Darwin Reappointed as Texas Injured Employee Public Counsel

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has reappointed Norman Darwin of Benbrook as the state’s Injured Employee Public Counsel for a term to expire Feb. 1, 2013.

The public counsel helps injured employees in the workers’ compensation system, oversees the ombudsman program and advocates on behalf of injured employees to ensure balance and fairness for all in the system.

Darwin is a former attorney in private practice. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and Tarrant County Bar Association, a past member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and past director emeritus of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. He is also president of the Fort Worth Rotary Club. He served in the U.S. Army.

Darwin’s appointment is subject to Senate confirmation.