Maritime Workers Compensation Lawyer Gulf Breeze FL | Work Related Accidents & Injuries Attorney Florida

Law Offices of John W. Merting, P.A. - Attorneys at Law

Certified by the Florida Bar - Admirality & Maritime Law

Workers' Compensation

Florida Panhandle Maritime Workers' Compensation Lawyer

Serving Clients Worldwide in Maritime Law for Over 40 Years

Workers' compensation traditionally refers to any case in which an employee seeks damages for a work-related accident. For more than 40 years, the Law Offices of John W. Merting, P.A. has concentrated on claims arising from maritime employment — many of which are covered by the Jones Act, the unseaworthiness doctrine, and general maritime law.

Attorney John W. Merting is the first lawyer in the Florida Panhandle to be board certified in admiralty and maritime law by The Florida Bar.

If you or a family member has a maritime-industry workers' compensation claim and the employer or insurance carrier is pressuring you to settle your case, contact attorney Merting today to schedule a free initial consultation. Without an experienced lawyer, you risk losing your right to future medical care and coverage under Medicare.

The Law Offices of John W. Merting, P.A. also handles third-party claims involving longshoremen and harbor workers under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA). Third-party claims give injured workers the opportunity to gain compensation both from their employers' insurance and any negligent third parties, such as the manufacturers of defective products or employees of other companies.

If You Have Been Hurt at Work, Seek Experienced Legal Help

If you have suffered a serious personal injury, do not worry about which type of legal case you are facing. Contact our maritime workers' compensation lawyer and get his advice in a free consultation. No matter whether he takes your case, Attorney Merting will speak with you personally, at no charge. If he takes your case, he will work on contingency, meaning he will charge you nothing unless he obtains compensation for you.

At the Law Offices of John W. Merting, P.A., we have more than four decades of experience in maritime law handling complicated cases involving catastrophic and career-ending injuries, such as traumatic brain injuries. We also represent families who have lost loved ones to wrongful death.

Attorney Merting has a wide scope of knowledge and is happy to share his guidance with anyone who needs help with a maritime workers' compensation claim. He handles all cases personally, never passing off clients off to paralegals or assistants.

Attorney Referrals

Because of his more than 40 years of experience among other attorneys and doctors, attorney Merting receives many attorney referrals.

One of the most important aspects of his practice is helping his colleagues with Special Needs Trusts and Medicare Set Asides. These are especially important aspects of serious maritime workers' compensation claims, as these measures can ensure injured people will not lose Social Security, Medicaid, or Medicare coverage.

Schedule a Free Initial Consultation

Whether you have been injured or are representing an injured party in a maritime workers' compensation case, contact us today to schedule a free initial consultation. From law offices near Pensacola, Florida, Mr. Merting represents clients nationwide and worldwide who have been injured at sea.

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Harbourtown - Suite 39, 913 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 T: (850) 916-9645

Located in Gulf Breeze, Florida, the Law Offices of John W. Merting, P.A. is a Pensacola-area law firm representing clients in Fort Walton, Destin, Panama City and throughout the Florida Panhandle. The firm represents mariners, longshoremen, and those injured on navigable waters or at international ports along the Gulf Coast of Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas, in the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf of Alaska, and the rivers and inland waters of the United States, including the Mississippi River and the Intracoastal Waterway, as well as nationwide and worldwide.

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