Donahoe Kearney - March 2020

RELIEF FOR MY PAIN

AND JUSTICE FOR MY CLAIM

I could write a book about all my stories from working in Public Transportation here in DC. You see a lot of people from many different walks of life. Sometimes that makes the job worthwhile, and other times, it can make the job frustrating. All in all, though, it’s a good job and I’ve been happy to have it. Back in 2014, I was helping a passenger in a wheelchair get onto the bus. As I was helping them, I felt a sharp pain in my shoulder. I thought it might just be some soreness that would fade by the next day, but that didn’t happen. When I went back to work, the pain was lingering, and I realized I must have injured my shoulder a lot worse than I thought. I filed for workers’ comp not too long after that. I received workers’ comp benefits while I was in and out of work on account of my injury. Some days the pain was bearable and I could do my job without any problems, and on other days, it would flare up and I couldn’t work at all. It was like a recurring injury. The next couple of years were a vicious cycle. I would work, then my injury would flare up, I would file for workers’ comp, stay out of work, and then come back when I felt better — only to do it all over again. As if that weren’t frustrating enough, my paychecks stopped coming in a timely manner. Finally, in May of 2016, I had shoulder surgery. I was out for a few months on workers’ comp after that, but I figured I could go back to work without any problems when my shoulder was done healing. I went back to full duty in September of 2016, and at first, my shoulder finally seemed to be back to normal. But it wasn’t. The pain came back and I went back to doing light duty shifts. I had no idea what to do and no idea whom to ask about my next steps. Fortunately, one of my coworkers recommended I talk to Frank Kearney to see if I had a case. After I got off work, I gave him a call, and everything was smooth from there. It was my first time ever having talked to a lawyer about anything. I didn’t know all the ins and outs or what questions to ask, but Mr. Kearney helped me feel at ease throughout the entire process. Sometimes I had to be patient, but even then, he let me know what the next part of the process would look like when it happened. Without getting too much into the details of the case, I can finally say everything is over. I’m relieved that despite all the bumps along the road, I was still fairly compensated for my injury. I’m happy to have worked with Mr. Kearney, and I can’t stress enough how great a person he is. I would recommend his firm to anyone: five stars and two thumbs up!

I tell everybody who is dealing with an injury — don’t ever feel like you have to fight for your rights by yourself. Get in touch with an attorney you can trust. Call Frank Kearney.

-NickMcAllister

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