Orlando, Florida Workers Compensation Lawyer

As one of only six attorneys in all of Central Florida who are both Board Certified as specialists in Worker’s Compensation and have been voted as a Superlawyer for injured workers by their peers throughout the State, I am in a unique position to assist our hard working men and women in Florida who want to know their legal rights and what they are entitled to after an on-the-job accident. I am an Orlando, Florida workers’ compensation lawyer who has been helping workers and handling trials against employers and corporations as large as Walt Disney World, Delta Airlines, Lockheed Martin and General Motors Corporation for more than 20 years.

Combination Workers’ Compensation and Auto Accident Claims

As a workers’ compensation specialist who has successfully handled Trials of auto accident claims, I have extensive experience assisting individuals who have suffered an on-the-job accident while in a motor vehicle. These cases have unique issues including:

For a combination workers compensation and automobile accident, an injured worker can obtain medical care through either their own automobile insurance company or the insurance carrier for their employer. However, Florida law only allows the opinions of a physician or medical provider authorized by the work comp insurance company to be heard by the judge in the workers’ compensation case. Consequently, a workers’ compensation company will most likely not be responsible for payment of lost wages (also known as indemnity benefits) if the injured worker seeks medical providers through his/her own automobile insurance coverage.

Another unique issue in a work comp/auto accident is the lien provisions of Florida Statute Section 440.39. This Statute allows the workers’ compensation insurance company to force reimbursement of the money that they have paid out for medical care and lost wages from any recovery by the injured worker in his/her automobile accident case. I have negotiated with workers’ compensation insurance companies on many, many occasions to reduce and at times waive (give up) their lien so that my client can obtain much more of the money from their automobile accident case.

If you need an Orlando, Florida workers’ compensation lawyer for a case that involves a motor vehicle accident then it might be in your best interest to hire an attorney who handles both types of cases and is familiar with all issues regarding automobile accident cases as well as worker’s compensation cases, such as myself.

Repetitive Trauma Claims

Another unique area that I handle is repetitive trauma claims. These are more difficult to prove than the straightforward case where a worker falls from a ladder, lifts a heavy item or otherwise has a specific traumatic event. Frequently, workers in Florida are required to perform repetitive activities which result in over-use of their joints, carpal tunnel syndrome or even herniation of a disc in their spine. I have litigated many of these cases on behalf of my clients against companies large and in the Fortune 500 to companies as small as those with three employees.

Contact Orlando, Florida Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Fred Schott

If you want and believe you deserve an Orlando, Florida workers’ compensation lawyer who has successfully completed rigorous testing to earn the title of specialist, who has the extensive Trial experience to personally handle all issues and all litigation in your case, and who does not use any paralegal but instead gives personal attention to your case from start to finish, from the day you walk into the office until the day your case is concluded including performing his own Appeals, then I would be honored to assist you.

I have assisted many, many people here in Central Florida with legal as well as non-legal issues. I believe in giving back to my community as I have been so blessed. Just a few of the activities and organizations I have dedicated my time and energy to include volunteering as a Judge on Teen Court in both Orange and Seminole County, serving as President of the Christian Sharing Center, serving as President of Orlando’s Festival of Orchestras, serving as Vice President of the State-wide Committee writing the Rules for Worker’s Compensation cases, serving as Vice President of the Orange and Osceola County Juvenile Justice Board, and being appointed to one of the Governor’s State-wide Task Forces on Worker’s Compensation. When I ran for Judge many of our community leaders thought highly enough of me and my work to give me their endorsements including our local AFL-CIO, our Firefighters’ unions, and the Fraternal Order of Police. As a father and grandfather of Central Florida residents, I am committed to making our community healthier, safer, and better.

Call me, Fred Schott, an Orlando, Florida workers’ compensation lawyer, for a free consultation. The law office where you can always speak to your lawyer, never having to have questions answered by a paralegal. Thank you and God bless.

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