When a job injury costs you your paycheck, your health, and your peace of mind — we fight to make sure the system works the way it's supposed to.
If you were injured while working — whether on a logging site in Clarke County, a paper mill in Monroe County, a shipyard in Mobile, a construction job in Baldwin County, or an 18-wheeler on Highway 84 — Alabama's Workers' Compensation Act entitles you to important benefits. The system is supposed to be no-fault: if you were hurt on the job, you get medical care and wage replacement. In practice, insurance carriers deny claims, delay treatment, push injured workers back to work too soon, and offer settlements that don't come close to what the case is worth.
That's where we come in.
All reasonable and necessary medical care for your work injury — at no cost to you — including surgery, therapy, prescriptions, and mileage for medical travel.
Two-thirds of your average weekly wage, up to the state maximum, while you are unable to work and recovering from your injury.
Additional compensation if the injury causes a lasting impairment — either a scheduled body-member award or, for body-as-a-whole injuries, compensation tied to lost earning capacity.
If you can't return to your prior job, we can pursue benefits connected to your lost earning capacity and retraining.
When a workplace injury leads to a tragic loss, surviving spouses and dependents may be entitled to wage-based death benefits and burial expenses.
Most comp claims eventually resolve through a lump-sum settlement. Getting the right number requires knowing the medical, the wage history, and the carrier.
We've represented workers hurt in nearly every industry that powers South Alabama's economy — timber and logging, paper mills, the Port of Mobile and shipbuilding, oil and chemical plants, construction, trucking and transportation, warehouse and manufacturing, nursing homes and healthcare, and offshore work.
Alabama law requires written notice to your employer within 5 days (and no later than 90). Put it in writing and keep a copy.
Your employer generally selects the authorized treating physician. Go — and follow the doctor's instructions.
Keep copies of work restrictions, mileage, pay stubs, and any written communications about your claim.
Before signing anything — especially a settlement — get an honest, free evaluation from an attorney.
No upfront fee. Workers' compensation fees in Alabama are regulated by statute and paid out of your recovery — typically 15% of most benefits obtained. The consultation is always free.
Generally, your employer or its insurance carrier selects the authorized treating physician. If you're dissatisfied with the authorized doctor, the law allows you to request a change from a panel of four. We can help you navigate that process correctly.
It is unlawful to retaliate against an employee for filing a legitimate workers' compensation claim in Alabama. If you believe you've been fired because you got hurt at work, call us — you may have an additional claim.
You generally have two years from the date of injury (or from the last benefit paid) to file a civil action in court. Notice to the employer is required much sooner. Don't wait — deadlines are strict.
Getting checks is a good sign — but it doesn't mean you're being offered everything the law provides. Permanent impairment, settlement value, and future medical issues are routinely undervalued. A free review costs you nothing.
Denials are common — and often reversed. Carriers deny claims over "pre-existing conditions," notice issues, or disputes about whether the injury arose out of and in the course of employment. Many of these denials can be challenged successfully.
Free, confidential consultation. No fee unless we win.