U.S. Planning on Long Term Commitment in Afghanistan

Based on the “uneven” performance of its security forces, Army General John Campbell believes that Afghanistan will require extensive support until “at least” 2024 because that is the earliest time that the Afghan government could cover the estimated $4.1 billion annual price tag for security services. The outgoing commander of all U.S. forces in that theater of operations made the …

Continuing U.S. Troop Presence In Iraq

A recent U.S. Marine KIA in Makhmur revealed to the world what many people already knew: There are combat troops in the war-torn country far above the ceiling imposed by the Obama Administration. Staff Sergeant Louis F. Cardin, of Temecula, California, was killed in an ISIS rocket attack at a remote firebase that had been fully operational for less than …

Brain Injury Recovery is Unique to Each Patient

The individualized functions of each person’s brain, along with the organ’s inherent ability to disguise injury to itself, makes head injuries among the most difficult wounds to diagnose among injured contractors. According to Dr. Heechin Chae, director of the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) satellite office at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, a broken ankle is a broken ankle. That injury …

Becoming A Private Overseas Contractor

If you are considering a job as an overseas contractor, whether as a brief change of pace or as a permanent career path, there are hundreds of positions and dozens of locales to choose from. If you are injured while working as an overseas contractor, there is usually only one way to obtain cash benefits, and that is through the …

May 2016 Newsletter

Community Involvement The First Quarter of 2016 has been a busy time for the attorneys and staff at Barnett, Lerner, Karsen & Frankel, P.A.!  The firm is very interested in giving back to the community and supporting local charities and events.  In January 2016 the firm participated in the Miami Design Preservation League’s annual Art Deco Weekend in South Beach, …