About Us
California Workers’ Compensation Experience When It Matters Most
We Bring Experienced Workers’ Compensation Attorneys Together for Injured Californians
Getting hurt at work can change your life in an instant — or, in some cases, slowly over the course of an entire career.
Suddenly, you may be dealing with doctors, insurance adjusters, missed work, medical bills, pain, uncertainty about your future, and a workers’ compensation system that can be difficult to understand.
You shouldn’t have to navigate that system alone.
Workers Compensation Attorney Group was created to connect injured workers with experienced California workers’ compensation attorneys who know how to stand up to employers and insurance companies and fight for the benefits injured workers are entitled to receive.
Our participating attorneys bring decades of experience to the people they represent, with more than 100 years of combined experience and more than $1 billion in benefits recovered for clients.
But numbers only tell part of the story.
What matters most is what happens when someone needs help.
Workers’ Compensation Is What We Do
Workers’ compensation is different from ordinary personal injury law.
California has its own system of laws, doctors, medical evaluations, insurance procedures, deadlines, disability ratings, benefits, settlements, and courts. Insurance companies deal with this system every day.
Most injured workers don’t.
That difference in experience can put an injured worker at a serious disadvantage.
The attorneys participating in Workers Compensation Attorney Group understand California’s workers’ compensation system and handle claims involving everything from relatively straightforward workplace injuries to complicated, disputed and denied cases.
That includes injuries involving the:
- Back and neck
- Shoulders and arms
- Hands and wrists
- Hips and knees
- Ankles and feet
- Head and brain
- Hearing
- Internal organs
- Psychological and stress-related conditions
- Repetitive and cumulative trauma
We also assist with catastrophic workplace injuries and work-related deaths.
Our goal is straightforward: protect your rights, deal with the insurance company, and pursue every workers’ compensation benefit available under California law.
Specialized Representation for Unique Careers
Not every workers’ compensation case is the same.
Some occupations expose people to risks most workers will never experience. Others have special protections under California law because of the physical and psychological demands of the job.
That is why Workers Compensation Attorney Group has developed a particular focus on several groups of workers whose claims can require specialized knowledge.
Professional Athletes
Professional athletes can spend years putting extraordinary stress on their bodies.
Thousands of practices, games, hits, tackles, throws, jumps, collisions and repetitive movements can eventually result in serious orthopedic and other medical conditions.
And the effects don’t necessarily end when the career does.
California workers’ compensation law may provide benefits for qualifying cumulative trauma injuries suffered during a professional athletic career — even when an athlete has already retired.
Depending on the circumstances, athletes who played for teams outside California may also have potential California claims.
Our participating attorneys evaluate professional playing history, employment, injuries and California jurisdiction to determine what rights a current or former professional athlete may have.
Your playing career may be over. Your rights may not be.
Firefighters
Firefighters spend their careers running toward situations everyone else is trying to escape.
That service can take an enormous toll.
California law recognizes the unique occupational risks firefighters face and provides special workers’ compensation protections for certain qualifying conditions.
Claims can involve cancer, heart conditions, respiratory illnesses, orthopedic injuries, PTSD and other conditions associated with years of firefighting service.
These cases can involve important legal presumptions and benefits that differ from an ordinary workers’ compensation claim.
And retirement does not necessarily eliminate those rights.
Current and retired firefighters may have workers’ compensation benefits available for qualifying conditions connected to their years of service.
Our participating attorneys understand these specialized claims and work to make sure firefighters receive the protections California law provides.
Police Officers & Peace Officers
A career in law enforcement can leave injuries that aren’t always visible on the day they occur.
Years of wearing heavy equipment, driving patrol vehicles, running, physical confrontations, traumatic incidents, repetitive stress and dangerous working conditions can contribute to significant medical problems.
California provides qualifying peace officers with special workers’ compensation protections for certain occupational injuries and illnesses.
Those protections can potentially involve heart conditions, orthopedic injuries, PTSD and other employment-related conditions, as well as special salary-continuation benefits in qualifying cases.
Just as importantly, retired officers should not automatically assume that retirement means they no longer have a claim.
