Marjory Harris is dedicated to helping injured workers get well, return to work, and receive what they deserve for their workers' compensation claims. Areas of Practice: Workers' Compensation, Chronic Pain Syndromes, Social Security, Personal injuries, Employment Discrimination Editor, getMedLegal Magazine (www.getMedLegal.com)
Practice areas
9 years
Languages spoken
Italian
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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CA | Active | 1974 | 02/08/2022 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Certified Specialist - Workers' Compensation Law | State Bar of California | 2009 |
Award of Merit | Bar Association of San Francisco, Volunteer Legal Services Program | 1977 |
cum laude | Barnard College | 1965 |
Principessa Eristavi Award | Barnard College, New York City | 1961 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Owner | Law Office of Marjory Harris | 1982 - Present |
Counsel | Northern California Savings | 1980 - 1982 |
Associate Counsel | Bank of America, Legal Department | 1977 - 1980 |
Associate | Pillsbury Madison & Sutro (Now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman) | 1974 - 1977 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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San Bernardino County Bar Association | Member | 2009 - Present |
State Bar of California | Attorney | 1974 - Present |
California Applicants' Attorneys Association | Member | N/A |
Committee on Rights of the Mentally Disabled | Chairman | 1978 - 1979 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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WCWebzine Magazine | The ABCs of Admissibility | 2013 |
www.WCWebzine.com | Publisher/Editor | 2013 |
WC Webzine Magazine | Substantial Evidence Checklist | 2013 |
WC Webzine | Admissible Evidence Checklist | 2013 |
WC Webzine Magazine | Litigating a Comp Case: Some Lessons from The Art of War | 2013 |
getMedLegal Magazine | Substantial Evidence and Science, Law and Logic | 2012 |
getMedLegal Magazine | Structuring a Settlement | 2011 |
getMedLegal Magazine | Managing the Big Case | 2007 |
getMedLegal Magazine | Editor | 2005 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Professional School of Psychology, San Francisco, CA | MA - Masters | 1992 |
University of San Francisco School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1974 |
Columbia University,Graduate Faculties, New York City | MA - Masters | 1967 |
Barnard College | A.B. | 1965 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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LA Work Comp Club 9-23-14 | How to Get Sanctions | 2014 |
Apportionment post SB 899 | Apportionment post SB 899 | 2004 |
seminar on civil commitment | LPS Act Civil Commitments | 1976 |
civil mental health litigatio | Lanter-Petris-Short Act | 1976 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Antonio v. Collishaw | Settled by Compromise and Release: $806,730 |
Mark v. Palace | Settled by Compromise and Release: $500,000 |
Ron v. Worldwide | Settled by Compromise and Release: $600,000 |
Linda v. H&R | Settled by Compromise and Release: $1,400,000 |
San Mateo County Transit Dist. v. WCAB (Bumagat) | Petition for review denied |
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Brent Pfeiffer, Workers compensation Attorney on Mar 15, 2016
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I endorse this lawyer.
Irina Rubin, Workers compensation Attorney on Feb 18, 2016
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I endorse this lawyer. Incredibly knowledgeable and hard working attorney.
Brent Pfeiffer, Workers compensation Attorney on Mar 15, 2016
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I endorse this lawyer.
Irina Rubin, Workers compensation Attorney on Feb 18, 2016
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I endorse this lawyer. Incredibly knowledgeable and hard working attorney.
Ruben Montoya, Workers compensation Attorney on Feb 1, 2016
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I endorse this lawyer.
Brian Freeman, Workers compensation Attorney on Dec 21, 2014
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Ms. Harris is a regular contributor to the California attorneys who participate in the California Applicant Attorney's Association. She has collected a gigantic law library of research that she has posted on her website, which is an excellent resource for the public and lawyers alike. I endorse Ms. Harris as an excellent lawyer.
Hovanes Margarian, Unknown Attorney on Nov 9, 2014
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I endorse this lawyer.
Gilbert Fisher, Workers compensation Attorney on Sep 2, 2014
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Ms. Harris is a very knowledgeable and caring attorney. I highly recommend her as an attorney. She gives freely of her time to answer questions here on Avvo, and her advice is always spot on. She is exactly the kind of person you want in your corner when times get tough.
John O'Brien, Workers compensation Attorney on Jun 4, 2014
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An extremely talented and well respected attorney in the legal community, I wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking for a lawyer who knows the law and truly cares about protecting the rights of her clients and getting them the most favorable result possible.
