Is it right to have your Workers Comp Attorney also repreesent you
in a Personal Injury Case?
Friday, April 29, 2011
By WcrAdmin
Would it be a conflict of interest?
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3 Responses to “Is it right to have your Workers Comp Attorney also repreesent you
in a Personal Injury Case?”
Workers Compensation and Personal Injury are similar areas of practice and it is certainly likely that your attorney handles both types of case that you have. Based on the information you have provided, I don’t see why there would be a conflict of interest.
There is no reason a good WC atty couldn’t handle the PI/3rd party
case too. Many PI attys don’t care about the comp atty, and fail to
protect their fee structure. And, when the PI case settles out, and
they all do, the WC claim doesn’t necessarily have to. The medical
and wage replacement in the WC claim continue as long as there is
disability, or statutory cap. The money you receive in the 3rd
party case will first go to atty fees, costs then to your
employer/WC carrier. Don’t expect much money for you, regardless of
the number of attys you have.
“Right”? It’s up to you.
Workers Compensation and Personal Injury are similar areas of practice and it is certainly likely that your attorney handles both types of case that you have. Based on the information you have provided, I don’t see why there would be a conflict of interest.
Good luck!
Bryce Angell
The Angell Law Firm
3455 Peachtree Rd NE
5th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30326
http://www.georgiainjurylawyer.com
(770) 217-4954
There is no reason a good WC atty couldn’t handle the PI/3rd party
case too. Many PI attys don’t care about the comp atty, and fail to
protect their fee structure. And, when the PI case settles out, and
they all do, the WC claim doesn’t necessarily have to. The medical
and wage replacement in the WC claim continue as long as there is
disability, or statutory cap. The money you receive in the 3rd
party case will first go to atty fees, costs then to your
employer/WC carrier. Don’t expect much money for you, regardless of
the number of attys you have.