If I hire an attorney can a get a different QME?

This video reviews how the hiring of an attorney may allow an injured worker to get a different QME. If you are an injured worker with a California injury, and don’t have an attorney, this video is intended to help provide an overview of workers’ compensation topics so you can better represent yourself.

If an injured worker sees a QME, and later hires an attorney, the injured worker is still stuck with that QME. However, if the injured worker gets a panel and a QME is scheduled, but the worker hires an attorney before seeing the QME, then the attorney may request a replacement panel and get a new QME.

Jeremy Lusk is a certified specialist in workers’ compensation with about two decades of experience, and previously served as a Judge at the Fresno District Office of the WCAB. He has worked out of Fresno, but appeared at numerous Boards to represent both injured workers and employers/carriers.

No attorney/client relationship is created or implied by this video. This video is not offering legal advice as to what you should, or should not, do in your workers’ compensation case, but rather offers education/information as to the California workers’ compensation system for unrepresented workers so they can better represent themselves and make more informed decisions.

If you have any questions, let us know at questions@mywcguide.com

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