This is now number four of my series of blogs about my recovery from rotator cuff surgery and its attendant ups, downs, complications, and progress. Last time I wrote, I was fighting some knee pain that was slowly resolving, while simultaneously working in physical therapy to improve my shoulder ran…

You’ve heard the calls frequently that workers’ compensation recipients are “gaming the system” and sitting around at home collecting checks for not working. If your own opinions run along these lines, you probably also believe the attorneys who represent petitioners (the workers’ compensa…

Policing is a dangerous profession. We all know that. But most of us think in terms of truly dire injuries or even fatalities, usually involving firearms. Those are all terrible situations and when we see them on the news, they make us recognize how special the brave men and women who choose this pr…

This is the third installment of my blog on my recovery from my October 1st rotator cuff surgery. The good news is that my shoulder range of motion is coming along ahead of schedule. We are just at the point where strength improvement enters into the mix—more on that later. So everything is great,…

We are the masters of our destiny, kings and queens of our castle. We live in a world where we can choose everything we experience—our playlists, podcasts, social media connections—so you would assume you have complete control of what happens when you settle your personal injury, workers’ comp…

Many people get behind on paying child support. For the same reasons that people fall behind on paying their other bills, many people are simply unable to pay what is required for child support. Often, this is caused by a combination of factors, from underemployment, inflation, rent increases, or ba…

I have now blogged twice about the rotator cuff surgery I had on October 1, 2024. As I have tried to emphasize previously, this is a long process, with very few obvious gains or changes in status for long periods of time. I am, according to my surgeon at my six week post-operative appointment, “ah…

In a recent blog post, I wrote about my then-upcoming rotator cuff surgery. Now, the surgery is over and the long and boring recovery has begun. What lessons has this experience reinforced? Several jump out for sure. I understand even more what my clients are experiencing, and it has reinvigorated m…