James L. Stevenson Phoenix, Arizona
| Shareholder, since
1991 | |
| phone | (602) 254-8481 |
| fax | (602) 340-8825 |
Mr. Stevenson has been deeply involved in worker's compensation litigation since 1977. During this time he has represented the Industrial Commission of Arizona as legal counsel and then as its Chief Counsel in 1979-1980. He is familiar, on a first hand basis, with the internal procedures of the Industrial Commission and understands its role in regulating the worker's compensation system. He has also represented the State Compensation Fund (now SCF) as a staff attorney beginning in 1980. At SCF, he participated in more than one thousand worker's compensation hearings as a defense attorney representing SCE and defendant employers. In 1986, Mr. Stevenson joined the firm of Jerome, Gibson and Stewart, representing injured workers. Since that time he has participated in more than two thousand hearings representing injured workers. In 1985 he was certified as a Specialist in Workers' Compensation by the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of Arizona. Only 38 other attorneys who represent injured workers in Arizona are Board Certified in Workers' Compensation Law.
Mr. Stevenson has dedicated his thirty plus years of experience in worker's compensation law assisting injured workers in any case involving a workplace disease or injury.
- Certification/Specialties:
- Worker's Compensation, Board Certified, 1985
- Bar Admissions:
- Arizona, 1971
- White Mountain Apache Tribal Court, 1981
- U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1971
- Education:
- Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Tempe, Arizona
J.D.
Honors: Moot Court - Director 1971 - Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ,
1968
B.A.
Honors: With Distinction
Major: Political Science
- Published Works:
- The Medical Fee Schedule, Arizona Medicine; Journal of Arizona Medical Assoc., November, VOL: XLI No. 11, 1984
- Representative Cases:
- Warren v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona, 884 P.2d 193 180 Ariz. 307 ( )
- Hart v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona, 850 P.2d 686, 174 Ariz. ( )
- Dimaio v. Industrial Com'n Of Arizona, 781 P.2d 1374, 162 Ariz. 187 ( )
- Poole v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona, 840 P.2d 308 173, Ariz. 132 ( )
- Central Management Co. v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona, 773 P.2d 228, 160 Ariz. 330 ( )
- Smitty's Super Value, Inc. v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona, 607 P. 2d 197, 111 383, 125 Ariz. 64 ( )
- Industrial Commission of Arizona v. C.D. Pipeline, Inc., 536 P.2d 197, 111 Ariz 588 ( )
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- New Developments for the Practicing Specialist in Workers' Compensation Seminar, "Pro Bono in Workers' Compensation", Presenter, State Bar of Arizona, 1990
- Employees and Independent Contractors, State Compensation Fund Institute, 1988
- The Independent Contractor Defense, State Compensation Fund Institute, 1982
- OSHA Symposium: "The Affect of 'Barlow' in Arizona", Ad Hoc Committee on Inspections, Federal OSHA Seminar, 1978
- Intoxication as an Affirmative Defense: The Applicant's Perspective, Arizona Annual Worker's Compensation Seminar, 1998
- Recent Court Decisions, Industrial Commission of Arizona Seminar, 2007
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- State Bar of Arizona; Worker's Compensation Section
- Arizona Trial Lawyers Association
- Arizona Association of Lawyers for Injured Workers
- Maricopa County Bar Association
- Past Employment Positions:
- Industrial Comm. of AZ, Legal Counsel, 1977 - 1979
- Industrial Comm. of AZ, Chief Counsel, 1979 - 1980
- Languages:
- Spanish
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Pi Sigma Alpha
