Michael W. Bertics

Mr. Bertics is a Board Certified Workers’ Compensation specialist. He has practiced in the areas of Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability Law for his entire twenty year legal career. He is passionate about leveling the playing field between victims and insurance companies, and works tirelessly to ensure his clients receive fair treatment from employers.

Mr. Bertics is a recognized expert in workers’ compensation law. He is the past Chair of the N.C. Bar Workers’ Compensation Specialization Committee which is responsible for certifying attorneys in North Carolina as specialists in workers’ compensation law. He is the current Vice-Chair of the Workers Compensation section of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice. He is a frequent lecturer at workers compensation and Social Security legal education conferences and has given over 40 presentations on a wide range of subjects in workers’ compensation and Social Security law. He has substantial workers’ compensation litigation experience, trying workers’ compensation cases at all levels, from the initial hearing all the way through the North Carolina Supreme Court. He is frequently associated as lead counsel in complex workers compensation claims by attorneys around the state. He has served as counsel of record on some of the largest workers compensation settlements and awards in North Carolina history. He is a fearless advocate for his clients with more than two hundred reported decisions before the Industrial Commission and North Carolina appellate courts.

Mr. Bertics is also a fierce advocate for the rights of the disabled with the Social Security Administration and in Federal Court. He helps disabled individuals through the frustrating process of seeking disability benefits from Social Security. He also frequently takes over cases that have been lost by other attorneys and helps disabled individuals appeal their wrongful denials to the Appeals Council, Federal District Court, and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mr. Bertics is a native of Wake County. He lives in Raleigh, NC with his wife, Carrie, and four children. Mr. Bertics is a past-Chair of North Carolina Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Committee tasked with helping members of the general public find attorneys who can help with all types of legal matters. He is also an avid swimmer and weight lifter, and has served several terms as the president of his neighborhood swim and racquet club.

Practice Areas

• Workers’ Compensation
• Social Security Disability
• Catastrophic Injury and Workplace Fatality Cases
• Traumatic Brain Injury Cases
• Lyme Disease and Tick-Borne Illness Cases
• Multiple Sclerosis and Other Neurologic Condition Cases

Education

• Jurious Doctorate of Law, Honors – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Bachelor of Arts, with Distinction – Duke University

Bar Admissions

• Supreme Court of North Carolina
• All NC State Courts
• All NC Federal District Courts

Memberships & Accreditations

Community Involvement

• North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Workers’ Compensation Section
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Clinical Advisory Committee, NC Chapter
• National Business Institute, National Lecturer
• CLE, Guest Lecturer
• Past-Chair of North Carolina Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Committee

Accomplishments

• Selected as a Super Lawyer by North Carolina Super Lawyers 2022 – 2026
• Selected as a Rising Star by North Carolina Super Lawyers 2015 – 2021
• AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell 2014 – Present
• 10.0 out of 10.0 AVVO Rated Attorney 2012 – Present
• Board Certified Specialist in N.C. Workers’ Compensation Law by the North Carolina State Bar 2011 – Present
• Order of Service, N.C. Advocates for Justice

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