Personal Injury Lawyers & Workers Compensation Lawyers in Houston, Texas

What We Will Do To Help You Today

If you are suffering from a job related injury or disease we can help you with your Workers’ Compensation claim, Jones Act claim, Longshore Harbor Workers’ claim, Defense Base Act claim and or any other job related claim. We can help you protect your job or sue an employer who fires you because of your job injury.

We will make sure that your checks are the correct amount (most checks are not enough), protect your job or sue an employer who fires you because of your job injury, and help you locate the right doctor who is not under the thumb of an employer or insurance company. We will work with your doctor to help him understand the law so that you can get the highest possible impairment rating so that you receive a fair amount of money for your injury.

If your injury is serious you may be entitled to disability benefits of which you may not be aware and employers may not fully inform you of every benefit that you deserve. In addition to any employer duty to provide long term disability you probably will be entitled to Social Security Disability income, even if you have only paid income taxes for a short period of time.

We will carefully scrutinize your accident to determine if you have any other claims against third party companies or individuals. Most workers are surprised at who else may share fault in causes of accidents. A third party case is any case against another company or individual other than your employer. Examples of potential third parties include, someone who causes an accident who is not employed by your company or someone who manufacturers faulty machinery, tools or equipment that contributes to your injury. Many other types of third party cases include failure to warn cases and faulty designs for everything mechanical. Do not try to guess whether you have a third party because there are too many possibilities that you would never imagine. Tell us what happened and we will quickly tell you if you have a third party claim. It’s free, quick and easy. It’s better to ask even if you think you are sure that you don’t have a third party claim.

Workers’ Compensation Lawyer

If you have a Workers’ Compensation claim you should talk to a Workers’ Compensation Lawyer as soon as possible, even if you think you do not need a Workers’ Compensation Lawyer. The reason is simple; there a many things you need to know about the law, the rules, the benefits and your legal rights. Even if you decide not to hire a lawyer you still need to know some things that your employer, the insurance adjuster, your doctor or you friends may tell you. First of all you to realize that you are getting one-sided information from people who are not necessarily looking out after your interest and some people do not know what they are talking about. There’s nothing wrong with at least talking to lawyer and lawyers will give you free advice even before you hire them. Lawyers like to talk about the law and they are smart enough to realize that giving you free advice may lead you to choose them if and when you decided to hire a lawyer.

Personal Injury Lawyer

Each personal injury lawyer with our firm is committed to helping individuals like you, not companies. We all come from working families and are dedicated to protecting people against corporations who only think about profit and the bottom line. The motto of corporations is, “its business, not personal.” Our lawyers see it the other way, that is, “It’s always personal.” When we our clients we get to know them and it’s hardly a surprise that we want to help them. Insurance companies may act like they are your friend but they are not your friend when it comes to paying you a fair amount of money for your injury. You should at least talk to a personal injury lawyer before you sign a release with the insurance company because after you do it’s too late to change your mind. Too many times people call us after they have sign a release and find out that they have been cheated out of very significant amounts of money. If this happens to you, it will stay with you for the rest of your life. Don’t let insurance companies take advantage of you like that.

Jones Act Lawyer

Many times injured workers think they have workers’ compensation claim when, in fact, they have a Jones Act claim. A number of people, who call us with questions about workers’ compensation, find out that they actually have a Jones Act claim or some other claim that falls under other laws. Regardless of what people tell you it is important for you to understand the differences in benefits if you have a Jones Act claim versus a workers’ compensation claim. Our Jones Act lawyers can quickly tell you, at no cost or obligation to you, which law is the right law with the best benefits. Some employers will tell you that your case falls under the law which is best for them, not for you. Our lawyers are experienced in all types of job injury law and that’s a big deal because they can tell you which one is right for you. For example, Jones Act claims pay significantly more to injured workers than workers’ comp law.

Wrongful Termination Lawyer

When a worker is injured on the job an employer tends to look at them as “the enemy” from that point forward. The reason for this is that employers are very unhappy that an employee has made a claim against their insurance and do not like the fact that the claim could cause their insurance premiums to go up. Because of this reality, hiring a wrongful termination lawyer before you are fired will give your employer second thoughts about firing you in the first place because they know that if they violate your rights that your lawyer will sue them. Second, if they do fire you, we will sue them for significant damages. If you have any concerns about the security of your job after an on the job injury, you should contact a wrongful termination lawyer.

Third Party Claims Lawyer

A third party claim is any possible claim against an individual or company, other than your employer and its employees. Examples of this are defective products cases against manufacturers of defective equipment, vehicle related claims and medical malpractice. Non-lawyers seldom are able to determine if they have a third party claim and it is necessary for you to explain the facts of your injury and accident to a third party claims lawyer with job injury experience. You will almost never know if you have a third claim without at least speaking to lawyer and there is no good reason why you shouldn’t at least talk to a third party claims lawyer about your accident. If you do have a third party claim your employer will benefit from another party paying some of the cost of your medical bills and money benefits. Employers have been known to completely change their attitude about injured workers when they find out that their claim isn’t going to cost them that much.

Auto Accident Lawyer

If you do not hire an Auto Accident Lawyer the insurance company will almost never pay you a fair settlement for your injury. When an insurance adjuster makes you a settlement offer, it’s just their first offer and many people never realize that. Also, non-lawyers do not know the law or what types legal damages that the insurance company owes you. Insurance companies never explain all of the legal damages to people who are injured by their insureds. There are more than 15 distinct and different legal damages including pain and suffering, mental anguish, loss of consortium, loss of services, disability, impairment, medical bills, both past and present medical bills, scarring, psychological, and many others. If the insurance company hasn’t told you about all of your legal damages, they are doing so because it is not in their interest to be truthful to you. You need an Auto Accident lawyer to tell you about your legal damages and give you an estimate of the true and fair value of your case, according to the law.

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