Richard Rosenstein, Unknown Attorney on Apr 23, 2014
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I endorse this lawyer. Ms. Harris is a skilled and respected member of the legal community. She zealously represents the rights and interests of her clients.
Clayton Perry, Workers compensation Attorney on Feb 28, 2014
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Marjory is a wonderfully knowledgeable and skilled attorney. She has provided feedback to some questions I have posed and I have always found her responses thoughtful helpful and insightful. I endorse this lawyer.
Bobby Bollinger, Workers compensation Attorney on Oct 26, 2013
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I endorse this lawyer. I only know her from AVVO, but I see that she consistently gives good, solid, well-thought out answers to workers' compensation questions from AVVO users. This is a complex area of law and practice and her knowledge and experience show through in her good answers. As a fellow lawyer in another state, I would not hesitate to refer a workers' compensation client to her there in the Loma Linda area.
Lynn Sherrell, Workers compensation Attorney on Sep 11, 2013
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Marjory is an expert is all aspects of California worker's compensation law. She writes and publishes extensively in this area, and is the "go-to" expert for other practitioners.
Gerald Batchelder, Workers compensation Attorney on Aug 2, 2013
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I endorse this lawyer. Ms. Harris is one of the most knowledgeable, skilled, dignified, effective and professional workers' compensation attorneys in the state of California. She is an "expert's expert" in the field, one who goes out of her way to share her expertise with her colleagues. She cares about her clients and about the plight of injured workers in California. I enthusiastically endorse her.
Michael Grimes, Workers compensation Attorney on Jul 31, 2013
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I endorse this lawyer. I have know Marjory for well over 15 years. She is a highly respected and effective injured worker advocate and increasingly over recent years, a legal author/scholar. She is the editor of two workers compensation online legal publications that I know of to which I have contributed articles and to which I refer on a daily basis for my work as a workers compensation attorney and California State Bar Certified Legal Specialist. She is also one of the brightest people I know.
James McDonald, Workers compensation Attorney on Jul 31, 2013
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Marjory Harris is one of the leaders in workers' compensation litigation in California. In addition to her own practice extending over three decades, she is active in the California Applicants' Attorneys' Association's electronic forum, and regularly supplies information in response to member queries. She is also publisher and editor of WCWebzine.com, a public service research site, and formerly editor of getMedLegal Magazine. Her articles and interviews helped me get a ruling in my favor on a discovery dispute. She gives very practical advice.
Gregg Chapman, Unknown Attorney on Jul 29, 2013
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Marjory is an excellent attorney. I have worked with her on a number of cases so i know firsthand that she is an ethical. knowledgeable and assertive advocate who will fight to get the last dollar for her clients. She is a Certified Workers' Compensation Specialist who over the last ten years has been Editor of two Workers' Compensation online magazines. Her expertise is unmatched. I highly recommend Marjory Harris.
Bret Graham, Workers compensation Attorney on Jul 25, 2013
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Marjory is precisely the attorney you want handling your work injury case. She is aggressive, precise, always protecting your interest and knows how to navigate the complicated technicalities of workers' compensation laws to get you the best medical treatment and maximum benefits. I endorse Marjory Harris.
Betty Bortin, Workers compensation Attorney on Jul 25, 2013
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I Highly recommend Marjory Harris. She is knowledgeable, caring and compassionate. As an advocate she is responsive to her clients needs and places her clients needs above her own. She is a pillar in the legal community; keeps abreast of current law and is well known and respected among her peers. When I need advise on a legal issue, I turn to her.
David Hart, Workers compensation Attorney on Jul 24, 2013
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I strongly recommend Marjory she is among the best attorneys I have ever met. She will go to bat for her clients over and over again against insurance companies. I have never met another attorney with as strong a grasp of California Workers Compensation Laws
Brett Borah, Workers compensation Attorney on Jul 18, 2013
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I endorse this lawyer. Ms. Harris is one of the great minds in our field of practice. I've seen her in action representing her clients and have been very impressed. She gets five star reviews from her clients for a reason. If you have the opportunity to have her represent you, grab her because you simply won't do any better. She is one of the shining stars in our field of law.
David Rockwell, Workers compensation Attorney on Jul 2, 2013
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I highly recommend Marjory Harris because of her outstanding legal skills, knowledge, and commitment. Ms. Harris has often given excellent advice that I can always rely on.