Suffering an on-the-job injury can be a harrowing experience. In addition to the pain and discomfort of the injury itself, there are often worries about keeping the bills paid and getting adequate medical care. The injured worker is most often forced to deal with the red tape and bureaucracy of an insurance company who is choosing the doctors and controlling the amount of benefit checks, if any, that are issued to the injured worker.

As an experienced Columbus Ohio Workers' Compensation Attorney, I have helped thousands of clients throughout Ohio protect their rights. Call my office immediately if you have problems with:

• Workers' Compensation
• Catastrophic Injury
• Emotional and Physical Stress Claims
• Occupational Disease
• Toxic Exposure
• Orthopedic injuries
• Repetitive Stress injuries
• Hernias
• Back injuries
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Amputations
• Construction and Industrial Accidents
• Burn Injuries
• Retaliatory Discharge From Workers' Compensation Claims

Ohio Workers' Compensation laws provide protection for people who become injured while working in the line and scope of their employment. Occupational diseases and gradual injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome are also covered. Work injury laws cover every type of employee in every type of job -- including factory workers, office workers, supervisors, clean-up crew workers, computer technicians, heavy equipment operators and others. As a respected Columbus Ohio Workers' Compensation Attorney, I have the experience and knowledge to guide you through the process while protecting your legal rights.

My Firm represents only the victims of workplace injuries and disabilities -- we never represent employers or corporations. Our Ohio Workers' Comp practice is based upon serving the needs of seriously injured Ohio workers and the families of workers who have suffered wrongful death through superior legal representation. My colleagues and I are well-known and respected leaders in Workers' Compensation law, having received the highest rating (AV) by Martindale-Hubbell in their legal directory, which is traditionally a resource for attorneys seeking out information about other attorneys.

We recognize that the Workers' Compensation system can be an adversarial system in which the employer, managed care organization, or Bureau of Workers' Compensation may oppose the injured worker's interest in receiving compensation or benefits. With offices located in Columbus, Ohio, our role is to assist you with your Workers' Comp or wrongful death claim through this most complicated system, whether your claim is in the administration stage or the court stage. We take great pride in the standards of excellence we set for ourselves, in the services we provide, and in the close working relations we strive to develop with our clients.

A skilled Columbus Ohio Workers' Compensation Attorney, I am also an accomplished author. My treatise on Ohio Workers' Compensation law, entitled "Ohio Workers' Compensation Law," is available through the Anderson Publishing Company. In addition, I am a two-time chairperson of the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers' Association Workers' Compensation Section, and board member of the nationally renowned Workplace Injury Litigation Group.

Our staff is composed of the best-qualified and supportive members, who combine their talents for the most effective representation of your Ohio job injury case. Our legal assistants have over 50 years' combined experience in working with injured workers and Ohio Workers' Compensation laws. They are dedicated and committed to assisting you during this most difficult time of your life. Our secretaries and clerical staff have been meticulously chosen to provide our attorneys with invaluable assistance to best meet the diverse needs of all our clients. Our attorneys round out our team, each providing a unique set of skills and special aptitude necessary for the most effective representation of your case. Together, our team has the legal expertise to achieve the results you deserve.

Compassion and dedication are crucial elements in our Firm's legal success. We truly want to help individuals who have been devastated by workplace injuries and their families. An injury that results from a construction accident, a disability that occurs as a result of workplace exposure to a harmful substance, or a wrongful death that happens because of inadequate training-workplace accidents are often devastating events for victims and their loved ones. Because the financial burden can be overwhelming when faced with such emotional distress, our Firm offers our clients the opportunity to retain our services under a contingency fee agreement, which means that we are only paid if we make a recovery on your behalf. Let us assist you with your Ohio Workers' Compensation legal needs while you focus on your recovery.

If you or someone you know needs the assistance of an experienced Columbus Ohio Workers' Compensation Attorney, call Philip J. Fulton today at 866-691-7918, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your initial 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 someone you know needs the assistance of an experienced Columbus Ohio Workers' Compensation Attorney, call Philip J. Fulton today at 866-691-7918, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your initial consultation.

If you or someone you know needs the assistance of an experienced Columbus Ohio Workers' Compensation Attorney, call Philip J. Fulton today at 866-691-7918, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your initial consultation.

ADDRESS OF THE FIRM:
Philip J. Fulton Law Office
89 E. Nationwide Blvd., Ste. 300
Columbus, OH 43215
Telephone: 866-691-7918
Fax: 614-224-3933

MEMBERS OF THE FIRM:

Philip Futon
Philip Fulton has represented injured workers and victims of disability since 1980. A 1977 graduate of the Ohio State University and 1980 graduate of Capital University Law School, Order of the Curia, Mr. Fulton is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and Ohio Super Lawyers, 2004, “Law and Politics” magazine.

Mr. Fulton's professional achievements recognize his dedication to protecting the rights of the injured and disabled. He is past chairperson of the Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association Workers' Compensation Section and has twice has been chairperson of the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers' Workers Compensation Section.

For his commitment to injured workers, he was given the Distinguished Service Award in 1994 and 2002 by the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers and was inducted into the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers' Association Workers' Compensation Hall of Fame in 1997.

Frequently asked to lecture to attorneys, legal groups, and doctors all over Ohio on issues dealing with workers' comp, Mr. Fulton is also the author of the well-known treatise on workers' compensation, “Ohio Workers Compensation Law,” published by Anderson Publishing Company in 1991 and 1998. Mr. Fulton's book is used by workers' compensation attorneys, doctors, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, the Ohio Industrial Commission, and the court system. Mr. Fulton is an Adjunct Professor at the Capitol University Law School in Ohio where he teaches Workers' Compensation Law.