Workers comp lawyer question?

You should not have to pay them They get 15% of everything you get are you sure he is a workers comp lawyer What you can do is go down to the workers comp court and ask around they all sitting around in the lobby waiting

You are probably talking about arbitration, which is a negotiation between the lawyers, outside of court. It's meant to keep cases like yours from clogging up the court system. If you know what you want, then you don't need a lawyer. Just go into the hearing and state your demands. If there is opposition to your demands, then the judge will 'continue' the case until you find a lawyer. I got hurt on the job and surgery would have cost $10,000. I told my lawyer that I wanted $10,000 in my pocket to settle. He came back and told me that the company would settle for $10,000. I told him, 'fine, now you go back and get your fee'. Originally, the lawyer thought that he was going to get 33% of $10,000. I let him know that I wanted all that in my pocket, and that his fee would have to come out of anything above $10,000. He finally settled for $12,800, much less than 33%. I got all $10,000 in my pocket. Get it?