Mr. Hendershot has extensive experience handling Workers' Compensation matters in the automotive, gaming, construction, education, manufacturing, retail trade, transportation and public utilities, toxic waste incineration and petrochemical sectors. His case experience includes amputations, assaults, violent acts, back injuries, body system injuries, bruises and contusions, carpal tunnel syndrome, chemical burns, contact with objects and equipment, cumulative trauma, cuts and lacerations, falls, fatalities, fires and explosions, fractures, harmful substances or environments, head injuries, heart attacks, heat burns, infectious diseases, lower and upper extremity injuries, multiple traumatic injuries, musculoskeletal disorders, neck injuries, paraplegia/quadriplegia, permanent disability, poisoning, pulmonary disorders, respiratory conditions, skin diseases and disorders, sprains, strains, breaks, tears, tendonitis, transportation incidents and cancer.
Mr. Hendershot has recently presented seminars on Medicare Liens and Catastrophic Injury cases in Illinois. His previous experience includes clerking for the Iowa Industrial Commissioner. He also served as a staff member of the Drake Law Review. Mr. Hendershot is on the boards of Kids' Chance in Missouri and Illinois.
Mr. Hendershot is a member of the American Bar Association, Torts and Insurance Practice Section; Illinois Bar Association, Workers’ Compensation Committee; Missouri Bar Association, Workers’ Compensation Committee; Counsel on Litigation Management, Workers' Compensation Committee; and Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers.
Interests:
Mr. Hendershot enjoys playing golf, camping and hiking and is a baseball, football and hockey fan.
Honors and Awards:
AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2000
Publications / Papers:
Author:
Catastrophic Injuries in Illinois, 2003.
Medicare Liens. 2002.
Permanent Disability. 2002.
'Trends in Industrial Disability in Iowa.' Drake Law Review .