonprofit association of attorneys who represent Colorado employees who are injured on the job. Since 1984 the WCEA has been dedicated to providing a voice for injured workers both in and out of the courtroom. The group supports attorneys who represent injured workers through education, research, and sharing information. Members receive up-to-date legal education through an offering of accredited courses throughout each year and have access to other critical proprietary resources to help in their representation of injured workers. The WCEA advocates for injured workers by working with the Division of Workers Compensation to improve the process for securing benefits. The WCEA also lobbies at the State Capitol each year by initiating legislation and securing sponsors for bills to improve benefits available to injured workers and to improve the process of securing benefits. -cowcea.org Penny is also a member of the Colorado Bar Association, Denver Bar Association, and Workers Compensation Section of the Colorado Bar. Penny is the owner and managing partner of The Merkel Law Firm, LLC. She is highly regarded by her peers for her ethical standards and professional achievements.

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Peter DiMarinis

Workers Compensation Law

111 Miles Ave, White Plains, NY 10606, USA

His practice areas included complex commercial litigation, judgment enforcement, business transactions/formations and trademark filings along with other general practice areas.He currently works in our Worker's Compensation Department, serving as a strong advocate for hard working Americans. He is a frequent guest lecturer at local unions and medical organizations in the NY metropolitan area speaking on issues of claimant rights and remedies under the the Worker's Compensation Law. Peter is a graduate of the Frank G. Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University where he was the recipient of the prestigious Scott Skodnek Merit Scholarship for Academic Excellence. A graduate of Touro Law School, he worked as a summer associate for the legal division of American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. During Law School, he also interned for the Touro Not-For-Profit Corporate Law Clinic providing free legal services for Long Island and New York City based non-profit organizations.

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Peter Gibson

Workers Compensation Law

5 E Long St suite 200, Columbus, OH 43215, USA

Peter received an undergraduate degree from The Pennsylvania State University and attended Capital University Law School where he received his Juris Doctor in 1991. He was admitted to the Ohio Bar and United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in 1992. While at Capital he interned at The Supreme Court of Ohio and was a member of the Order of the Curia, a National Honorary Legal Fraternity based on academic performance. Peter is the Managing Attorney at Cox, Koltak & Gibson, LLC. He has over 33 years of experience representing injured workers before the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation and Ohio Industrial Commission. He has also represented claimants before the Court of Common Pleas in various Ohio Counties, the Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of Ohio.

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Rex Zachofsky

Rex Zachofsky

Distinguished Lawyer

Workers Compensation Law

111 John St, RM 1615, New York, NY 10038

Workers Compensation, Social Security -Disability, Employment and Labor Law, Personal Injury

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