Declan Gourley
Special guest
Declan Gourley is a Partner at Lois LLC. Declan is licensed to practice law in New Jersey, New York and the U.S. District Court of New Jersey. Declan concentrates on New York Workers’ Compensation Defense; representing insurance companies and self-insured employers before the New York Workers’ Compensation Board. He regularly attends hearings at the following hearing points: Hudson, Newburgh (New Windsor), New City, Menands, Poughkeepsie, and White Plains.
Prior to joining Lois LLC, Declan worked for an insurance defense firm where he focused on workers’ compensation matters. Declan previously worked for a disability law firm representing claimants applying for Social Security Disability Benefits and various disability retirement pension programs for New Jersey state employees. Declan is the author of a book on Social Security Disability benefits.
Declan also has experience in assisting former National Football League (NFL) Players apply for disability retirement benefits through the Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan.
Declan Gourley has been a guest on 6 episodes.
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Episode 47: Point/Counterpoint: The New York Medical Treatment Guidelines
January 15th, 2021 | 27 mins 59 secs
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In this episode, Christian Sison welcomes fellow LOIS Partner Declan Gourley to the podcast. The Medical Treatment Guidelines were on track to be in effect for several new body parts and conditions, but what happened? Why is the implementation being delayed? Christian and Declan use the update to take two opposing positions: are the Guidelines more favorable to claimants or employers? Tune in to find out!
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Episode 36: Appellate Strategy: Review of Recent Decisions
February 21st, 2020 | 36 mins 48 secs
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Attorney Declan Gourley joins Christian Sison for an in-depth discussion of appellate strategy in New York, by discussing reversals of interest to employers.
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Episode 30: Defending Mental Stress Claims in New York
August 16th, 2019 | 19 mins 45 secs
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Host Christian Sison welcomes attorney Declan Gourley back to the podcast to discuss mental stress claims under the New York Workers' Compensation law. The attorneys discuss the standard for causally-related and compensable stress in New York, strategies for defending the cases, and provide practical examples.
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Episode 23: Medicare Set Asides
January 18th, 2019 | 20 mins 39 secs
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Attorney Declan Gourley joins host Christian Sison to discuss Medicare Set Asides in workers' compensation claims. The attorneys discuss an interesting issue arising from air ambulance services and fee schedules.
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Episode 15: State of the Virtual Hearing
April 20th, 2018 | 31 mins 13 secs
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"Virtual Hearings" have been a real thing in New York Workers’ Compensation for almost 6 months now. What works and what doesn’t work? Does it help or hurt employers and carriers? Host Christian Sison invites attorney Declan Gourley to the podcast for a brief discussion regarding their experiences with New York State’s interesting new technology. The two of them debate over whether this is ultimately good or bad for all parties involved. They also predict what the Virtual Hearing world will look like, one year from now.
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Episode 11: Scheduled Loss of Use Guidelines in New York
December 15th, 2017 | 27 mins 5 secs
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Host Christian Sison welcomes guest attorney Declan Gourley to this episode of Third Fridays to discuss the draft Schedule Loss of Use Guidelines coming into New York workers' compensation cases in January 2018. The attorneys discuss the first draft Guidelines issued in September 2017, the process whereby claimant's attorneys persuaded the Board to roll back the improvements, and the final draft version of the proposed Guidelines promulgated in November 2017. The attorneys discuss the likely impact of the draft Guidelines and what to do when they become effective in January 2018.