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Injured? Joe Knows.

No Fee Unless We Win

Hurt on the job? Employer or insurer denying, delaying, or lowballing your workers’ comp claim? We fight them so you can focus on healing. No fee unless we win.

  • Trusted since 1977 — 45+ years fighting for South Louisiana families
  • A real person answers 24/7 — no voicemail, no robots, no out-of-state call center
  • No junior associates on your case. Joe works with every client directly
  • No fee unless we win. Free consultation. Multi-million-dollar recoveries.
Injured? Call 1-985-851-3311
45+Years Serving South Louisiana
1989Firm Founded in Houma
MillionsRecovered for LA Families
24/7Live Answering — No Robots

Workers’ Personal Injury Lawsuits

Generally, when someone is hurt on another’s property due to the property owner’s negligence, the injured person can file a personal injury lawsuit seeking compensation for their damages. However, the circumstances change when an employee gets hurt at work. Employers provide workers’ compensation benefits to employees when they suffer an injury on the clock. In exchange, employees typically cannot file a personal injury lawsuit against their employer in civil court.

This process is designed to ensure that injured workers get the benefits they need immediately, rather than wait for a lawsuit to be resolved in court. Unfortunately, many injured workers do not get the help they need right away. Instead, they must fight their employers or the insurance company to get their workers’ compensation benefits. Injured workers in Houma can rely on an experienced workers compensation attorney for help. A Houma, Louisiana workers’ compensation lawyer can fight on the injured worker’s behalf, so they can focus on their recovery.

Common Compensation Claims

In Louisiana, maritime workers are not legally entitled to Louisiana workers’ compensation. This means that shipbuilders, dockworkers, harbor employees, and other shoreside employees cannot file a workers’ compensation claim with the state’s Office of Workers Compensation. Even though injured maritime workers cannot file a state workers’ compensation claim, they can file a claim under the federal Longshore Harbor Workers Compensation Act.

This law guarantees injured and sick maritime workers can get financial and medical benefits even though Louisiana does not entitle them to those benefits. Some maritime workers are exempt from filing a claim under this federal law, however. Any maritime worker injured on the job should call a workers’ compensation attorney for assistance filing their claim.

How a Houma Attorney Can Help

If you have been hurt on the job and your employer or their insurance company is trying to deny your workers’ compensation, call a Houma workers’ compensation lawyer for help. Your lawyer can also help you appeal a denied claim and fight the insurance company to pay your benefits.

If the insurance company continues to refuse to pay on your legitimate claim, you may need to take them to court. An experienced workers’ compensation lawyer will represent your best interests every step of the way. Call a workers’ compensation lawyer now to discuss your questions and concerns regarding your claim.

Parishes & Areas We Serve

Our Houma office serves injured clients across the Bayou Region and southeast Louisiana. Click your parish to learn more about how we handle cases in your community:

For a full overview of our personal injury practice across the region, visit our Houma personal injury lawyer hub.

LET JOE FIGHT FOR YOU

If you or a loved one has been hurt, don’t wait. Call Kopfler & Hermann today for a free consultation. A real person answers 24/7 — not a voicemail, not a robot. Joe Kopfler has practiced law in Terrebonne Parish since 1977 and has spent more than four decades fighting insurance companies and getting real money for South Louisiana families. You pay nothing unless we win. Your case matters — let’s get it done.

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Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case is evaluated on its own facts.

Office Location

Kopfler & Hermann, Attorneys at Law
306 Grinage Street, Suite 400
Houma, LA 70360
Phone: (985) 851-3311  |  1-985-851-3311
24/7 Live Answering  |  Serving Terrebonne, Lafourche & St. Mary Parish

The verdicts and settlements referenced are representative of cases handled by Kopfler & Hermann and are not a guarantee or prediction of the outcome of any other claim. Every case is different and past results do not guarantee future outcomes. No fee unless we recover on your behalf; client may be responsible for case costs and expenses. Joseph G. Kopfler is licensed to practice law in Louisiana.

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