Workers’ Compensation Team
Melissa A. Day
Managing Partner
My Legal Superpower: Using my weird, bent way of looking at the world to study the language of a statute and find defenses where none were previously thought to exist.
James B. Cousins
Supervising Partner
My Legal Superpower: Each and every one of them.
Brian K. Prince
Partner
My Legal Superpower: Talking with my wife. Having been with my wife since the start of her second year of orthopedic surgery residency, we’ve discussed probably thousands of cases at this point.
Melanie A. Daly
Associate Attorney
My Legal Superpower: Extrasensory Perception for Inconsistencies. I worked as a Background Investigator for over 10 years prior to entering the legal field, investigating backgrounds of people applying for U.S. Security Clearances, which has contributed to my desire to get to the truth, with extra attention to the facts that just don’t add up.
Neil A. Diegelman
Associate Attorney
My Legal Superpower: “Breathing Underwater” – Having a propensity for divine deeper…
Brendan T. Shannon
Associate Attorney
My Legal Superpower: Writing and Being Extremely Thorough.
Andrew Gould
Associate Attorney
My Legal Superpower: Teleportation—can jump from one case to the next as the situation calls.
Vicki L. Buehler
Senior Associate Attorney
My Legal Superpower: Heightened Perception – Prominence in analyzing cases, identifying potential issues and formulating a strategy
Leonardo Lampret
Associate Attorney
My Legal Superpower: The power to compel people to tell the truth and the power to see people’s morale scales
Patrick McNeill
Associate Attorney
My Legal Superpower: Regeneration. I get back up no matter what issues come my way.
Gabor Rado
Associate Attorney
My Legal Superpower: Navigating complex regulatory systems to minimize our client’s liability by strategically defending claims and skillfully negotiating settlements.
Maria Lua
Associate Attorney
My Legal Superpower: My legal superpower is I eat appeals for breakfast.
Best O. Aghughu
Associate Attorney
My Legal Superpower: Adept at researching and uncovering even the most complex legal cases, with a keen eye for detail and precision in legal analysis.
Remy Militello
Associate Attorney
My Legal Superpower: Storytelling. I love to take the facts of a case and create a story that the judge or any audience can follow and be engaged with. I think a simple logical story, well told, will usually carry the day.
Ishmael Nketiah
Law Clerk / Associate Attorney
My Legal Superpower: I excel at identifying viable paths forward in cases that initially appear difficult or uncertain, helping clients find solutions where others may see obstacles.
Monika Tan
Law Clerk / Associate Attorney
My Legal Superpower: From challenges to solutions and setbacks to setups, I stay focused on the light at the end of the tunnel.
Kayana (“Kay-onna”) Cobb
Associate Attorney
My Legal Superpower: Understanding how bodies respond to stress allows me to evaluate claims with precision. Outside of my legal career I’ve studied and practiced various forms of performing arts, and over the years I’ve gained an increasingly sophisticated awareness of how the body functions under pressure.