I hired Ms Sigurdson in 2006. I had been in an automobile accident during the course of employment. Ms Sigurdson was representing me as a Workmen’s Comp attorney. Although she did receive a Third Party Tort Settlement from the other driver’s insurance company for his $100,000 policy coverage, she took $31,600+, Workmen’s Comp Administrator received $40k and I received a whopping $29k. Although I asked her to please find out if the driver had any other type of coverage such as “an umbrella policy” on his personal insurance, this was not done. Immediately after I received my portion of the settlement, I received a letter from the W/C insurance (Third Party Administrator) informing me that I would be held responsible for spending all of my $29k on medical treatment per the law. Any injured worker who sues a Third-Party must use their settlement on medical treatment! I was not advised by miss Sigurdson that this is a law. Unfortunately for me, I had bought a new car and all of my loss of wages as well as my medical treatment was “suspended” by the W/C Administrator. For over five years I was without medical treatment and income because I needed a spinal fusion, surgery for my torn rotator cuff and a complete TMJ joint replacement surgery. I was finally able to file a Hearing with the Department of Industrial Relations Hearings Division and I did get my Workmen’s Comp Claim I suspended when my loss of wages were in the amount that covered the &29k that I had received from the Tort Settlement. Oh, I forgot to mention that immediately after my claim was suspended, Ms Sigurdson sent me a letter that she would not be representing me any further. Her assistant explained to me that it is not “feasible” since my claim was suspended. I did file a complaint with the Nevada Bar Association but quickly learned about how biased and political they are. I was injured in January of 2005 and still continue to fight against the Employer for a settlement.

I hired Kathleen Sigurdson in May 2013 to represent me in what I believed was a pretty easy case; first car in a five car pile-up. Instead, the person handling my case I found out much later, Michael Decker, is not only NOT an attorney, he is not even a paralegal but a legal assistant with no real training; just the experience of a claims adjuster. After almost two years I can't see that Kathleen Sigurdson has done much of anything except collect a check and Michael hadn’t even bothered to find out the limits of liability on the insurance policy of the woman that hit me. He called several people including me screaming and threatening. He tried to tell me who I am allowed to talk to and he represented me “whether I liked it or not”. He represented himself as my attorney to a car salesman right before he threatened the salesman I had consulted on a car purchase and invited him to Kathleen Sigurdson’s office TO FIGHT. Kathleen Sigurdson brought up in one of our first meetings that costs would be deducted from my settlement amount but as my attorney, she would negotiate those for me. Nothing was negotiated. I asked if she had contacted the hospital and she said she had and they refused to negotiate. I don’t believe she contacted anybody. She did, in addition to her percentage, charge me an “administration fee” of $250 and she informed me that was for miscellaneous expenses. Then she charged separately for a copy of the police report, copy fees and online copy fees. She takes very good care of her own pocket… not so much yours. I received a certified letter from Kathleen Sigurdson terminating our business relationship, no reason given, and a lien placed on the settlement amount. You would be much better off representing yourself or hiring someone else.

I hired Ms Sigurdson in 2006. I had been in an automobile accident during the course of employment. Ms Sigurdson was representing me as a Workmen’s Comp attorney. Although she did receive a Third Party Tort Settlement from the other driver’s insurance company for his $100,000 policy coverage, she took $31,600+, Workmen’s Comp Administrator received $40k and I received a whopping $29k. Although I asked her to please find out if the driver had any other type of coverage such as “an umbrella policy” on his personal insurance, this was not done. Immediately after I received my portion of the settlement, I received a letter from the W/C insurance (Third Party Administrator) informing me that I would be held responsible for spending all of my $29k on medical treatment per the law. Any injured worker who sues a Third-Party must use their settlement on medical treatment! I was not advised by miss Sigurdson that this is a law. Unfortunately for me, I had bought a new car and all of my loss of wages as well as my medical treatment was “suspended” by the W/C Administrator. For over five years I was without medical treatment and income because I needed a spinal fusion, surgery for my torn rotator cuff and a complete TMJ joint replacement surgery. I was finally able to file a Hearing with the Department of Industrial Relations Hearings Division and I did get my Workmen’s Comp Claim I suspended when my loss of wages were in the amount that covered the &29k that I had received from the Tort Settlement. Oh, I forgot to mention that immediately after my claim was suspended, Ms Sigurdson sent me a letter that she would not be representing me any further. Her assistant explained to me that it is not “feasible” since my claim was suspended. I did file a complaint with the Nevada Bar Association but quickly learned about how biased and political they are. I was injured in January of 2005 and still continue to fight against the Employer for a settlement.

