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Marjory Harris
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Biography
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 ()
Practice Areas
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Practice Area
Workers Compensation
100%
13 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
Contingency
15%-15%
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Licensed in California for 51 years
State: California
Acquired: 1974
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Location
Law Offices of Marjory Harris
No street address, Loma Linda & San Francisco, CA, 92354
Law Offices of Marjory Harris
11634 Cielo Lane, Loma Linda, CA, 92354
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Showing 1 - 4 of 4 reviews | General Knowledge
Posted by anonymous | September 26, 2016 | Lawsuits & Disputes
Marjory Harris W/C Loma Linda
Thank you for the helping to explain my options with my case. This is the second time you have helped me and given me advice. I greatly appreciate your expertise and the compassion you showed towards me.. You did not have to give me anything. So I thank you! again for your input and clarifying m...
Posted by Aga | December 17, 2013 | Workers Compensation
Excellent Lawyer
I would recommend Marjory Harris for several reasons: 1. She was very responsive, professional, and at the same time very human and sensitive to my needs and concerns. She spent about an hour on the phone with me trying to get details of my situation, advising on what my options could be and buildin...
Posted by Diane | June 28, 2013 | Workers Compensation
A Legal Luminary
Marjory Harris is a luminary in the metamorphosing field of Workers Compensation Law. She is also the founder and editor of several industry-related magazines past and present. She is easily accessible by telephone or email and returns my messages quickly. I have benefitted from her vast knowled...
Posted by Maribel | August 01, 2010 | Workers Compensation
She is AMAZING!!
I'm a client of hers from 2001-02. She was very sympathetic and knowledgeable. She took care of business. I was completely lost in this horrible workman's comp system until I contacted her. She was my only advocate and ally during this horrible case.
Marjory Harris's Lawyer Endorsements
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"I endorse this lawyer. Incredibly knowledgeable and hard working attorney."
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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."
"I endorse this lawyer."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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"
"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."
"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."
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Experience
Honors
2009
Certified Specialist - Workers' Compensation Law, State Bar of California
1977
Award of Merit, Bar Association of San Francisco, Volunteer Legal Services Program
1965
cum laude, Barnard College
1961
Principessa Eristavi Award, Barnard College, New York City
Work Experience
1982 - Present
Owner, Law Office of Marjory Harris
1980 - 1982
Counsel, Northern California Savings
1977 - 1980
Associate Counsel, Bank of America, Legal Department
1974 - 1977
Associate, Pillsbury Madison & Sutro (Now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman)
Associations
2009 - Present
San Bernardino County Bar AssociationMember
1974 - Present
State Bar of CaliforniaAttorney
California Applicants' Attorneys Association
Member
1978 - 1979
Committee on Rights of the Mentally DisabledChairman
Sample of Legal Cases
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
Education
1992
Professional School of Psychology, San Francisco, CA
MA - Masters
1974
University of San Francisco School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1967
Columbia University,Graduate Faculties, New York City
MA - Masters
1965
Barnard College
A.B.
Speaking Engagements
2014
LA Work Comp Club 9-23-14
How to Get Sanctions
2004
Apportionment post SB 899
Apportionment post SB 899
1976
seminar on civil commitment
LPS Act Civil Commitments
1976
civil mental health litigatio
Lanter-Petris-Short Act
Publications
2013
www.WCWebzine.com
Publisher/Editor
2013
WCWebzine Magazine
The ABCs of Admissibility
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
2012
getMedLegal Magazine
Substantial Evidence and Science, Law and Logic
2011
getMedLegal Magazine
Structuring a Settlement
2007
getMedLegal Magazine
Managing the Big Case
2005
getMedLegal Magazine
Editor
Languages
Italian
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Guides
Legal Answers
Q&A
SETTLEMENT BEFORE QME??
05 Jul 2016
Q&A
Incompetent Workers' Compensation Attorney?
22 Jun 2016
Q&A
Since my QME exam, 8 months ago, only a status conference and scheduled deposition of QME Dr have happened. How is this legal?
15 May 2016