Attorney Jim Garver is certified as a specialist in the practice of workers’ compensation law by the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Section on Workers’ Compensation Law. He has also been voted for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^® since 2013, an honor based on rigorous peer review. He also made the list of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers^®, an honor awarded to the top five percent of state-wide lawyers, since 2014.

Attorney Garver was named the "Favorite Hometown Attorney" by The Altoona Mirror in 2020.

Before joining Edgar Snyder & Associates, he worked for a work comp defense firm. This past experience means Attorney Garver knows what to expect during his clients' cases every step of the way. He makes sure his clients don't have to navigate any part of the workers' compensation or Social Security disability systems on their own. His job is to make sure all of your bases are covered so you don't have to.

Attorney Garver represents clients in cases involving:

• Workers Compensation, including obtaining and retaining work comp benefits
• Social Security Disability claims

Attorney Garver was born and raised in Blair County, Pennsylvania.  He has represented pro bono plaintiffs in Protection from Abuse hearings through the Neighborhood Legal Services Association. He is a supporter of Claysburg-Kimmel School District athletics and coached girls’ basketball at the school for seven years.