Practice Areas

Workers' Compensation

Injuries sustained at work are common and often have life long effects. As with any injury, there is uncertainty about the injured person's future health and earnings potential. Workers' Compensation provides significant protection for employees, but the law is complicated and often employees do not receive the benefits due to them.

Workers' compensation provides employees with multiple benefits: medical treatment up to & including surgery where indicated, money while unable to work, & monetary benefits for permanent injuries. Along the way, decision regarding medical care, job offers and suitable work-place accommodations can impact each employee's ultimate recovery and their ability to move on with their life following their recovery.

Additionally, if the severity of the injury makes it impossible to return to the old job, we can make certain that vocational rehabilitation benefits are provided as well.

Our firm represents people in all phases of their Workers' Compensation claims. Our representation covers every stage of the claim, from the beginning at the administrative level to the Court of Appeals Court, if necessary. We have experience representing a diverse range of employees from all kinds of businesses and corporations, as well as municipal, state and city governmental entities.

Specific areas of experience include:

• Physical Injuries
• Psychiatric-Only and Stress-Related Work Injuries
• Medical Care Choice Disputes
• Vocational and Case Manager Disputes and Changes
• Alternative Modified Work
• Temporary and Permanent Disability Litigation

Personal Injury & Wrongful Death

We represent individuals and the families of individuals who have been seriously injured or killed as a result of the wrongful conduct of others.

Plaintiff personal injury and wrongful death cases can be difficult. We understand how insurance companies and lawyers on the other side think. Insurance companies are interested in minimizing their exposure when a serious injury or death has occurred. They hire attorneys whose job it is to aggressively undermine each aspect of your claim. We know their tactics and we do our best to protect the rights, health and safety of our clients. We take on each case on as if it will proceed to trial and we will take a case all the way to jury verdict if that is what is necessary to produce the best possible result.

Our extensive experience in plaintiff personal injury litigation includes:

• Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle Accidents
• Premises Liability and Slip And Falls