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Martin E Jackson |
| Mr. Jackson has represented railroad workers and their families since 1986. Since
that time he has represented, counseled, and tried lawsuits for thousands of railroad employees in
over 30 states and in federal courts across the country. His practice is exclusively dedicated to helping
those who are injured because of the negligence of others. Mr. Jackson was born on September 21, 1959 in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He graduated from Wofford College in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. He was awarded the degree of Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1985. During law school, he served as the law clerk for His Excellency Richard W. Riley, Governor of South Carolina. After law school, Mr. Jackson served as the law clerk to the Honorable Marion H. Kinon, Circuit Judge. Upon leaving that position in 1986, he joined the nationally known litigation firm of Ness, Motley, Loadholdt, Richardson, and Poole in South Carolina. His first day practicing law was spent in representing a railroad worker dying of asbestos disease from working around steam locomotives that were maintained in a roundhouse in Virginia. He has since represented hundreds of workers suffering and dying from asbestos disease. In 1990 he moved to Houston, Texas where he continued to represent railroaders suffering from hearing loss, chemical exposures, traumatic injuries, and occupational exposures such as welding fumes, lead, silica, soil-borne bacteria, and other types of injuries in the Midwest and Western U.S. In 2001, Mr. Jackson opened The Law Offices of Martin E. Jackson in Conifer, Colorado located southwest of Denver. He represents injured railroad workers across the country in all types of injury claims arising from: traumatic injuries and deaths, cumulative traumatic injuries, asbestos disease (including cancer), silicosis, welding fumes, hearing loss, diesel fumes, and other types of occupational exposures. He also handles serious personal injury and death cases arising outside of the railroad industry. Mr. Jackson is admitted to the bar of the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the bar in South Carolina (1985), Texas (1991) and Colorado (2000), and Nebraska (2005). He is admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th,, 5th, 9th, and 10th Circuits. He is admitted to the United States District Courts for the Districts of South Carolina, Texas (Southern), Nebraska, and Colorado. Professionally, Mr. Jackson is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Railroad Section). He is also a member of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, as well as the South Carolina, Texas, Colorado, and Nebraska Bar Associations. |
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Peter Mortaro
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| Peter Mortaro was born in Hubbard, Ohio in 1955. He served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War Era
and did a tour of duty in Southeast Asia. He was Honorably Discharged in 1977. Peter's railroad career began in 1978 in Alliance, NE. He held various positions at various locations as a fireman & oiler, hostler helper, journeyman electrician and riding electrician on Amtrak. Peter also held numerous positions in the IBEW including Shop Steward, Local Chairman and Vice-president. He has held positions in the Western Nebraska Central Council including Information Officer and Vice-president. He wrote a successful Labor column called Labor's View that was printed in three area newspapers and picked up over the AP news wire. The Labor column was written weekly for two years. He has attended numerous International Conventions and Union functions as a guest and chaired committees on mobilizing the unions and local communities. For over twelve years Peter has worked closely with FELA attorneys who protect the rights of injured railroad workers. His knowledge of railroad operation in both the mechanical and operating departments has proven invaluable to the people seeking his advice and help. |
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