Bakersfield Workers' Compensation
Attorney Wm. Todd Berry

Have You Been Injured At Work?
As experienced Bakersfield Workers' Compensation attorneys, It is our job to make sure you get the medical treatment you deserve and the recovery time you need. We will focus on your needs, your injuries and your recovery.
Contact our firm today if you or a loved one has been injured and needs legal assistance with any of the following matters:
- Back, neck & upper extremity injuries
- Repetitive stress/cumulative trauma injuries
- Defending inaccurate claims of work capability
- Defending inaccurate claims of full recovery
- Workers' compensation settlements/compromise & release
- Orthopedic Injuries
- Construction/Industrial Accidents
- Burn Injuries
- Toxic Exposure
Why You Need a Workers' Compensation Attorney
It is important to remember that the insurance company handling your claim is not YOUR insurance company. It is your EMPLOYER'S insurance company. Thus, the claims adjuster working on your case, who is an insurance company employee, has one goal: to pay out the least amount of money possible and to provide the cheapest medical care possible. That is why the insurance company will often insist that you see one of its doctors, a doctor the insurance company knows will write a bad report for you and thus save the insurance company money.
If the claims adjuster can find a way to deny your claim altogether in order to pay you nothing, he or she will do so - no matter how badly you are injured. And with the passage of the SB 899 Workers’ Compensation Reform Act, protecting the rights of injured workers has become even more difficult.
If you or a loved one needs the assistance of an experienced Bakersfield Workers’ Compensation attorney, call Todd Berry of The Law Office of Wm. Todd Berry today at 866-744-0915, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule a free initial consultation. We will listen to your situation and give you a realistic evaluation of your case. There will not be a charge for our services unless we are successful on your behalf.
The Law Office of Wm. Todd Berry serves clients throughout the Central Valley of California, including Bakersfield and Fresno.
Practice Areas and Legal Definitions
Workers' Compensation:
Workers' compensation is insurance that an employer is required by law to carry in case an employee is injured on-the-job or becomes ill, temporarily or permanently disabled, or fatally injured due to circumstances surrounding his or her job.
Although workers' compensation laws vary from state to state, covered medical care generally includes medical, surgical and hospital services, dental services, crutches, hearing aids, chiropractic treatment, physical therapy, nursing care and prescribed medications. Additional monetary compensation may be provided if an injured employee is temporarily unable to work for more than a certain number of calendar days set by state law, hospitalized as an in-patient, or becomes permanently disabled due to a job-related injury or illness. The right to receive medical treatment at the employer's expense typically continues as long as treatment is reasonable and necessary to treat the injury.
Orthopedic injuries:
Orthopedic injuries can include injuries involving the spine, bones, joints, muscles, nerves and other parts of the skeletal system. The most common orthopedic injuries are bone fractures, sprains and strains. Sprains describe an injury to a ligament and strains describe an injury to muscle. Treatment for orthopedic injuries include medical counseling, medications, casts, splints and therapies, such as exercise or surgery.
Repetitive Stress injury:
If an individual develops a repetitive stress injury (i.e. carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, tennis elbow, etc.) from duties performed while on-the-job, he or she may receive workers' compensation benefits including their choice of doctor(s), full medical care compensation, lost wage benefits, a lump-sum cash settlement, vocational retraining or re-schooling and permanent wage loss benefits.
Construction/Industrial Accidents:
Construction labor makes up one of the three most dangerous occupations in the United States today; each year producing thousands of debilitating injuries and wrongful deaths. Factors that contribute to construction accidents include workers lifting loads with worn and weathered cables, working on elevated platforms without fall protection or wearing defective safety harnesses and lanyards, and/or working in trenches with improper benching and using outdated tools and equipment.
Construction site personal injury law is not practiced nor understood by many personal injury attorneys. As a result, many personal injury construction claims are often subject to mediocre representation and minimal financial compensation due to improper legal counsel. Injured construction workers are urged to seek a workers' compensation attorney who is knowledgeable in a variety of construction techniques and has successfully litigated numerous construction site personal injury cases.
Burn Injuries:
People who have suffered and survived the agony of second, third and even fourth degree burns describe the pain they experienced as among the most severe of all traumatic injuries. Personal injuries involving severe burns commonly result from explosions, premises fires, defective products, motor vehicle collisions, electric shock, as well as accidental exposure to harmful chemicals and radiation.
Toxic Exposure:
Due to the tremendous growth of corporate industry in the United States over the past fifty years, the number of dangerous, toxic substances in the environment has grown significantly. Some toxic substances are shown to cause substantial injury to people, such as lead-based paint (linked to brain damage, especially in children), asbestos (linked to lung cancer and restrictive lung disease), dry cleaning and other solvents (linked to brain damage and major organ damage), pesticides such as dioxin and DDT (linked to birth injuries) and toxic landfill waste (linked to leukemia).
Retaliatory Discharge:
If an individual is terminated from their place of employment after reporting a workers' compensation claim, he or she could be entitled to substantial damages in a retaliatory discharge lawsuit against their former employer.
Federal laws prohibit an employer from discharging or discriminating against an employee because of a workers' compensation injury. If an employer fires or forces the resignation of an injured employee in retaliation for filing a workers' compensation claim, the employee can file a civil lawsuit against the employer seeking damages in court, provided the employee has evidence of such an allegation. Also, if an employer denies permission for immediate medical attention following a work-related injury, or does not permit an employee to seek out the services of other medical professionals in conjunction with assigned company doctors, the employee can seek legal retribution under workers' compensation laws.
If you or a loved one needs the assistance of an experienced Bakersfield Workers’ Compensation attorney, call Todd Berry of The Law Office of Wm. Todd Berry today at 866-744-0915, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule a free initial consultation.If you or a loved one needs the assistance of an experienced Bakersfield Workers’ Compensation attorney, call Todd Berry of The Law Office of Wm. Todd Berry today at 866-744-0915, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule a free initial consultation.
ADDRESS OF THE FIRM:
The Law Office of Wm. Todd Berry
1800 30th Street, Suite 330
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone: 866-744-0915
Hours: M-F, 8:00AM-5:00PM
Services provided after-hours on a case-by-case basis
MEMBERS OF THE FIRM:
Attorney Wm. Todd Berry
- Jurisdictions Attorney is Licensed in: California
- Date Admitted to the Bar: 1994
- Colleges Attended, Degree & Year Graduated: Texas Tech University, B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1982; California Pacific School of Law, J.D., 1994
- Professional Memberships & Achievements: State Bar of California; Kern County Bar Association; California Applicants’ Attorneys Association
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