Joel Friedman

Joel F Friedman has been representing injured workers in claims for Arizona workers’ compensation benefits for about 35 years, and he was certified as a specialist in workers’ compensation law from October 1993 – February 2021. He continues to specialize in work injuries; he accepts complex cases other lawyers often won’t take (like work stress, carpal tunnel syndrome, and gradual – repetitive work injuries); and he has been a frequent speaker at national Social Security, State Bar of Arizona, Arizona Trial Lawyers (Arizona Association for Justice), and private organizers, conferences on a variety of subjects, including psychological – neuropsychological evaluations, traumatic brain injuries (TBI), cardiac and cardiovascular disorders, and Medicare benefits. Joel hikes the Arizona deserts, travels where the wind takes him (currently working with small organizations and starting an Arizona non-profit corporation to support women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo), and in a past life was a licensed soccer referee