Justin L. Lawrence, PSC

Worker's Compensation

Like Personal Injury cases, Worker's Compensation cases occur whenever you are injured by the negligence of another. However, Worker's Compensation cases arise only when you are on the job while you are injured. Worker's Compensation has a very different set of laws than Personal Injury does, and not all firms work in both areas. This firm works both kinds of cases regularly.

Worker's Compensation cases include automobile accidents, slip-and-falls, accidents with machinery and heavy equipment, and really any scenario where one party has been physically injured due to another's actions. In the past, this firm has dealt with a wide range of injuries, including deaths, amputations, crushings, closed head injuries, spine and back injuries, joint and orthopedic injuries, and soft tissue injuries. We handle Worker's Compensation cases only in Kentucky.

By law, all Worker's Compensation cases are paid for by contingency fee, meaning that you do not have to pay expenses or attorney's fees up front. If money is recovered, the case expenses and attorney's fees will be taken out of the settlement or judgment. Attorney's fees are set by statute, and all fees and expenses must be approved by an Administrative Law Judge before they are paid to the attorney.

It is important to get a lawyer for these types of cases, because the insurance adjuster's used by Worker's Compensation insurers are only very lightly regulated by law (unlike the lawyers), and have been known to use a wide range of tactics to their advantage when dealing with injured parties. Many injured workers don't realize they have a right to a hearing in front of a judge, nor do they know how to calculate the award they should receive. A skilled attorney can solve these problems.

This firm has years of experience in litigating Worker's Compensation cases, and examples of our work can be found on this website. When you call, you will get a free, face-to-face, confidential interview with Justin Lawrence, and an honest evaluation of your chances of success.

Examples of Our Work

• When a car crashed into a full school bus, Justin Lawrence represented the school bus driver for her injuries and successfully recovered from both Worker's Compensation and from the other driver.
• A box fell from fifty feet in the air to land on the head of a warehouse worker. Justin Lawrence represented the worker and successfully recovered Worker's Compensation benefits.
• A man working on stilts at a construction site fell, breaking his kneecap. Justin Lawrence successfully recovered Worker's Compensation benefits for him, and forced Worker's Compensation to pay his future medical bills.