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title: James (“Jim”) G. Butler
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# James (“Jim”) G. Butler

James (“Jim”) G. Butler, senior trial counsel, co-manages the *Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC* (“RLS”) Workers’ Compensation team in Northern and Central California. Jim has exceptional knowledge in the field of workers’ compensation. He has a proven track record of successfully handling cases of career-ending injuries in workers’ compensation and third-party crossover cases.

### Articles written by this author:

[![The intersection of civil torts and workers’ comp](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Butler-istock-819289984_8fd0d1ee924aab84607ef1c17953ce7f.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january/the-intersection-of-civil-torts-and-workers-comp "The intersection of civil torts and workers’ comp")

## [The intersection of civil torts and workers’ comp](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january/the-intersection-of-civil-torts-and-workers-comp "The intersection of civil torts and workers’ comp")

Counsel must work together to protect WC benefits while maximizing the civil award

[James (“Jim”) G. Butler](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/james-jim-g-butler "James (“Jim”) G. Butler")
[Ramona Atanacio](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ramona-atanacio "Ramona Atanacio")

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