While most are familiar with the Social Security Administration’s (“SSA”) disability program, it is helpful to understand the different types of SSA disability programs and the key differences between these programs. Often referred to using their similar abbreviations...
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How do Restraining Orders and Protection From Abuse Orders affect custody?
It is, unfortunately, quite common for domestic violence Restraining Orders in New Jersey, and Protection from Abuse (“PFA”) Actions in Pennsylvania, to be filed between parents of minor children. Typically, if there are no custody orders between the parents,...
Are pre-existing injuries or conditions covered by workers compensation in New Jersey or Pennsylvania? The answer may surprise you.
If you live in the Lehigh Valley Area of Pennsylvania or the Warren and Hunterdon County area in New Jersey, chances are you are an active person. Statistically, with all active people, there most often will be some injury to a body part. Whether you are at a picnic...
Wilhelm Victory
On May 3, 2023, Managing Partner Scott M. Wilhelm represented a 19 year-old man who had been charged with the felony offenses of arson and risking a catastrophe which would have resulted in his client spending years in state prison. Mr. Wilhelm convinced the...
Roemersma Fights for You
On or about February 8th of 2023, an injured worker represented by Brian A. Roemersma, Esq. was awarded both medical benefits and money benefits initially denied by the Workers' Compensation carrier. The injured worker had suffered a work injury initially admitted by...
Wilhelm Fights for You
On April 26, 2023, Managing Partner Scott M. Wilhelm persuaded a sentencing court not to incarcerate his 20-year-old client who previously had plead guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Mr. Wilhelm’s client and another gentleman engaged in a mutual fight...
How NJ Court Delays are Impacting Your Case
On February 7, 2023, the Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court indefinitely suspended certain civil trials and family trials in six Counties due to the shortage of judges in the State. WWGR’s Managing Partner Scott M. Wilhelm discussed this issue on WFMZ...
Workers’ compensation for airline employees
Working for an airline could offer great perks (who doesn’t like free travel?). Still, it also involves serious risks, which are less common in most other jobs. Airline employees When you think of an airline employee, the first one that probably comes to mind is the...
The Request for Reconsideration: Next Steps After a Social Security Application Denial
If your Application for Social Security disability benefits was denied for medical reasons, the next step in the process is to file a type of appeal called a “Request for Reconsideration.” A common mistake in the disability application process is failing to file a...
Child Custody in Pennsylvania and New Jersey : Texting
Courts throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania expect and require that both parties involved in a custody matter should co-parent and communicate with one another in the best interests of their children. The two most common forms of communication between co-parents...
