Marshall Dennehey Expands Florida Workers’ Compensation Team With Addition of Erykah L. Jackson

Marshall Dennehey is pleased to announce that Erykah L. Jackson has joined the firm’s Jacksonville office as an associate in the Workers' Compensation Department. Jackson joins firm shareholders Heather Byrer Carbone, Linda Wagner Farrell and Kelly M. Scifres, who lead Marshall Dennehey's statewide practice from the firm's Jacksonville office.

Jackson represents and advises employers and their respective insurance carriers solely in workers’ compensation defense matters. She represents clients from the date of injury or loss through to settlement or final hearing. Her experience also includes the defense of municipalities and government entities under the Florida Heart and Lung Bill.

“We are thrilled to welcome Erykah to our Florida workers’ comp team,” said Carbone, who oversees the firm’s Florida workers’ compensation practice. “She has hit the ground running and possesses the legal talent and and business acumen it takes to successfully represent clients in workers’ compensation litigation.”

A graduate of Florida International University, Jackson earned her juris doctor from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University College of Law. She is a member of the American Inns of Court, the E. Robert Williams Inns of Court and the Jacksonville Bar Association.

Marshall Dennehey’s Workers’ Compensation Department represents employers, insurance carriers and third party administrators in all manner of workers’ compensation litigation in Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York and Ohio. The firm’s attorneys are highly experienced in the areas of stop-work orders, fraud, Medicare Set-Asides, unemployment compensation, and other areas tangential to workers’ compensation.