Meeting with Your Workers Compensation Attorney in St. Petersburg

If you are in St. Petersburg and fighting for fair work-injury compensation, you almost certainly need a worker compensation attorney to pursue this on your behalf.

But throughout Florida as much as in St. Petersburg, worker comp attorneys are more successful with clients who themselves are engaged in the process. This begins with the first meeting, coming with important information relative to your injury and your case, as well as with your own set of questions.

Ask your attorney or his or her support staff in advance what forms you can fill out before your first meeting. In addition, your attorney can move quickly if you bring some or all of the following when you meet:

• Employment information: Provide the official business name of the company you work for, the date of your first day on the job, your salary at the time of the accident, performance reviews or evaluations, and an employee handbook (if available).
• Injury incident: Describe the circumstances around the accident, including what preceded it, and what happened in the immediate aftermath. Include the precise location of the accident and the names of individuals who may have been witnesses to the incident.
• Injury and medical details: By your own description but also supplemented with medical records (if available), indicate the details of your injury, aftereffects (if any), and what your doctors said about your long-term prognosis.
• Medical providers: In chronological order, list where you received medical attention and from whom. Include contact information (phones, addresses) as best you can gather it. Also include any referrals to a specialist in the near future, even if you have yet to see that medical professional.
• Company management: Include the name of the manager or supervisor who was the first notified of the accident. Also, recall if you underwent safety training in advance relative to this location or type of accident.
• Correspondence: If your employer or its insurance company has communicated with you in writing, include both letters and emails or other electronic communications.

You should also come to the first meeting with your own questions. Ask the St. Petersburg workers comp lawyer to explain his or her approach to the case, and how long it might take. Ask if alternative ways of approaching the case are available, and how much time might be required to reach a settlement.

A board certified workers comp attorney in St. Petersburg

Attorney Richard W. Driscoll is among the approximately ten percent of attorneys who are Board Certified by the Florida State bar as a workers compensation specialist. This means Driscoll focuses on changes in the law and what they mean to his clients. He works exclusively for claimants (injured employees) in worker compensation cases.

The Law Offices of Richard W. Driscoll, P.A. works on a contingency fee basis and only collects fees when you win your case. If you think you have a workers compensation case, please call 813-217-5704 today or contact us online for a free initial consultation.