Life’s journey is often filled with unexpected twists, and Christopher Rodriguez’s story exemplifies the resilience that can emerge from adversity. Christopher worked for a major soft drink company in California and was transferred to Nevada before the pandemic. In 2020, as COVID-19 swept the globe, he faced a reinjury to an old knee injury at work and was placed on light duty for a month. When he filed for workers’ comp, his claim was denied, adding to his troubles, stating that it was an aggravation of an old injury he had suffered in California, not Nevada. Knowing he needed help, Christoph ..read more

Imagine you’re injured at work, unsure of what steps to take next. That’s exactly what happened to Jaleel Williams. Thankfully, he reached out to GGRM for assistance, and everything changed for the better. Jaleel was diligently working his restaurant job, cleaning the grill equipment, when an unfortunate accident resulted in a severe cut to his right hand. The injury required immediate medical attention, and he was sent to an urgent care facility before being transferred to a local hospital for stitches. After a week, Jaleel underwent surgery to repair a tendon, followed by two months of rehab ..read more

GGRM Law Firm announced today that the Nevada Supreme Court has issued an en banc 6 to 0 ruling in favor of all Police Officers and Firefighters in the state. Senior Partner, Lisa Anderson, served as lead counsel for Claimant, LVMPD Officer Robert Holland, in this historic victory. The ruling clarifies that the burden of proof to deny Heart/Lung benefits based on “predisposing conditions” rests with the department, not the claimant. The ruling also requires departments to show that the claimant had the ability to correct any issues identified, rather than just relying on a lack of evidence ..read more

If there is one thing Christopher Rodriguez knows, it’s that a string of bad luck can also lead to some good luck. Christopher worked for a major soft drink company in California and was transferred to Nevada before the pandemic. In 2020, just as COVID hit, he reinjured an old knee injury at work and was placed on light duty for a month. When he filed for workers’ compensation, his company denied his claim, stating that it was an aggravation of an old injury he had suffered in California, not Nevada. Knowing he needed help, Christopher did an online search and found GGRM. “They kept in touch ..read more

Imagine driving down the road, feeling so overwhelmed that you contemplate running your car off the road. This is what happened to Daniel McKillips, a Nye County Sheriff’s Office sergeant, in August of 2019. “Working in corrections is like dealing with a small city. You deal with things regular patrol officers have to deal with – fights, suicide attempts – all the bad things cops see,” said Daniel. “ He was overworked, working long weeks to fill in for others, and had the stress of being the only person responsible for 170 inmates. “One night, I had a rough one. I was driving down the road ..read more

Retirement can be delayed for many reasons; for most people, it’s for financial reasons. However, for Frank Hulse, retirement was postponed because of a horrific injury. Frank worked for 11 years as a group supervisor at Caliente Youth Center, an at-risk youth center run by the State of Nevada’s Division of Child and Family Services. On April 16, 2021, Frank stayed behind in a youth cottage with three young men while another supervisor took the remaining group out for lunch. Once they were alone, the three boys jumped Frank and choked him until he was unconscious. “I don’t remember much from ..read more

It is sometimes not so much what you do as it is how you do it that makes all the difference to a client. Take the case of Cristian Valera-Rodriguez. Cristian is a busy entrepreneur who works full-time in hotel sales and runs his own event-planning company. On March 11, 2022, Cristian was driving down Centennial Center Blvd. when a driver came out of a shopping center and t-boned him. As he got out of his smashed vehicle, Cristian noticed that the driver looked very young. In fact, that driver was a minor who had just gotten his license and was driving his mother’s car. The young driver called ..read more

As Sylvia Johnson was buckling her two-year-old daughter into her car seat on a typical Monday morning last October, her mind was on getting her toddler to school and then putting in a busy day in her real estate office. A traffic jam on the 215 would quickly change those plans. As she approached the traffic backup, Sylvia slowed her car and was going about ten mph when another driver rear-ended her. She and the other driver pulled over to the side of the highway along with a third car, and then it happened again — another driver rear-ended the third parked car. “The minute I got hit, I felt ..read more

As a service technician for a Las Vegas pool company, Thomas Barger enjoyed his work outdoors, keeping wet things working for the thousands of Las Vegans who enjoy having a backyard oasis in this desert area. However, his job was not without hazards. Tom first experienced a work injury when a pool light he was pulling injured his pinky finger. He needed three surgeries on the finger, and even after those surgeries, the finger still curled all the way in. He contacted GGRM for help with his workers’ compensation claim, and the firm was able to obtain a good settlement for him without having to ..read more

Some of us have jobs that are a lot more demanding than others. That is certainly the case with B. LaCorte, who worked as an operator at a plant that smelts titanium. Reminiscent of those old movies where you see steelworkers pouring molten lava, Mr. LaCorte worked in what many of us would describe as hellish conditions. His job involved cleaning a scraper chain hole and dislodging metal scraps to enable the conveyer belt to operate smoothly. During this strenuous task, he injured his right shoulder badly enough to warrant a trip to the company nurse’s office. The nurse asked if he had ever in ..read more