Sandra L. Niemotka Partner

Sandra Niemotka has focused her practice on workers' compensation defense in Pennsylvania and New Jersey since 1992.

Sandy is known for aggressively defending Pennsylvania and New Jersey cases in litigation. She has particular experience and knowledge of claims that can be brought in both states, known as “concurrent jurisdiction”. She also has particular knowledge and experience in hearing loss claims, and in finding offsets against workers’ compensation benefits so that benefits can be reduced. She counsels clients such as insurance companies, construction companies, manufacturers, distributors and nursing facilities on a regular basis in response to the day-to-day issues that concern workers' compensation. She has also contributed articles and has been an invited speaker of industry organizations such as the Pennsylvania Defense Institute and the Philadelphia Insurance Society.

Sandy has tremendous empathy for employers who are faced with workers’ compensation system abusers. She enthusiastically presents the best possible defense in litigating her cases, turning over every stone and finding creative ways to push back against questionable claims, whether in litigation or not.

Representative Matters

• Obtained a Judge’s decision that denied a Claim against a construction company when the defense presented the employee’s company credit card, showing that he had gone for a hair cut before getting medical treatment for his alleged chemical exposure  
• Obtained a Judge’s decision that denied a Claim against an electronics manufacturer when an inspector alleged his low back surgery was work related, but the defense established the injury leading to the surgery had resulted from a sneeze at home
• Obtained a Judge’s decision that denied a Claim against a construction company when a heavy equipment operator alleged back and knee injuries from a car accident, but the defense established his loss of earnings was due to an economic lay off, and not his injuries

Recognition & Involvement

In 2005, Sandy was named in a survey of her peers as a Pennsylvania "Rising Star" attorney by Super Lawyers. The Super Lawyers list is issued by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology can be found at www.superlawyers.com/about/selection_process_detail.html. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Sandy is the Sergeant at Arms for the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Oaklyn-Bettlewood Post 84. She is also accredited by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs to assist veterans in obtaining their benefits.