Nicholas Pothitakis
Top rated Workers' Compensation attorney in Burlington, Iowa
Pothitakis Law Firm, P.C.
Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in Iowa since: 1992
Education: The University of Texas School of Law
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Pothitakis Law Firm, P.C.
320 North 3rd St.Suite 100
Burlington, IA 52601-0337 Visit website
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The founder of Pothitakis Law Firm, P.C., Nicholas Pothitakis focuses his practice primarily on workers' compensation matters, although he has experience in personal injury and wrongful death litigation as well. Located in Burlington, Iowa, he provides dedicated representation to people throughout much of the state who have been injured on the job or who have contracted an occupational disease, and who are seeking their rightful monetary benefits under their employer's insurance coverage. The types of cases that Mr. Pothitakis has handled have included both falls and other sudden injuries as well as more subtle ones such as those due to repetitive motions.
Mr. Pothitakis regularly assists his clients in preparing the required claim documentation, helping to ensure that it contains all necessary information and that it is filed on a timely basis. He also helps clients whose claims have been disputed or denied by their employer or its insurance company, appearing at appellate hearings in front of a judge. Throughout his career, Mr. Pothitakis has recovered millions of dollars for his clients, including a $1 million award of lifetime benefits for a worker who sustained hearing loss and tinnitus as a result of noise exposure and another $1 million award for a worker who injured his neck after a slip and fall on the job.
These and other successes have earned Mr. Pothitakis the respect of his peers, as evidenced by his receipt of an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and a 10.0 "Superb" peer review rating through Avvo. Additionally, he has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America and has been named to The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100. Active in several professional groups, he is a past president of The Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers, Inc.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Workers' Compensation: Claimant, Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Motor Vehicle Accidents
- 70% Workers' Compensation: Claimant
- 30% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1992, Iowa
Professional Webpage: https://www.pothitakislaw.com/niko-pothitakis/
- Member Iowa Attorney Disciplinary Board. The Board meets quarterly to review allegations of attorney misconduct by Iowa’s lawyers. At these meetings, the Board also reviews policies and procedures for attorney discipline. The Board consists of nine volunteer attorneys and three volunteer laypersons, all of whom are formally appointed by the Court for up to two 3-year terms. The Board also includes four prosecutors, several investigators and support staff, and an administrator., 2017
- 2012-2013 President Des Moines County Bar Association, 2011-2012 Vice President Des Moines County Bar Association, 2011-2012 Treasurer Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Attorneys, Board Member Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Attorneys, Current Member: Iowa Association Justice, American Association Justice, Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group Past Member: Board of Governors of the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, Board Member of the Iowa Workers Compensation Section of the Iowa Bar Association, Board Member Workers Compensation Core Group of the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association., 2011
- Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission- On the Board that presides over lawyer disciplinary cases in the State of Iowa. Appointed to a three year term in June 2011., 2011
- Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- American Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- A.R. Sustained a hernia injury at work. Unfortunately he was left with permanent residuals that resulted in chronic pain. The case was tried to the Workers Compensation Commissioners office and he was awarded a permanent total disability. The Pothitakis Law Firm then filed an application for partial commutation to receive all benefits in a lump sum. The case was settled shortly before the commutation hearing for a substantial amount., 2011
- B.T. was injured at work. Her employer then closed the local plant. She was limited in the jobs she could search for in the community. The case went to trial before the Deputy Workers Compensation Commissioner. An award of a 45 percent industrial was set out and is being paid by the Defendant., 2011
- Benefits were pursued for a claimant who had sustained a shoulder injury with no residual restrictions from the treating physician. The Defendants contended there was no value or little value to the claim based on the lack of restrictions. The case was submitted at hearing and based on the combined affects from a prior injury he was awarded a significant industrial disability, 2011
- Mr. Pothitakis pursued a claim for benefits based on a hearing loss and tinnitus injury. A permanent total disability was awarded. The Pothitaksi Law Firm pursued a commutation of the benefits for the claimant. The matter went to her paring and the Deputy Ordered the Defendants to pay the benefits in a lump sum., 2011
- Mr. Pothitakis produced a set of videos for distribution to his clients and for YouTube. They are located on his channel, Iowa Injury Attorney on YouTube., You Tube Channel, Iowa Injury Attorney, 2011
- Video from Iowa Injury Attorney youtube channel., What To Do If Injured At Work In Iowa, 2011
- Deadlines that must be met if injured at work in Iowa., Iowa Workers' Compensation Deadlines, 2011
- AVVO 10.0 Rating, 2011
- The Pothitakis Law Firm represents clients from across the state of Iowa. Referrals are received from other attorneys, multiple labor unions, and from client referrals., 2011
- Mr. Pothitakis provides free service and advice to injured individuals repeatedly through out the year. Member Union Privilege legal services providing free consultations to union members., 1992
