What Our Clients Are Saying?
Why Hire A Workers Compensation Lawyer?
Maximum Compensation You Deserve
A Workers’ compensation lawyer can make sure that an injured worker receives the maximum amount of compensation allowed by the state.
Medical Attention You Need
Workers compensation lawyers can assist an injured worker in getting timely medical treatment and payment of medical bills.
Defend Your Rights
If your workers compensation claim has been denied, or you’re not satisfied with the medical care you’re receiving, or you feel your case has been undervalued, you deserve your day in court! Abdo & O'Brien can ensure your voice is heard
Protect Your Livelihood
You are working “light duty” because of restrictions from your injury and are being paid less. Abdo & O’Brien can work to get you additional Reduced Earnings compensation from the carrier to help make up part of the difference.
Safeguard Your Payments
Your workers’ compensation payments have been suspended or reduced based on the opinion of the carrier’s doctor. Abdo & O’Brien can ensure that your doctor’s opinion is being taken into consideration.
Stand Up For You
The worker’s compensation carrier is not responding to your questions. Abdo & O’Brien will make them respond or will request that a Workers’ Compensation hearing be scheduled to litigate the issue in front a judge.
Who We Can Help?
Injured in a Workplace "Accident"
Defending Workers Rights
“Accidents” are the most common type of workplace injury and require very little explanation. A case can be established for workplace injuries that happened during a specific incident, such as while lifting, pushing, pulling or during a fall.
Injuries from an “Occupational Disease”
Injuries don’t always happen all at once
Sometimes injures happen over a longer period of time and are caused by the specific type of work that a person does. For example, a construction worker may develop a shoulder or a back problem caused by repetitively lifting or bending while at work. Alternatively, an electrician, mechanic or office worker may develop problems with their arms, wrists or hands caused by repetitively using tools and/ or moving items. These types of injuries are referred to as “occupational diseases”
Volunteer Firefighters and Ambulance Workers
Protecting First Responders
Workers’ compensation benefits are available to active volunteer members of a fire company of a county, city, town, village or fire district who are injured in the line of duty. Additionally, many New York State volunteer ambulance workers are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. If you are an active volunteer member of an ambulance company and are injured in the line of duty, you likely have workers’ compensation coverage available to you.
Workplace Injuries That Result in Death
Workers Rights Extend to the Whole Family
As horrible as it is, some injured workers do not survive their Accident or Occupational Disease. In these situations, a workers’ compensation case may be pursued on behalf of the surviving spouse, minor children or on behalf of the injured worker’s estate.
In January of 2019, attorney Michael J. O’Brien, one of the most respected workers’ compensation attorneys in New York State, and I merged our firms to provide truly exceptional experience for our clients. Michael J. O’Brien has since retired, however the law firm continues to take on the representation of those whom we believe are most in need and prides ourselves on providing exceptional representation to injured workers all across Central and Northern New York.
