Atlanta, GA – The readers have spoken – Moebes Law has been selected to compete in The Expert Institute’s Best Legal Blog Competition. From a field of more than 2,000 potential nominees, Moebes Law has received enough nominations to join the 250 legal blogs participating in one of the largest competitions for legal blog writing online today. Now  … Read more

Workers’ compensation benefits may seem untouchable when they begin to flow in for the first few weeks, but it is important to consult with a Atlanta workers compensation lawyer to make certain that as an injured individual, incapable of working, you are taking all steps necessary to keep your checks coming while you recover. In  … Read more

If you were at Harold’s Chicken & Ice Bar last night about midnight, you might have heard me perform Rockwell’s “Somebody’s Watching Me” at karaoke night.  It sounded exactly like this, in fact: I chose this song because 1) it’s underrepresented on karaoke nights and 2) it’s relevant to my law practice. The latter is  … Read more

Corporate America and irresponsible government officials put down trial lawyers who are constantly fighting for the deserved rights of their clients time and time again. This is because when these corporations break the law or behave recklessly, someone needs to hold them accountable for their actions, and trial lawyers are the ones who do so.  … Read more

Most of our clients are in extreme (and often chronic) pain and would prefer not to get addicted to narcotic pain medications.  Below is a summary of a recent report that aired on NPR from our summer intern, Sophie Frostbaum: Often times, when we are feeling sad, we reach over to grab our I-Pod, put  … Read more

A couple months ago, NPR did an extended investigation and report on the inequities that can come from hurting oneself at work, especially when comparing states (as each state has its own body of workers’ compensation law).  Below is a summary of that report from our summer intern, Sophie Frostbaum: One may think that an  … Read more

While an employer in Georgia can fire you after a workers’ comp claim, my firm has seen it, (or even because of it) without giving rise to a wrongful termination suit under any type of state law, it can mean you get workers’ compensation disability benefits without being required to look for work, as one  … Read more

This question comes up from time to time, and as a Atlanta workers’ comp attorney I have the privilege of answering it. This question often comes from men who have physically demanding jobs they love doing and want to continue doing.  In a case decided in March 2015 called ABF Freight Systems Inc. v. Presley,  … Read more

I heard a story on NPR recently about posture, the “J” shaped spine vs. the “S” shaped spine, and indigenous cultures that don’t have back pain.  Below is a summary of the report, provided by my summer intern, Sophie Frostbaum: Back pain can be the root of all evil, and unfortunately, nearly all Americans will  … Read more

Most of the time, if a case is being heard on appeal, that court is looking for mistakes made in application of the law (or in the law itself, if it’s an appellate court that’s allowed to make such a ruling), but the first level of appeals for a workers’ compensation case in Georgia can  … Read more