I hired Kathleen Sigurdson in May 2013 to represent me in what I believed was a pretty easy case; first car in a five car pile-up. Instead, the person handling my case I found out much later, Michael Decker, is not only NOT an attorney, he is not even a paralegal but a legal assistant with no real training; just the experience of a claims adjuster. After almost two years I can't see that Kathleen Sigurdson has done much of anything except collect a check and Michael hadn’t even bothered to find out the limits of liability on the insurance policy of the woman that hit me. He called several people including me screaming and threatening. He tried to tell me who I am allowed to talk to and he represented me “whether I liked it or not”. He represented himself as my attorney to a car salesman right before he threatened the salesman I had consulted on a car purchase and invited him to Kathleen Sigurdson’s office TO FIGHT. Kathleen Sigurdson brought up in one of our first meetings that costs would be deducted from my settlement amount but as my attorney, she would negotiate those for me. Nothing was negotiated. I asked if she had contacted the hospital and she said she had and they refused to negotiate. I don’t believe she contacted anybody. She did, in addition to her percentage, charge me an “administration fee” of $250 and she informed me that was for miscellaneous expenses. Then she charged separately for a copy of the police report, copy fees and online copy fees. She takes very good care of her own pocket… not so much yours. I received a certified letter from Kathleen Sigurdson terminating our business relationship, no reason given, and a lien placed on the settlement amount. You would be much better off representing yourself or hiring someone else.

I hired Ms Sigurdson in 2006. I had been in an automobile accident during the course of employment. Ms Sigurdson was representing me as a Workmen’s Comp attorney. Although she did receive a Third Party Tort Settlement from the other driver’s insurance company for his $100,000 policy coverage, she took $31,600+, Workmen’s Comp Administrator received $40k and I received a whopping $29k. Although I asked her to please find out if the driver had any other type of coverage such as “an umbrella policy” on his personal insurance, this was not done. Immediately after I received my portion of the settlement, I received a letter from the W/C insurance (Third Party Administrator) informing me that I would be held responsible for spending all of my $29k on medical treatment per the law. Any injured worker who sues a Third-Party must use their settlement on medical treatment! I was not advised by miss Sigurdson that this is a law. Unfortunately for me, I had bought a new car and all of my loss of wages as well as my medical treatment was “suspended” by the W/C Administrator. For over five years I was without medical treatment and income because I needed a spinal fusion, surgery for my torn rotator cuff and a complete TMJ joint replacement surgery. I was finally able to file a Hearing with the Department of Industrial Relations Hearings Division and I did get my Workmen’s Comp Claim I suspended when my loss of wages were in the amount that covered the &29k that I had received from the Tort Settlement. Oh, I forgot to mention that immediately after my claim was suspended, Ms Sigurdson sent me a letter that she would not be representing me any further. Her assistant explained to me that it is not “feasible” since my claim was suspended. I did file a complaint with the Nevada Bar Association but quickly learned about how biased and political they are. I was injured in January of 2005 and still continue to fight against the Employer for a settlement.

I hired Kathleen Sigurdson in May 2013 to represent me in what I believed was a pretty easy case; first car in a five car pile-up. Instead, the person handling my case I found out much later, Michael Decker, is not only NOT an attorney, he is not even a paralegal but a legal assistant with no real training; just the experience of a claims adjuster. After almost two years I can't see that Kathleen Sigurdson has done much of anything except collect a check and Michael hadn’t even bothered to find out the limits of liability on the insurance policy of the woman that hit me. He called several people including me screaming and threatening. He tried to tell me who I am allowed to talk to and he represented me “whether I liked it or not”. He represented himself as my attorney to a car salesman right before he threatened the salesman I had consulted on a car purchase and invited him to Kathleen Sigurdson’s office TO FIGHT. Kathleen Sigurdson brought up in one of our first meetings that costs would be deducted from my settlement amount but as my attorney, she would negotiate those for me. Nothing was negotiated. I asked if she had contacted the hospital and she said she had and they refused to negotiate. I don’t believe she contacted anybody. She did, in addition to her percentage, charge me an “administration fee” of $250 and she informed me that was for miscellaneous expenses. Then she charged separately for a copy of the police report, copy fees and online copy fees. She takes very good care of her own pocket… not so much yours. I received a certified letter from Kathleen Sigurdson terminating our business relationship, no reason given, and a lien placed on the settlement amount. You would be much better off representing yourself or hiring someone else.