Some occupational conditions do not become obvious until years later.
Our participating attorneys evaluate both current and former officers to determine whether California workers’ compensation benefits may still be available.
Experience Matters When the Insurance Company Says No
Insurance companies have attorneys, adjusters and medical professionals working to protect their interests.
You deserve someone protecting yours.
A claim may be delayed.
Treatment may be denied.
An insurance company may dispute whether your condition was caused by your work.
A doctor may send you back to work before you believe you are ready.
A claim may be rejected altogether.
A problem with your claim does not necessarily mean your case is over.
Our participating attorneys handle delayed, denied and disputed workers’ compensation cases and know how to develop the medical and legal evidence necessary to challenge insurance company decisions.
When necessary, that means fighting the case through California’s workers’ compensation system.
You Focus on Getting Better. We Focus on the Case.
When you’re injured, your priority should be your health and your family — not trying to become an expert in California workers’ compensation law.
Depending on your case, your attorney can help with:
- Filing and developing your claim
- Obtaining appropriate medical treatment
- Addressing denied or delayed benefits
- Handling insurance company communications
- Coordinating medical-legal evaluations
- Developing evidence regarding your injuries
- Pursuing temporary and permanent disability benefits
- Evaluating future medical needs
- Negotiating with insurance carriers
- Pursuing an appropriate settlement
- Litigating disputed issues when necessary
Throughout the process, the objective is the same:
Make a complicated system easier for you while protecting your rights at every stage of your case.
Experience Behind Every Case
The participating attorneys bring more than 100 years of combined experience and have recovered more than $1 billion in workers’ compensation benefits for clients.
- Benefits Recovered
- $1 Billion+
- Combined Experience
- 100+ Years
- Free Initial Case Review
- $0 Upfront
Those results reflect years of representing people when they were facing some of the most difficult periods of their lives.
We never forget that behind every claim number is a real person.
A career.
A family.
A future.
And a person who deserves to understand their rights.
You Don’t Have to Know Whether You Have a Case
One of the biggest mistakes an injured worker can make is deciding they don’t qualify before speaking with someone who understands the law.
Maybe you never formally reported the injury.
Maybe your symptoms developed gradually.
Maybe your employer says the condition isn’t work-related.
Maybe the insurance company denied your claim.
Maybe you retired years ago.
Maybe you aren’t even sure when the injury technically occurred.
Don’t make that decision for the insurance company.
Let an experienced California workers’ compensation attorney review the facts and explain your options.
There is no obligation to move forward simply because you ask questions.
No Upfront Attorney Fees
Getting legal advice shouldn’t require you to come up with money when you’re already dealing with an injury.
Initial case reviews are 100% free and confidential.
When a participating attorney accepts a workers’ compensation case on a contingency basis, there are no upfront attorney fees. Attorney fees are subject to approval through California’s workers’ compensation system and are generally paid from benefits obtained in the case.
If there is no recovery from which an attorney fee can be awarded, you generally do not pay an attorney fee.
Injured at Work? Start With a Conversation.
Whether you are an injured worker, a professional athlete dealing with the effects of years of competition, a firefighter facing an occupational illness, or a current or retired peace officer wondering whether a medical condition may be connected to your service, the first step is simply finding out where you stand.
Your consultation is free.
Your questions are welcome.
And there is no obligation.
Call Workers Compensation Attorney Group
866.720.8333Don’t assume you don’t qualify.
Find out.
About Workers Compensation Attorney Group
Workers Compensation Attorney Group is a joint advertising program under California Business & Professions Code § 6155(h)(1). Workers Compensation Attorney Group is a trade name used by a group of independent participating attorneys to jointly advertise their workers’ compensation legal services.
Workers Compensation Attorney Group is not itself a law firm or lawyer referral service. Legal services are provided directly by participating attorneys.
Participating Attorneys
Peter Hsiao, Esq. Ryan Davis, Esq. Brian Mitchell, Esq.
Attorney Advertising. Past results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome. Every workers’ compensation case is different and must be evaluated based upon its individual facts and applicable law.