Social Security
Ours is Workers’ Compensation, Social Security Disability, Long-Term Disability
and Personal Injury Law Firm with attorneys
| Darryl Engle |
Joel Friedman |
| James Stevenson |
Debra Runbeck |
Specialists in Workers' Compensation law, certified by the State Bar of Arizona Board of Legal Specialization.
Providing special legal services to workers who are hurt or die in accidents on the job, and to their families.
Please visit our main site at http://www.jeromegibsonlaw.com/.
or Please Call: 800-500-1985
Attorney Profiles
Joel F. Friedman
Email: friedmanjf@aol.com
Practice Areas: Social Security Law; Workers Compensation Law.
Admitted: 1982, Pennsylvania; 1983, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: Villanova University, J.D., 1982.
College: Franklin and Marshall College, A.B., 1977.
Member: Maricopa County Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Arizona Trial Lawyers Association; National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives (Past President, Board of Directors).
Biography: Member, Workplace Injury Litigation Group. (Certified Specialist, Workers' Compensation Law, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization)
Reported Cases: Published Social Security Court Decisions: Fyffe v. Heckler, 580 F.Supp. 310 (D. Ariz. 1984); Wilson v. Bowen, 691 F.Supp. 1257 (D. Ariz. 1988); Terry v. Bowen, 711 F.Supp. 526 (D. Ariz. 1989); Logan v. Bowen, 713 F. Supp. 348 (D.Ariz. 1989); Dawes v. Sullivan, 768 F. Supp. 1328 (D. Ariz. 1991); Zatterstrom v. Sullivan, 793 F. Supp. 923 (D. Ariz. 1992); Penrod v. Apfel 54 F. Supp. 2d 961 (D. Ariz. 1999); Leo v. Callahan 2000 WL 1880264 (D. Ariz. January 24, 2000); Miller v. Bowen, 789 F.2d 678 (9th Cir. 1986); Betista v. Sullivan, 882 F.2d 1480 (9th Cir. 1989); 680 F.Supp. 324 (D. Ariz. 1988), sub nom Batista v. Bowen. Published Workers' Compensation Court Decisions: Coulter v. ICA, No. 1 CA-IC 97-0172 (App. September 14, 2000); Smith v. ICA, 154 Ariz. 511 (App. 1996); Barnes v. ICA, 156 Ariz. 179 (App. 1988); State Compensation Fund v. MAR PAC Helicopter Corp., 156 Ariz. 348 (App. 1987), review denied 1988; Howard P.Foley Co. v. ICA, 151 Ariz. 522 (1986).
ISLN: 907253790

Darryl Engle
Email: darrylengle@aol.com
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury.
Admitted: 1988, Arizona
Law School: Arizona State University, J.D., 1988.
College: Arizona State University, B.S.W., 1979; Arizona State University, M.P.A., 1980.
Member: Maricopa County Bar Association.
Biography: (Certified Specialist, Workers' Compensation, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization)
Reported Cases: Labor Force v. ICA, 184 Ariz. 547 (App. 1995); Mail Boxes v. ICA, 181 Ariz. 119 (1995).
ISLN: 907591168

James L. Stevenson
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury.
Admitted: 1971, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
Law School: Arizona State University, J.D., 1971.
College: Arizona State University, B.A., with distinction, 1968.
Member: Maricopa County Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Workers Compensation Section); Arizona Association of Lawyers for Injured Workers; Arizona Trial Lawyers Association.
Biography: Formerly, Legal Counsel and Chief Counsel, Industrial Commission of Arizona, 1977-1979. Staff Attorney, State Compensation Fund, 1980-1986. (Certified Specialist, Workers' Compensation, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization)
Languages: Spanish.
Reported Cases: Warren v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona, 2002 WL 122744, 884 P.2d 193 180 Ariz. 307; Hart v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona, 850 P.2d 686, 174 Ariz. 448; Poole v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona, 840 P.2d 308 173, Ariz. 132; Dimaio v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona, 781 P.2d 1374, 162 Ariz. 187; Central Management Co. v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona, 773 P.2d 228, 160 Ariz. 330; Ziv v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona, 767 P.2d 1193 159 Ariz. 403; Hanley v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona, 750 P.2d 1377, 156 Ariz. 174; General Tire Co. v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona, 747 P.2d 596, 155 Ariz. 435; Klosterman v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona, 686 P.2d 1288, 141 Ariz. 318; DeSchaaf v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona, 666 P.2d 542, 136 Ariz. 442; State Compensation Fund v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona, 640 P.2d 194, 131 Ariz. 263; Reddel v. Industrial Commission of Arizona, 626 P.2d 609, 128 Ariz. 445; Gaona v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona, 616 P.2d 42, 126 Ariz. 367; Smitty's Super Valu, Inc. v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona, 607 P.2d 383, 125 Ariz. 64; Industrial Commission of Arizona v. C.D. Pipeline, Inc., 536 P.2d 197, 111 Ariz. 588.
ISLN: 903415406

Patricia Jerome Stewart
Practice Areas: Social Security Disability.
Admitted: 1979, Arizona; 1980, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School: University of Arizona, J.D., 1979.
College: University of Arizona, B.A., 1972.
ISLN: 903407951

Debra L. Runbeck
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law.
Admitted: Arizona, 1988; U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1990
Law School: Arizona State University, College of Law, Tempe, Arizona, 1988, J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Cum Laude
College: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, 1984, B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Phi Kappa Phi
Member: State Bar of Arizona
Languages: Swedish