Joseph Romano is a nationally known attorney whose practise is limited to representing children and adults with spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, amputations, burns and other serious/catastrophic injuries. Private health insurance companies, self-insurers and managed care insurers may reduce, limit or deny benefits for catastrophic injuries and illnesses. The trend is for health insurers to pay benefits for a limited period of time.

Unfortunately, insurers have succeeded in minimizing acute inpatient and rehabilitation care and pressuring families to care for patients at home. The insurers' promise to provide skilled nursing and care services gives families a false sense of security. They agree to discharge because they believe they will receive the support they need, only to find that their health benefits are cut or discontinued. Unlike most personal injury lawyers, Mr. Romano and his team advocate for and fight with his client's health insurer. They aggressively appeal health insurance benefits in the early stages of their client's injuries to maximize rehabilitative care and a return to independence.
A comprehensive investigation of the cause of the injury is required to determine what funds are available for short- and long-term benefits. The lifetime costs associated with a catastrophic injury can easily reach millions of dollars. Mr. Romano also assists his clients with discharge planning and identifying and securing "private funds" from private third-party companies. This funding pays for needed aids and services so that the family can care for their loved one at home and avoid institutionalization. Mr. Romano has received awards and commendations from the American Trauma Society, Brain Injury Association of America, American Spinal Cord Injury Association, Phoenix Society (burns), and Cerebral Palsy organizations.
In addition, Mr Romano was elected to the Pennsylvania Association of the National Head Injury Foundation Hall of Fame. In 1996, Mr. Romano was selected as the only attorney, along with medical experts in the field of traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, to write a chapter in the medical treatise Neurotrauma. His chapter is entitled Medico-Legal Aspects of Head and Spinal Injury. Since 1988, Mr Romano has published more than 300 articles and six editions of Legal Rights of the Catastrophically Ill and Injured: A Family Guide.


WORKERS' COMPENSATION

If you have recently been injured at work or have developed an illness or permanent physical impairment as a result of your employment, you may be entitled to payments to compensate you for your medical expenses and lost wages. To do so, you must file a claim for compensation through your employer.

This is because you are protected by the New York Workers' Compensation system, which provides benefits to injured workers. At the Law Office of Joseph A. Romano, P.C., we can guide you through the process of filing a workers' compensation claim or even appealing a denial. There are many areas of law that intersect with workers' compensation, and we can give you the clear, honest guidance you need.

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