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

• Free Consultation
• Contingent Fees
  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.
• Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
  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.

MEMBER

Lawyers of Distinction

Q. my workers comp attorney is not doing there job and is letting the other party stall and/or put things off

17 September 2020

A: Sadly, the regulations and the California Labor Code let a party delay to obtain all medical and employment records, and get a replacement list of doctors (the QME panel), and the pandemic rules let doctors set appointments out as long as 90 days from the date you call. Your elected officials give zero consideration to the injured worker struggling in pain day-after-day with zero money while the insurer gets 60 days here and 90 days there. They could write the code requiring all scheduling and lists be done in 3 weeks but injured workers don't contribute to state senators' campaigns but insurance companies do contribute. If just one time a collection of Injured Workers in one district could vote out one Assemblyman or State Senator, the rules would change. but for now, the workers comp judges give the attorneys 90 days here and there because they get overturned when they order the parties to get everything done in 30 days. SET AN APPOINTMENT, maybe just a video or phone appointment, and make a Timeline with your attorney about the next steps and the ANTICIPATED time expected for each step to be completed to be ready for trial (if you're ready for trial, the insurance adjuster suddenly finds a lot of settlement money and things get finished).

Q. If a person has an open worker’s comp claim can your company let you go for good without completing the claim?

14 September 2020

A: Yes, sadly, having an ongoing workers comp claim is no guarantee that you won't be laid off. That said, if the person with the open claim is the ONLY ONE laid off, that is likely a violation of Labor Code 132a. But you have to prove the true reason you were let go was the employer retaliated against you, and that usually takes a lot of testimony and documents at a trial.

Q. I sustained a work injury and I went to the doctor he sent me back with restrictions job can't accommodate i was put on

10 September 2020

A: Your employer looks at the doctor's words on the Modified Duty Order. Then the employer decides if there is work there that matches those words or if you need to be sent home. IF YOU ARE SENT HOME try to get something in writing from the employer to show to the Insurance Adjuster. The Labor Code says the Insurance Company owes you Temporary Total Disability Indemnity -- 2/3 of your average weekly earnings, before deductions -- but the Adjuster doesn't automatically just start payments. She needs confirmation from the employer that the employer cannot provide work within the doctor's restrictions. IF YOU CAN"T get anything in writing from the supervisor or the boss, it's smart to send a FAX to Human Resources with just a sentence or two: Dear Supervisor, this will confirm that you couldn't find an assignment today matching the restrictions of Dr. XYZ so I was not provided any modified duty assignment, and you will text or email me when you have a matching modified duty assignment". THERE! you just made your own writing documenting reporting for work and being sent home. now the Insurer has to pay you.