- Nicholas Pothitakis was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2013 in the field of Workers' Compensation Law- Claimants (Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken SC)., The Best Lawyers In America Workers' Compensation Law- Claimants, Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken SC, 2018
- Nicholas Pothitakis was selected to the 2013 Great Plains Super Lawyers list., Super Lawyer, 2018
- The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers – 2013-2018, 2018
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent – 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
- In October of 2014 Mr. Pothitakis was elected as the President of the Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Lawyers. The Iowa Association of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers, or IAWC, is made up of lawyers from all around Iowa who specialize in working on Iowa workers’ compensation injuries and cases. The mission of the IAWC is to further the administration of justice, progress the legal knowledge of workers’ compensation law in Iowa, and strengthen the effectiveness of these laws and their application. Pothitakis had been a member of the IAWC since 2005 before his appointment as president., President Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Lawyers, IAWC, 2014
- Super Lawyers – 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- Degrees in both Finance and Economics from University of Iowa with High Distinction and Honors, High Distinction and Honors, University of Iowa, 1988
- Nicholas Pothitakis was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2014 in the field of Workers' Compensation Law- Claimants (Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken SC)., The Best Lawyers In America Workers' Compensation Law- Claimants, Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken SC, 2014, Best Lawyers In America, 2014
- Best Lawyers – 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- University of Iowa, BBA Degrees in Economics and Finance with High Distinction, 1988
- University of Texas, School of Law- Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1991
- Mr. Pothitakis presented on the topic of Legislative Changes One Year Later: Where We're At and Where We Are Going, Speaker, Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Attorneys Seminar, Attorneys And Insurance Adjuster, 2018
- Presented at the Iowa Association of Justice's Seminar on the topic of Commutations under the Iowa Workers' Compensation System., Speaker, Iowa Association of Justice, Attorneys, 2017
- Getting Your Case from File to Trial, Work Comp Fall Seminar, IAJ, 2016, 2016
- Factors Affecting Industrial Disability, 33rd Annual Seminar, IWAC, 2011, 2011
- Intakes — The Good, The Bad, the Ugly, 2006 Workers’ Comp Seminar, ISBA, 2006, 2006
- New Rules of the Commissioner, 41st Annual Workers’ Compensation Symposium, IWAC, 2003, 2003
- Just Say No, 12th Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar, ITLA, 2003
- Rapid Fire: News You Can Use, Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar, ITLA, 2001
- Alternate Medical Care: Proceed at Your Own Risk, Annual Seminar, IAWC, 2000
- The Return to Work: Restrictions, Light Duty, Termination, 9th Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar, ITLA, 2000
- Experts-When We Need Them, How to Find Them, and Preparing Them to Give Opinions, Evidence and Discovery Seminar, ITLA, 1999
- Rate the Disability Panel, Workers’ Compensation Seminar, ISBA, 1999
- Quick Tips to Improve Your Practice, 8th Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar, ITLA, 1999
- Four Ideas in 60 Minutes: A fast paced panel discussion, 6th Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar, ITLA, 1997
- Mr. Pothitakis authored the book 7 Things You Must Know If You Get Hurt At Work in 2011. It has been published and is offered for sale on Amazon in both print and digital format. Mr. Pothitakis provides the book for free to client's of his firm., Author, 7 Things You Must Know If You Get Hurt At Work, Published by Word Association Publishers, 2011
- Acted as Moderator and Speaker of a presentation at the Association of Iowa Workers Compensation Attorneys Annual Seminar for a presentation on the factors affecting Permanent Total versus High Industrial Disability Award, Moderator and Speaker, Annual Workers Compensation Seminar, Iowa Association Of Workers Compensation Attorneys, 2011
- For the years 2009 and 2010 was Co-Chair of the annual Iowa Workers Compensation Symposium which is an annual seminar put on by the Iowa Workers Compensation Advisory Committee. Helped to arrange speakers and topics for the 2 day event in both 2009 and 2010., Co-Chair of Iowa Workers Compensation Symposium, Iowa Workers Compensation Advisory Committee, 2009
- Asked to prepare materials and present on the issue of the Odd Lot Doctrine in Iowa at the annual Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Attorney's 31st Annual Seminar. Approximately 300 attendees to the program., Speaker, Iowa Association Of Workers Compensation Attorneys, 2009
- Invited and presented on the topic of "Iowa Work Comp 101: Boning Up On The Basics" at the 2008 IAJ annual seminar., Speaker, 17th Annual Workers Compensation Seminar, Iowa Association Of Justice Workers Compensation Seminar, 2008
- Asked to speak at the Iowa State Bar's Annual Seminar on the topic of intakes of new clients. Presented to an audience of lawyers and other workers in the field of workers compensation., Speaker, Iowa State Bar Association Worker's Compensation Seminar, 2006
- Des Moines County Bar Association-elected Vice President in 2011; Iowa Association Of Workers Compensation Attorneys-elected Treasurer 2011, 2011
- Martindale AV Rating, 2011
- Became member of Million Dollar Advocates Forum as a result of verdicts and settlements in excess of a million dollars, 2010
- American Association Of Justice
- Iowa Association Of Justice
- Iowa Association Of Workers Compensation Attorneys
- Workers Injury Law & Advocacy Group
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
“I have defended multiple claims filed by attorney Pothitakis in the workers' compensation arena and have found him to be one of the most ethical and bright attorneys representing injured workers. I highly support his nomination.”
Office location for Nicholas Pothitakis
320 North 3rd St.
Suite 100
Burlington, IA 52601-0337
Phone: 319-209-9197
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