Mark P. Matranga
Partner
Summary
Mark Matranga has more than 25 years of practice experience as a
litigator, focusing in workers’ compensation defense. He has
handled a number of successful appeals of Illinois Industrial Compensation
rulings, hinging on issues as diverse as physician selection, wage
differentials in claims, and employer liability for emotional stress.
Mark joined Wiedner & McAuliffe in 1991 after practicing with
several Chicago area firms.
| Client Representations |
| Mark has represented employers in a number of successful
appeals of Illinois Industrial Commission rulings to the Court
of Appeals. His most significant cases, and the issues on
which they focused, include:
- Pluto v. Industrial Commission:
issues involved the employee's claim that fringe benefits
should be included in the average weekly wage when calculating
workers’ compensation benefits, and the employee's
contention that he could decide which one of his many doctors
would be included in the two medical reviews permitted by
statute.
- Rutledge v. Industrial Commission:
issue involved whether a previously established wage-differential
benefit is terminated by a job change that resulted in a
further reduction in wages.
- Flynn v. Industrial Commission:
issue involved whether a manager’s heart attack was
caused by emotional stress from work issues or from family
and personal health problems.
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| Professional Affiliations |
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Workers’ Compensation Lawyers
Association
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| Professional Background |
| Before joining Wiedner & McAuliffe, Mark
practiced for nearly 15 years with three other Chicago area
law firms, including:
- Aries & Hoyt
- Walner & Associates
- J. Michael Madda & Associates
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