How to Choose the Right Workers’ Compensation Lawyer

After suffering a serious injury at work, injury victims often face the unknown. How serious is the injury? How long will recovery take? Will I be able to return to work in my previous capacity, or at all? And what about employer retaliation if I file a workers’ compensation claim? Fortunately, no one has to face the unknown alone when it comes to filing a complex workers’ compensation claim. The right St. Louis workers’ compensation attorney in Missouri helps streamline the claim process, ensures meticulous paperwork and prompt filing, and represents you at your hearing armed with compelling evidence of your injury and its temporary or permanent impact on your ability to work. What should you look for when choosing the right attorney for your workers’ compensation claim?

Experience, Reputation, and Results

A successful Missouri workplace injury claim requires the careful handling of an attorney with experience in this specific area—not just any personal injury lawyer, but one with a strong track record of success in workers’ compensation claims. Look for a lawyer with extensive experience in Missouri workers’ compensation claims. Read reviews and client testimonials, and look for a history of satisfied clients in claims similar to your own. Seek an attorney with a notable success rate in proving work-related injuries through medical reports, medical expert witnesses, eyewitnesses, and photo/video evidence.

Free Consultations and Contingency-Based Payment

Look for a law firm that’s financially stable. Successful injury attorneys do not charge upfront fees, but instead offer free case consultations and only charge their fees after they secure your compensation so you only pay them if and when they succeed in your case. A financially stable law office won’t quickly accept a low settlement so they receive payment faster, but instead, willingly negotiates for the highest possible settlement amount available to you based on your level of disability and average pay.

An Informative Website

Although you shouldn’t judge an attorney on their website alone, one that offers plenty of informative blog posts on injury law, helpful tips to advance your case, articles on related subjects, lists of notable recent results, and the firm’s accolades and awards often indicates an attorney who is proud of their work and confident in taking on their client’s cases.

An Attorney Who Believes in Open Communication and Honesty From the Initial Consultation

Choose a workers’ compensation attorney who’s willing to speak openly during your consultation and is upfront about details such as whether they will represent you themselves or pass your case to a partner. If someone else at the firm will ultimately handle your case, it’s fair to ask to speak to that attorney as well as the lead or founding attorney. Ask your lawyer about how they prefer to communicate, whether in person, through emails, through text messages, or in Zoom meetings, and ask them how often they plan to inform you of your case’s progress or include you in key decisions.

A Confident, Compassionate Demeanor

Finally, it’s important to have a good rapport with the attorney representing you in your Missouri workers’ compensation claim. Look for a lawyer who is friendly, concerned, and confident in their ability to manage your case with the best possible outcome.

How Can an Attorney From The Floyd Law Firm Help?

At The Floyd Law Firm, we have extensive experience navigating even the most complex workers’ compensation cases for clients with temporary or permanent disability. Call our Missouri law office today so we can quickly take action on your Missouri workers’ compensation claim so you obtain the financial relief you deserve after a workplace injury.