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Dennis Kurth
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Biography
Dennis was born in South Bend, Indiana in 1950 and graduated from Wabash College (B.A. 1972, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) and law school at Washington University in St. Louis. (J.D. 1975).
He relocated permanently to Arizona after law school and immediately began practicing workers’ compensation law. He was certified by the State Bar of Arizona as a specialist in workers’ compensation in 1980 and has represented thousands of injured workers before the Industrial Commission of Arizona since then.
Dennis is a contributing author of the Arizona Workers’ Compensation Handbook, Chapter 12, “Exclusivity and Third-Party Liability” (1992) and was the chairman of the Workers’ Compensation Advisory Commission to the Arizona Board of Legal Specialization. (1987 - 1994). He was named by the Director of the Industrial Commission to the Director’s Advisory Commission on Evidence-Based Medicine (2012 - 2015). He has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America since 1995.
In his spare time, Dennis enjoys hiking, adventure travel (rafting and bike trips with his family) and playing basketball with his many brothers.
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Licensed in Arizona for 50 years
State: Arizona
Acquired: 1975
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Snow, Carpio & Weekley
55 East Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ, 85012
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"Dennis Kurth is considered the top lawyer in Arizona representing injured workers. He trained me on Arizona Workers Compensation 15 years ago, and I still go to him with difficult questions on cases. If I got hurt at work in Arizona, I would hire Dennis Kurth!"
"Dennis Kurth is one of the best workers' compensation attorneys in the State of Arizona. He has authored a portion of the Workers' Compensation handbook , has 40 years of experience, is a long time certified specialist and has an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale Hubbell. Dennis also has a passion for representing injured workers. He is excellent at hearings and appeals. He is one of the only attorneys that develops a theme and presents closing arguments at the conclusion of hearings. We are thrilled to have him at Snow, Carpio & Weekley."
"Dennis is like an encyclopedia of workers compensation law. I would highly recommend him not only to injured workers but also to workers compensation attorneys as a valuable resource. If a family member of mine were injured I would send them to Dennis."
"Dennis is a very welcome asset to Snow, Carpio & Weekley, PLC. He brings a vast amount of knowledge and experience to our practice. I know our firm as a whole, and most importantly our clients, will benefit from this."
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Experience
Honors
1995
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
Work Experience
2016 - Present
Attorney, Snow, Carpio & Weekley, PLC
Associations
2010 - Present
Arizona Association of Lawyers for Injured WorkersMember
2012 - 2015
Director’s Advisory Commission on Evidence-Based MedicineMember
2000 - 2008
Arizona Trial Lawyers AssociationMember
1994 - 2004
National Organization of Social Security Claimants RepresentativesMember
1987 - 1994
Arizona Board of Legal SpecializationMember
Education
N/A
Washington University School of Law
Publications
1992
Arizona Workers' Compensation Handbook
Exclusivity and Third Party Liability
Languages
English
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Q&A
Calculating workers compensation salary payment, employer is less than 66 2/3%. Should it be or is there some other formula?
22 Sep 2016
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Can you be denied workmans comp if you test positive for prescribed methadone. ..I was hospitalized for dehydration, left work.
02 Sep 2016