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Jamie Lynn Karek
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Biography
Jamie practices Virginia workers’ compensation exclusively. She is originally from Buffalo, NY. While in Buffalo she was a card-carrying member of a labor union, as was her father. She was the first person in her family to attend college, receiving her bachelor’s degree in biology from Canisius College in Buffalo. She received her master’s degree in Psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo before moving to Richmond to attend law school at the University of Richmond, where she earned her J.D. Jamie has represented injured workers in Virginia workers’ compensation cases for over 15 years. She represents injured workers through all phases of their cases, and has argued numerous cases before the Court of Appeals of Virginia.
She has also given educational presentations to attorneys at workers’ compensation conferences and to labor union members and leaders. She is an active member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA); she chaired its annual Advanced Workers’ Compensation Retreat this year and is in line to serve as chair of the workers’ compensation section. She is also an active member of the Workers’ Injury Law and Advocacy Group (WILG), where she is on the Board of Directors and is a member of the Diversity and Membership Committees. Additionally, she is a member of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation American Inn of Court, the Metro Richmond Women’s Bar Association, Phi Alpha Delta, and the Desmond Law Society. Jamie was selected to the 2022 Virginia Super Lawyers list and was named to Super Lawyers’ Rising Star list every year from 2014 through 2017 and was also recognized by Best Lawyers for 2020, 2021, and 2022. Additionally, she has been named a Top Injured Workers’ Attorney by WILG.
Outside the courtroom, Jamie enjoys hiking, traveling, craft beer, listening to true crime podcasts, and rooting for the Buffalo Bills
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Fees and Rates
Cost
Contingency
20%-20%
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Licensed in Virginia for 20 years
State: Virginia
Acquired: 2005
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Location
Ashcraft & Gerel
8280 Willow Oaks Corporate Dr, Suite 600, Fairfax, VA, 22031
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"I endorse this lawyer. Ms. Karek has superlative peer reviews from lawyers who know her work very well- Superlawyers and Best Lawyers in America. She also belongs to WILG and has a background as a unionized employee, so I know that her heart is with injured workers and their best interests."
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"Jamie has a decade of experience helping folks who were seriously injured on the job. She has one of the largest reported workers' compensation recoveries in the history of the state of Virginia. You cannot go wrong if you hire Jamie."
"Jamie Karek is the consummate professional who is well known in the worker's compensation arena as a skilled advocate."
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"Jamie is a great advocate for injured workers in Virginia. I would trust her to handle my claim."
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Experience
Honors
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2016
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2015
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2014
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2014
Top 100 Injured Workers' Attorneys, Workers' Injury Law & Advocacy Group
Work Experience
2021 - Present
Attorney, Ashcraft & Gerel
2011 - Present
Attorney, Legal Aid Justice Center of Virginia
2014 - 2021
Partner, Commonwealth Law Group
2005 - 2014
Attorney, Geoff McDonald & Assoc.
2003 - 2005
Legal Intern, Virginia Department of Labor and Industry
Associations
Workers' Injury Law & Advocacy Group
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Metro Richmond Women's Bar Association
Phi Alpha Delta
American Bar Association
Desmond Law Society
Education
2005
University of Richmond, The T. C. Williams School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
2002
State University of New York at Buffalo
MS - Master of Science
2000
Canisius College
BS - Bachelor of Science
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers
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Q&A
Work comp. disfigurement/scarring compensation request post ORIF surgery ?
28 Feb 2022
Q&A
Difference between with and w/o prejudice? This pertains to Virgina Workers Compensation?
22 Nov 2020
Q&A
Is there a holding pay week when receiving work mans comp?
17 Feb 2020