Attorney Charged With Paying Kickbacks Claims He's Not Competent to Stand Trial

An attorney accused of paying kickbacks to providers who referred workers’ compensation patients to have shockwave procedures performed by a company he owned is asking the U.S. District Court for Southern California to schedule a hearing to determine whether he is mentally competent to stand trial. A 2015 federal grand jury indictment alleges that Lee Mathis paid kickbacks to San Diego chiropractor George Reese for referring comp patients for services provided by Foremost Shockwave Solutions. The Los Angeles company, co-owned by Mathis and Fernando Valdes, allegedly paid Reese $100 for ...