At one time, the practice of workers' compensation law for the employer consisted solely of the defense of the Claim for
Compensation filed by the employee with the Division of Workers' Compensation. However, due to a dramatic increase in
recent years in state and federal legislation dealing with employees, including OSHA, the Americans with Disabilities Act
and the Family and Medical Leave Act, it is mandatory that workers' compensation defense attorneys be able to provide a
full-service approach to the defense of the workers' compensation case. This includes being able to understand that
sometimes a "win" in a workers' compensation case can create a devastating loss or potential loss for the employer with
respect to a pending or potential employment lawsuit. A review of recent reported court cases illustrates that, in many
instances, an employer "won" the workers' compensation case only to suffer a large verdict in a subsequent civil case due
to a tactical decision, which was made in the workers' compensation case. A full-service approach to defending a workers'
compensation case involves having attorneys who are knowledgeable in all aspects of the law, as it may affect the potential
outcome of each case for the employer. Our workers' compensation attorneys have extensive experience in both defending
workers' compensation claims and in defending employment claims. This dual experience insures that our attorneys will
reduce the employer's risk to a minimum in all areas of potential liability.
Our workers' compensation attorneys have extensive experience in handling every type of workers' compensation claim from
the very minor claim up to and including permanent total disability cases. Our attorneys handle cases throughout Eastern
Missouri and are very familiar with the customs, practices and procedures of every Administrative Law Judge in that area.
Our attorneys deal with a large number of physicians and are able to select or recommend the best available physician to
handle either diagnosis and treatment or rating evaluations.
Our workers' compensation attorneys take the approach that workers' compensation cases can be won, and they win a majority
of cases that go to hearing. We take a proactive approach with each individual client to recommend and implement a specific
strategy in each case, which will maximize the result for the client. That approach begins with our willingness to become
involved in a preventative or risk management approach with each client. Generally speaking, that involves being willing
to meet with the client to review various systems that the client has in place to handle workers' compensation cases and
recommending changes or modifications in those systems. This approach will assist the client in minimizing work-related
accidents and maximizing their result should a Claim for Compensation be filed as a result of an accident that occurs in
the work place.
WORKERS' COMPENSATION ATTORNEYS
WORKERS' COMPENSATION PARALEGALS
