Workers' Compensation

You have been injured at work and are in constant pain. There are laws in place in New York to protect those injured on the job. Workers’ Compensation benefits help provide a means of income and medical treatment for those hurt while working or because of work. These laws can be difficult to comprehend and navigate, and unless you understand the system you cannot be sure your rights are protected. We advise our clients through the claims process, deadlines and hearings with the Workers’ Compensation Board, answering any questions and providing peace of mind.

The Workers’ Compensation practice group at Hinman, Howard & Kattell provides aggressive representation of individuals before the Workers’ Compensation Board, Social Security Administration, Veteran’s Administration, New York State Retirement System, New York State Supreme Courts and Federal Courts of Appeal. Our lawyers can handle every aspect of your case from start to finish. You can contact us any time for a free consultation. If we take on your case, we will never charge you a fee unless you receive benefits.

We are experienced in complex cases involving a combination of Workers’ Compensation, No-Fault, Long-Term Disability, Social Security Disability, New York State Disability Retirement, §207 claims and/or third-party lawsuits, and will work to coordinate your benefits to help you obtain the maximum possible awards. We also handle appeals in workers’ compensation cases before the New York State Appellate Division and Court of Appeals.

 

We have historically focused our practice on the Binghamton and Syracuse Districts of the New York Workers’ Compensation Board. With our effective use of technology and with attorneys in multiple convenient office locations, however, our firm is now able to handle workers’ compensation matters throughout New York State, providing exceptional service to our clients wherever they are located. Our clients hail from Binghamton, Syracuse, Ithaca, Elmira, Corning, Norwich, Oneonta, Auburn, Oswego, Cortland, Fulton, Geneva, Rome, Utica, Albany, White Plains, New Windsor, Poughkeepsie, New City, and everywhere in between.

With over 45 years of combined experience, we handle thousands of workers’ compensation claims per year. It is the philosophy of our Workers’ Compensation practice group to provide the highest quality legal representation efficiently and at a competitive cost to our clients. To that end, we have trained our legal assistants to perform more routine tasks, reserving our lawyers’ time and energy for those matters requiring legal knowledge and skills.

Hinman, Howard & Kattell attorneys have been recognized as Super Lawyers in Workers’ Compensation and as 10 Best Workers’ Compensation Attorneys in New York for Exceptional and Outstanding Client Service.