Montgomery County Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Terence McGraw

As an experienced Montgomery County Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation lawyer for more than 20 years, I have helped thousands of clients receive benefits for their work-related injuries. My firm handles all disability claims, unlike other lawyers who handle “only” workers' compensation. I have experience with and understand the complexity of claims arising from repetitive use injuries, orthopedic and neurological injuries, fatal injuries and occupational exposures.

Contact my firm today if you or a loved one needs legal representation with any of the following matters:

Back, neck & upper extremity injuries
Repetitive stress/cumulative trauma injuries
Defending inaccurate claims of work capability
Defending inaccurate claims of full recovery
Workers' compensation settlements/compromise & release
Orthopedic Injuries
Construction/Industrial Accidents
Burn Injuries
Toxic Exposure

Due to my extensive experience, I have been invited to speak in front of fellow attorneys on the subject of workers' compensation and related matters. I have given dozens of presentations to judges, attorneys, insurance professionals, injured workers and medical professionals from across the state of Pennsylvania. Other lawyers routinely refer cases to my firm and often call me for advice or answers, particularly when the question involves the relationships between these areas of law. I have a proven record of results that has been obtained by thorough preparation, hard work and relentless determination.

I believe that my primary job as a lawyer is to teach my clients about their legal matters. Thus informed, the client can make intelligent decisions about how to pursue his claim. In short, I try to practice the "golden rule:" to treat my clients the way I would want to be treated.

I know that injured and disabled workers have other claims that need to be handled besides workers' compensation. These claims include social security disability, short term disability, long term disability, unemployment compensation, wage & hour claims, and FMLA claims, to name a few. I handle these types of claims for my clients so that all of their legal needs are met. When a client has a matter that I do not handle, such as employment discrimination, I will help them locate a competent lawyer who can handle that issue.

As a small firm, with only one attorney, your claim will receive my personal attention. I am assisted by a dedicated, caring staff with over 18 years of combined experience handling workers' compensation and disability claims. My firm is dedicated to providing communicative and responsive service to each of our clients. We understand the medical, physical and financial challenges that face clients with severe injuries and disabling conditions.

Verdicts and Settlements

Successfully represented a worker and proved he acquired AIDS from a blood transfusion following injuries due to an equipment roll-over.
Successfully negotiated a $350,000.00 settlement for a worker with failed back syndrome.
Successfully negotiated a $660,000.00 settlement for a worker with bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, RSD/CRPS, and depression.
Successfully proved entitlement to Pennsylvania benefits for an Ohio resident trucker who was injured in West Virginia, recovering in excess of $500,000.00 in benefits, in addition to the $30,000.00 he had already received from Ohio.
Established a new legal precedent regarding the timing of return to work notices in a successful appeal before the Commonwealth Court, Secco, Inc. v. WCAB (Work).

If you or a loved one needs the legal representation of an experienced Montgomery County Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation lawyer, call Terence McGraw today at 866-729-8594, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule a free consultation.

Practice Areas and Legal Definitions

Workers' Compensation:
Workers' compensation is insurance that an employer is required by law to carry in case an employee is injured on-the-job or becomes ill, temporarily or permanently disabled, or fatally injured due to circumstances surrounding his or her job.

Although workers' compensation laws vary from state to state, covered medical care generally includes medical, surgical and hospital services, dental services, crutches, hearing aids, chiropractic treatment, physical therapy, nursing care and prescribed medications. Additional monetary compensation may be provided if an injured employee is temporarily unable to work for more than a certain number of calendar days set by state law, hospitalized as an in-patient, or becomes permanently disabled due to a job-related injury or illness. The right to receive medical treatment at the employer's expense typically continues as long as treatment is reasonable and necessary to treat the injury.

Orthopedic injuries:
Orthopedic injuries can include injuries involving the spine, bones, joints, muscles, nerves and other parts of the skeletal system. The most common orthopedic injuries are bone fractures, sprains and strains. Sprains describe an injury to a ligament and strains describe an injury to muscle. Treatment for orthopedic injuries include medical counseling, medications, casts, splints and therapies, such as exercise or surgery.

Repetitive Stress injury:
If an individual develops a repetitive stress injury (i.e. carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, tennis elbow, etc.) from duties performed while on-the-job, he or she may receive workers' compensation benefits including their choice of doctor(s), full medical care compensation, lost wage benefits, a lump-sum cash settlement, vocational retraining or re-schooling and permanent wage loss benefits.

Construction/Industrial Accidents:
Construction labor makes up one of the three most dangerous occupations in the United States today; each year producing thousands of debilitating injuries and wrongful deaths. Factors that contribute to construction accidents include workers lifting loads with worn and weathered cables, working on elevated platforms without fall protection or wearing defective safety harnesses and lanyards, and/or working in trenches with improper benching and using outdated tools and equipment.

Construction site personal injury law is not practiced nor understood by many personal injury attorneys. As a result, many personal injury construction claims are often subject to mediocre representation and minimal financial compensation due to improper legal counsel. Injured construction workers are urged to seek a workers' compensation attorney who is knowledgeable in a variety of construction techniques and has successfully litigated numerous construction site personal injury cases.

Burn Injuries:
People who have suffered and survived the agony of second, third and even fourth degree burns describe the pain they experienced as among the most severe of all traumatic injuries. Personal injuries involving severe burns commonly result from explosions, premises fires, defective products, motor vehicle collisions, electric shock, as well as accidental exposure to harmful chemicals and radiation.

Toxic Exposure:
Due to the tremendous growth of corporate industry in the United States over the past fifty years, the number of dangerous, toxic substances in the environment has grown significantly. Some toxic substances are shown to cause substantial injury to people, such as lead-based paint (linked to brain damage, especially in children), asbestos (linked to lung cancer and restrictive lung disease), dry cleaning and other solvents (linked to brain damage and major organ damage), pesticides such as dioxin and DDT (linked to birth injuries) and toxic landfill waste (linked to leukemia).

Professional Profile

If you or a loved one needs the dedicated legal representation of an experienced Montgomery County Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation lawyer, call Terence McGraw today at 866-729-8594, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule a free consultation.

ADDRESS OF THE FIRM:
McGraw & Associates, LLC
4092 Skippack Pike
Skippack, PA 19474
Phone: 866-729-8594
Hours: M-F, 8:00AM-5:00PM
Services provided after-hours

MEMBERS OF THE FIRM:

Attorney Terence Sean McGraw

Jurisdictions Attorney is Licensed in: Pennsylvania, New Jersey (inactive)
Date Admitted to the Bar: 1986
Colleges Attended, Degree & Year Graduated: Bradley University, BA, 1983; Villanova Law School, JD, 1986
Professional Memberships & Achievements: Member--American Association of Justice, 1986 - Present; National Organization of Social Security Representatives, 1994 - Present; Pennsylvania Bar Association, Workers Compensation Section, 1986 - Present; Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Workers' Compensation Section, Social Security & Disability Law Section, 1986 - Present; Montgomery County Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Committee, Medical Legal Committee, Employment Law Committee, Trial Lawyers Section, 1986 - Present