Workers Compensation Attorney in St. Louis, Missouri

Law Office of James M. Hoffmann

2001 South Hanley Road
Suite 325
St. Louis, Missouri 63144
USA

(314) 361-4300 or (888) 872-6795

(314) 361-4306

www.hoffmannworkcomp.com

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At the Law Office of James M. Hoffmann, located in St. Louis, Missouri and practicing throughout the State of Missouri, we exclusively work in the area of workers compensation and personal injury. When we take your case, we make recovering benefits for you our priority, and we put decades of experience, a proven record of success and a client focused approach behind your workers compensation or personal injury case.

When you hire our law firm for your case you get:

• Over 20 years of workers compensation and personal injury experience
• An attorney who concentrates his practice in workers compensation and personal injury
• A proven record of service and support
• An attorney who is recommended and endorsed by previous clients
• An attorney that truly understands all areas of workers compensation and personal injury
• Personalized attention

At the Law Office of James M. Hoffmann, our attorneys will work with you, regardless of where you are in the process. Attorney James M. Hoffmann has spent a majority of his 15-year legal career dedicated to protecting the rights of injured workers.

When injured, you need answers and money quickly. You have bills to pay, a family to take care of, and a job to go back to. We will strive to resolve your claim quickly. Before leaving our firm after your first appointment, we will fully explain the legal process to you and will contact the insurance company. The majority of our workers’ compensation claims are well underway within the twenty-four hours.

Our attorney, James M. Hoffmann, works with employees from a wide range of industries to pursue the right benefits or to appeal a denial of your injury claim. We can help you access Missouri’s Second Injury Fund if you had a pre-existing injury or disability prior to your new injury.

The Missouri Workers Compensation system is not your friend. We can help you take the steps necessary to protect our rights and recover payment for lost wages, medical care for your injuries, or a settlement for permanent partial disability or permanent total disability should you not be able to return to work.

Year this Office was Established: 1993

Languages: English

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Third Party Negligence Claims; Medical Care; Payment for Lost Wages; Temporary Total Disability; Permanent Partial Disability; Permanent Total Disability; Second Injury Fund Claim.

Practice Areas Description

The Law Office of James M. Hoffmann provides legal help on the following:

- Workers' Compensation

US employers and their employees rely on our dependable workers compensation system to resolve disputes about vocational injuries and disease and to provide for related worker needs. Workers compensation benefits are commonly awarded for work-related injury, illness and death, helping to meet the needs of injured workers and their families even when faced with overwhelming situations. In practice for over 15 years, Attorney James M. Hoffmann possesses extensive knowledge of work injuries and the workers comp system. He can assemble your initial claim for the best chance of approval for the injured worker to get you the proper medical care from the beginning. He will refer you to trusted, independent doctors and obtain qualified medical reports to get the insurance company, of if they still refuse, the administrative law judge, to cover your treatment.

- Workplace Injuries

Employees can suffer all kinds of injuries while working. In Mr. Hoffmann's 15 plus years of practicing workers compensation law, he has represented clients who have suffered all types of work-related injuries, from head, back and neck injuries to foot injuries. We explain the workers comp process to clients and can get involved at any state: initial application, resubmitting claims to insurance companies, or appealing a case to an administrative law judge or a higher court. Mr. Hoffmann has a broad knowledge of all types of work-related injuries and what your claim for disability or permanent injury is probably worth.

- Workers' Compensation Benefits

You do not have to be involved in a terrible accident to claim workers compensation benefits. Your injury could be a severe back strain from lifting a heavy object, a cumulative injury from repetitive tasks or an illness related to chemical exposure. At the Law Office of James M. Hoffmann, we will always take the time to explain the entire work comp process. We will help clients file the initial claim and represent them at all subsequent hearings. Together, we will work to secure the full benefits you deserve.

* Medical Care to Treat the Work Injury

This benefit includes all costs for authorized medical testing and treatment, prescriptions and medical devices. There are no deductibles or co-pays.

* Payment for Lost Wages

You may be eligible for temporary wage compensation in the form of a weekly check until the doctor says you are able to return to any form of work and not merely the job you were doing at the time of the accident. You may also be eligible for benefits if you return to work on light duty at less than full pay.

* Temporary Total Disability Benefits

If the treating doctor certifies that you are unable to work, you should be entitled to temporary total disability benefits under the Missouri Workers Compensation Law when you are off work.

* Permanent Partial Disability Benefits

If you are unable to return to work after your injury, you may be entitled to a settlement or payment for your permanent partial disability if you have permanent disability as a result of a covered accident or injury.

* Permanent Total Disability Benefits

If you are permanently and totally disabled from all types of employment, you may qualify for permanent total disability benefits under the Missouri Workers Compensation Law.

* Second Injury Fund Claims

The Second Injury Fund is designed to compensate an injured employee when a current work related injury combines with a prior disability to create an increased combined disability.

* Death Benefits

If the work injury or disease results in death, the workers' dependents may be entitled to a weekly check. The right to workers compensation death benefits is usually created by state laws and details of the program vary among the states.

* Third Party Claims

If you are injured on the job, you have an absolute right to workers compensation benefits. Workers Comp will not compensate you fully for your losses. However, you may also be able to get full compensation by pursuing a third party claim - a personal injury claim against someone other than your employer.

* Social Security Claims

Seriously injured workers should also consider applying for social security disability insurance or supplemental security income benefits and possibly disability retirement.