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If you are injured, or become ill while working as a civilian for a company supporting the U.S. Department of Defense in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait or anywhere overseas, you may be entitled to receive Federal workers' compensation benefits under the Defense Base Act (42 U.S. Code § 1651). One of the benefits, established by the U.S. Congress, is to have attorney representation for free. No attorney’s fees come from a worker’s weekly benefits or settlement. They are awarded to the attorney by the U.S. Department of Labor based on his reasonable time spent on the case, and they do not come out of your workers' compensation benefits. Injured workers are entitled to weekly compensation while the doctor has them off of work, all of the reasonable and necessary medical care (including the right to a doctor of their choice), and compensation for any permanent disability. The spouse and minor children of a worker, whose death is attributable to the work environment, are entitled to compensation benefits. I have been practicing law for 29 years. I have had the honor of representing injured workers, and their surviving family members, in workers' compensation cases under the U.S. statutes for over 24 years. My office has been across the hall from the U.S. Department of Labor, where these cases are heard, for the last 23 years. I accept Defense Base Act clients from all over the United States . I will be happy to answer any questions that you may have about your rights, or your loved one’s rights, under the Defense Base Act. Not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization |
