Partnership for the Future - Teamsters Local 25

6867_Local25_Fall07.qxp 12/14/07 11:09 AM Page 15Teamsters TV CoversWorkers’ Compensation Local Attorney Explains Rights on the JobOn Thursday November 8, 2007, Teamsters TVbroadcastedasegmentaboutworker’scompensationwith attorney Brian Cloherty, whospecializes in the field.“We were able to secure one of the best worker’scompensation attorneys in the country to give hisviewpoint on our latest broadcast of Teamsters TV,”Local 25 President Sean M. O’Brien said. “BrianCloherty is a city kid from Brighton, Massachusettsand he can really relate to our membership, especiallywhen they hurt themselves at work.”Cloherty is a senior partner in the law firm ofKeches & Mallen. He is a graduate of New EnglandSchool of Law and has been practicing law in the fieldof worker’s compensation for 22 years. Before joiningKeches & Mallen, Cloherty spent three years workingfor Liberty Mutual Insurance Company in the field ofworker’s compensation. He is a member of theMassachusetts Bar and The Massachusetts Academyof Trial Attorneys. He has lectured at many unionseminars on the topic of worker’s compensation and hehas been passionately representing Local 25 membersfor more than 17 years.The members of Teamsters Local 25, day in and dayout, go to work and use their bodies to perform theessential tasks of physically demanding manual labor.“The purpose of the broadcast was to make surethat Teamster members are fully informed of theirrights, should they get hurt at work, which is a commitmentthat Teamsters Local 25 has always adhered to,”Cloherty said. “In fact, it is a stated goal of PresidentO’Brien’s administration to continue to provide thisservice to the membership of Teamsters Local 25.”www.teamsterslocal25.com | FALL 2007 | The SPOKESMAN | 13