The expertise of lawyers practicing in the area of workers’ compensation has been a concern for many years, according to John Bagnato, the chair of the certification committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Association workers’ compensation law section.

“I was approached by one of the senior labor leaders in this state, asking if there was some way to restrict the practice of workers’ compensation law so their members are compensated, so their members would be well-represented in these litigation matters,” Bagnato said in a recent interview.