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Why do I need a Lawyer?
After an injury, your medical treatment is
supervised by the Chief Medical Officer, your case is
investigated by the Claims Department, the Operations Department
gives access to witnesses, the Superintendent's Office compels
the witnesses to cooperate and the Legal Department sets the
overall strategy.
The longer you are
in a claim agent's hands, the more opportunity the railroad is
given for building a defense. As time goes by, memories of
witnesses fade, conditions of the yard and equipment change, and
photographic opportunities diminish.
The "nurse consultant" and "vocational
rehabilitation counselor" are railroad employees with full
allegiance to the railroad and none to you. You are
contacted over and over and then you began to realize that a
team of specialists is working as a unit. Your must have
wondered "Are they working for me or against me?"
At this point, you need a friend with the
legal knowledge and experience to support you. Please
don't wait! Once the railroad gets control of your case
it's harder for you to win!
Legal Fees and
Costs
Our fees are 25% of the
recovery on injury cases, slightly higher on industrial disease
cases. Our firm does not "run up" the costs of litigation,
and our former clients will attest to this fact.
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