Practice Areas
- Personal Injury Law for Tidewater Virginia and Virginia Beach
- Truck and Tractor Trailer Accidents
- Nationwide FELA Representation for Railroaders
- Legal Help in Virginia for Burn Survivors
- Slips and Falls
- Brain Injury
- Amputation & Dismemberment Injuries
- Arm & Shoulder Injuries
- Pedestrian and Bicycling Injuries
- Ankle and Knee Injuries
Q: Do I really need an attorney? The claim agent says the company will be fair, and if I handle my own claim I'll save money doing so.
A: There are plenty of nice people out there who are railroad claim agents, but you have to understand that claim agents work for the railroad company, and not for you, and a claim agent's job is to save the company as much money as possible, and pay you as little as possible when you are injured. That's what claim agents are hired and trained to do. And they're good at it, too. As soon as you are injured, the claims department and the rest of the railroad swings into action, sometimes even while you are still in the hospital being treated, and it starts gathering statements, taking photographs, gathering medical records, and other evidence to hurt or defeat your claim. The claim agent isn't gathering information and taking pictures to help you, the claim agent is doing his job of trying to save the company money by making your claim look bad even if its not. Sure, you can be penny-wise and dollar-foolish and try to handle your claim against the railroad company without the help of a lawyer. But can you really afford to? To make sure that you get everything the FELA says you are entitled to, what the law says you are entitled to, you need a lawyer and one that is experienced in the FELA and dealing with the railroad companies. Look at it this way: When it comes to something as important as you, your livelihood, your family, and your well-being, can you really afford to place yourself in the hands of the railroad's claim agent to do what is right for you?
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Joseph Perez Attorney and Counselor at Law
4525 South Boulevard
Suite 300
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Phone: 757.626.0292
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Questions
Common Railroad Injury Questions
- What if I was also at fault for my injury, am I out of luck?
- What do I have to prove under the FELA in order to be compensated?
- If I'm injured on the job, what do I recover?