South Orange New Jersey Workers Comp Claim Attorneys
LaRocca, Feeley & Associates, L.L.C
All New Jersey employers are required by law to maintain Workers’ Compensation insurance. As part of their operating budget, they pay premiums representing the interests of all employees.
The New Jersey Work Injury Attorneys of LaRocca, Feeley & Associates have helped many clients avoid being pressured into accepting less than they deserved following workplace injuries. If you have sustained injuries such as lacerations, amputation, hearing loss, burns, fractures, back injuries, or other stress-related health claims, it is invaluable for you to have a dedicated and experienced workers’ comp attorney on your side.
Our South Orange attorneys represent injured workers in all phases of a Workers’ Compensation claim. Our experienced South Orange Workers' Compensation Lawyers will help ensure that each step you take is a step toward a satisfactory recovery of the maximum amount of benefits that you are entitled to.
Often, our clients receive an initial denial. Should you face denials of your original claim, we are prepared to take your appeal claim before the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board – and beyond, if necessary.
Our South Orange attorneys advocate zealously on behalf of hard-working people in a wide range of legal areas. Our clients include many public employees such as police, firemen, and teachers. We also provide services to both public and private employees who are filing Workers’ Compensation claims or personal injury insurance claims or lawsuits.
We’ve Walked in Your Shoes — Let Us Advocate on Your Behalf
Attorneys at LaRocca, Feeley & Associates have walked in the shoes of many of their clients. Mr. Feeley is a former policeman, and believes himself to be the only paid firefighter in New Jersey who is also a lawyer. Mr. LaRocca is a veteran corrections officer.
As veteran public employees ourselves, we have an insider’s understanding of the challenges that our clients face. We understand the dangers that many public employees face every day on the job. We identify with our clients – both public and private employees – as they confront workplace problems, and the frustrations involved in filing Workers' Compensation claims and handling other administrative procedures.
At LaRocca, Feeley & Associates, we know the law. We have built a great network of professional contacts whose advice, expertise, and assistance benefits our clients.
Note: If there are any third-party liability lawsuits to be initiated in addition to your Worker’s Comp claim, or private disability insurance to make claims on, we are prepared to assist with your personal injury claim. They will not affect your eligibility for Workers’ Compensation. You may also be eligible for Social Security Disability or a public employees' disability pension. Furthermore, if there are other areas of legal concern, such as discrimination or harassment claims, or employee pensions, we are ready to exhaust all legal avenues to help you obtain the best available outcomes.
Concern about affordability of an attorney should not stop you from contacting us to schedule a free initial consultation. Our work for you is all done on a contingency basis. Our remuneration will be a percentage of your final lump-sum award – only if we succeed in helping you obtain that award. Your upfront investment is simply the time and effort it will take to complete a successful Workers’ Compensation claim.
Our Firm serves communities throughout New Jersey such as Newark, Paterson, Orange, East and West Orange, Montclair, Bloomfield, Verona, Union, Livingston, Irvington, Morristown, and Toms River. We provide superb representation to clients in Sussex County, Passaic County, Morris County, Essex County, Hudson County, Union County, Middlesex County, Monmouth County and Ocean County.
If you or a loved one needs the assistance of an experienced South Orange New Jersey Workers Comp Claim Lawyer, call LaRocca, Feeley & Associates, L.L.C. today at 866-767-2860, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.
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 New Jersey Workers' Comp Claim Lawyer, call LaRocca, Feeley & Associates, L.L.C. today at 866-767-2860, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.
If you or a loved one needs the assistance of an experienced New Jersey Workers' Comp Claim Lawyer, call LaRocca, Feeley & Associates, L.L.C. today at 866-767-2860, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.
ADDRESS OF THE FIRM:
LaRocca, Feeley & Associates, L.L.C.
76 South Orange Ave.
South Orange, NJ 07079
Telephone: 866-767-2860
Fax: 973-763-5600
MEMBERS OF THE FIRM:
John D. Feeley
Education:
- Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, 1997, J.D.
- Ocean County College, Toms River, 1990, A.S.; Honors: Cum Laude
- Jersey City State College, Jersey City, 1993, B.S.; Honors: Cum Laude; Major: Criminal Justice/Fire Science
- New Jersey, 1997
- District of Columbia, 1997
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1997
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1999
- American Bar Association
- N.J. State Bar Association
- New Jersey State Firemen's Mutual Benevolent Association
- Essex County Bar Association
- Essex County Emerald Society
- Ocean County And Monmouth Regional Early Intervention Collaborative, 1994 - 1998; Board of Trustees
- City of Orange Municipal Credit Union, 1995 - 2000; Board of Directors
- At Children's Project; Board of Directors
Tony F. LaRocca
Education:
- University of Bridgeport School of Law, Bridgeport, Connecticut, J.D.
- Kean University, Elizabeth, N.J., B.A.; Major: Pre-law, Political Science
- New Jersey, 1988
Christine Ann Zmurek
Education:
- Quinnipiac College School of Law, Hamden, Connecticut, J.D.
- Drew University, Madison, N.J., B.A.
- New Jersey, 1997
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John FeeleyLaRocca, Feeley & Associates, L.L.C.
76 South Orange Ave.
South Orange, NJ 07079
Telephone: 866-767-2860
Fax: 973-763-5600
