Andrea is a member of the Workers' Compensation Department and concentrates her practice in the defense of employers and self-insureds in all manner of workers' compensation matters. She represents employers in many industries, including retail services, banking, construction and manufacturing, in addition to assisted living facilities and religious organizations.
In 1999, Andrea earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from American University. Following her time in Washington, Andrea returned to the Philadelphia area and received her juris doctor from Widener University School of Law in 2002. Andrea is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the U.S. District of New Jersey.
Year joined
2004
Results
The Commonwealth Court stands firm on employer credit/retroactivity.
Workers' Compensation
Appellate Advocacy & Post-Trial Practice
April 18, 2023
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled in favor of our employer client, holding that it was error to “erase” the 500-week employer credit provided by Act 111 for partial disability benefits paid beginning in 2008, and that the claimant’s 2019 reinstatement to total disability status did not retroactively convert those prior partial disability benefits into total disability benefits.
Defense limits liability to 14 months of benefits.
Workers' Compensation
December 2, 2021
The claimant filed a claim petition alleging that she sustained a contusion to the back of her head, a concussion, bilateral shoulder pain and neck pain. The judge found the claimant credible and that an incident did occur in the course and scope of her employment. However, the judge also found the employer’s medical expert credible. The employer’s medical expert found that the claimant was fully recovered as of the date of the Independent Medical Examination. This limited the receipt of indemnity and medical to fourteen months, rather than an ongoing claim.
Successful Prosecution of a Modification/Suspension Petition
Workers' Compensation
December 1, 2017
Successfully prosecuted a modification/suspension petition on behalf of a large financial institution nearly 12 years after the claimant’s injury. The claimant sustained injuries to her left shoulder and cervical spine in October of 2005. Since that time, she had two cervical spine surgeries and two shoulder surgeries. The defense established that the claimant was able to return to work in a sedentary-duty capacity, working from home in a telemarketing position, thus modifying her total disability benefits to partial disability.
Thought Leadership
No Fixed Place of Work: An Exception for Your Workers’ Compensation Claim
Philadelphia - Headquarters
Workers' Compensation
December 1, 2024
Key Points: Defense Digest, Vol. 30, No.
When Filing a Petition Can Result in an Award of Attorney Fees
Philadelphia - Headquarters
Workers' Compensation
October 6, 2022
Taking a Break May Not Break Your Workers’ Compensation Claim
Philadelphia - Headquarters
Workers' Compensation
April 1, 2022
Key Points: Defense Digest, Vol. 28, No. 1, April 2022 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.
Classes/Seminars Taught
Got Pain? How to Recognize and Assess Pain Including the Identification of Pain Generators in Work Injuries and Novel Treatment Options, Philadelphia Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section webinar, May 17, 2024
Navigating the Medicare Maze in Workers’ Compensation, Philadelphia Bar Association Workers’ Comp Compliance Crusher 2023, webinar, August 18, 2023
Alternative Treatments in Chronic Pain Management: Ethically Treating Outside of Opioids - panelist, Philadelphia Bar Association, Philadelphia, PA, August 9, 2019
Opioids: Balancing Real Pain Needs vs. Addiction, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 25, 2018
Alternative Treatments in Chronic Pain Management: Treating Outside of Opioids, Philadephia Bar Association's Bench Bar 2018 Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 13, 2018
Legal Remedies for Workers with Disabilities, Philadelphia Bar Association, Philadelphia, PA, June 9, 2017
Understanding Medical Records, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 27, 2016
Sidelined: Traumatic Brain Injuries, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 22, 2015
Social Media Update, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 30, 2014
Valley of the Dolls: Drugs, Drugs, Drugs, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 27, 2011
Catch Me If You Can: A Social Media Update, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia, PA, November 30, 2012
WLF Work/Life Panel Discussion presented by the Temple Women's Law Caucus and OUTLAW, Philadelphia, PA, April 12, 2012
