Many injured workers asked the question, why hire a work comp lawyer? There are many reasons to hire a workers compensation attorney however I’ll try to summarize the most important benefits to hiring a work injury lawyer.
The workers compensation insurance company will have a work injury attorney assigned to defend them against you and your work comp claim. Their workers compensation adjusters and work injury lawyers are highly experienced and will generally circles around you. An experienced workers compensation lawyer who only represents injured workers can make sure you are being treated fairly and receive the work comp benefits you deserve if you have been injured on the job.
A local and experienced workers compensation attorney can assist you with selecting the right work injury doctor, negotiate with the work comp insurance company and represent you at the Workers Compensation Appeals Board. Most workers compensation cases settle before trial, and an experienced work injury attorney can get you the work comp settlement you deserve. If your case goes go to trial, you are going to want a workers compensation attorney familiar with that court with years of workers compensation trial experience. Representing yourself is not recommended unless you have years of workers compensation experience and knowledge.
Hiring an experienced workers compensation attorney is cheap. A personal injury attorney will charge anywhere from 33% to 50% of your final accident settlement. Worker’s Compensation lawyers generally work for a 15% fee of your final work comp settlement. Because of the workers compensation attorneys years of knowledge and work injury experience, the work injury lawyer generally pays for himself or herself by the value they bring to the work comp case. If you’re workers compensation claim is denied, a work injury attorney can definitely help you.
A reputable and local workers compensation lawyer will be familiar with your regional Workers Compensation Appeals Board and their judges. The Workers Compensation Appeals Board is the court where you’re workers compensation case will be heard. The work injury lawyer will save you from the work comp paperwork nightmare which is part of the workers compensation system. You will no longer have to deal with a workers compensation insurance company as your work injury attorney will take over that task for you. You will not have to deal with work comp carrier any longer. If you have suffered a work injury, you already have enough to worry about. Your work injury lawyer can also help you obtain benefits if you are unable to work as a result of your work comp injury. Those benefits may be in the form of temporary disability from the workers compensation insurance company or in the form of state disability payments in your workers compensation claim is denied.
Hiring the right local experienced Worker’s Compensation attorney, preferably a member of the California Applicant Attorneys Association, can help you navigate your workers compensation case from beginning to end for the best possible outcome for you.
