Wayne McCort

Wayne has been selected as a Workers’ Compensation “Super Lawyer” in the Los Angeles Magazine survey of Southern California attorneys every year since the survey began in 2004. He has served as Chair of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Long Beach Bar. He has spoken frequently on workers’ compensation topics, including at Cal State Dominguez Hills; L.A. Trade Tech; California Applicants’ Attorneys Association training seminars; the Southern California Rehabilitation Exchange; and numerous local union workshops. 

Wayne is certified by the State Bar as a Workers’ Compensation Specialist and also is experienced in handling Social Security and disability retirement claims. Wayne’s work has focused on injured safety officers, including representation of a former fire chief for the City of Long Beach, and a former president of Local 1014, Los Angeles County Firefighters. His successes have included important appellate court decisions, including the leading safety officer cancer presumption case, City of Long Beach v. Garcia.