Workers' Compensation

Welcome to Pollart Miller

Pollart Miller LLC was founded in 2003 as a firm that exclusively represented employers and insurance carriers, with a focus on workers’ compensation and subrogation. Since that time, the firm has grown to over 60 employees and now represents clients in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska, and Utah. Our practice areas have also expanded to include Appellate Law, Labor and Employment Law, Administrative and Regulatory Law, General Insurance Law, Civil Litigation, Subrogation and Recovery, and Workers’ Compensation.

Our team of legal professionals are recipients of awards for PWC’s Outstanding Respondent Attorney, AVVO’s Top 10 Attorney, 10 Best from the American Institute of Legal Counsel, 10 Best from the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys and are Lead Counsel Verified by Thomson Reuters. Law Week Colorado also ranks Pollart Miller LLC at number 30 in their list of the biggest Colorado Law Firms.

At Pollart Miller LLC, our goal is simple: We strive to be the legal service provider and partner of choice for litigation. We accomplish this by providing superb client service, aggressive representation and sound advice to achieve our clients’ business and litigation goals. With the experience and resources of an established firm, we are proud to also provide clients with personal attention, responsive service and cost-effective representation.

Attorney Spotlight

We are pleased to feature Matthew Azer in this month’s Attorney Spotlight.

Matthew Azer, Of Counsel, Pollart Miller

Matthew Azer grew up in Minnesota but has called Colorado his home since 1989. Matt is a self-taught musician who plays bass guitar in a local band in addition to spending time with his wife, two children and three dogs. His law practice focuses on insurance defense litigation, which includes representing companies and insurance carriers in workers’ compensation and liability matters, as well as representing individuals that face professional discipline from state licensing boards.[...]

With decades of experience handling a range of workers’ compensation cases, we are skilled at helping clients prevent claims and at aggressively defending claims when they do arise.

Labor And Employment Law

Employer-employee relationships are governed by a series of complex state and federal laws. Our attorneys are highly adept at preserving our clients’ interests in employment law matters.

General Insurance Law

Whether in state or federal court, our attorneys have the expertise to aggressively defend clients (including insurers and self-insured employers) in first- & third-party claims and frequently provide coverage opinions.

Family Law

Family legal disputes can be emotionally and financially stressful. We know how to help our clients achieve favorable and efficient resolutions in a wide array of legal disputes.

Appellate Law

Litigating a case at the appellate court level requires excellence in both written briefing and oral argument. It requires the experience & skills of an attorney at Pollart Miller LLC.

Working Out of State is Not Dispositive of Finding a Claimant is in Travel Status

In Aspen, the ALJ denied the claimant’s workers’ compensation claim because the injury occurred while she was traveling to work and not during the course and scope of her employment. The Industrial Claim Appeals Office [...]

Apportionment of Death Benefits Among Dependents Determines the Dependents’ Proportionate Share of the Maximum Lump Sum Payment

In Amaya, the Colorado Court of Appeals (the Court) was tasked with parsing out two statutes: C.R.S. § 8-42-121, which governs the apportionment of death benefits among a deceased worker’s dependents, and C.R.S. § 8-43-406(3), [...]

To Prove Fraud, Know Your Elements – To Show a Mistake, It Must Be Mutual

The claimant appealed a final order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (the Panel) which upheld the ALJ’s finding that Claimant was not entitled to reopen his workers’ compensation settlement based on fraud or a [...]

Worker’s Compensation Exclusion in an Automobile Policy is Enforceable

In Del Valle, the Colorado Court of Appeals (the Court) ultimately held that the workers’ compensation exclusion in an automobile policy is valid, enforceable, and does not violate public policy. Claimant filed a complaint in [...]

ALJ’s Characterization of Lay Witness Testimony was Proper and Harmless in Denying a Worker’s Compensation Claim

The claimant appealed a final order of Industrial Claim Appeals Office (the Panel) affirming the ALJ’s denial and dismissal of his workers’ compensation claim. Claimant alleged a work injury in which he claimed a tree [...]

Mark Your Deadlines on Your Calendar to Avoid Untimely Filings

In Courey, the Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA) dismissed a claimant’s petition to reopen because he failed without good cause to timely request administrative review. The claimant was injured in 1989 and treated until his [...]

When an Injured Worker is Trying to Reopen a Claim, Current Symptoms Need to Show Causal Connection to the Original Injury

In Taylor, the claimant sustained a closed head injury in May 2018 when she fell and struck her head on a tree branch. The claimant was diagnosed with post-concussive syndrome and a hematoma. The claimant [...]

Purchasing Dog Treats is Within the Course of Employment

...EVEN FOR A FORKLIFT OPERATOR CLAIMING A WORK INJURY In CRST International, the claimant worked as a truck driver picking up large bales of cardboard from retail stores. As part of his job duties he [...]