If your claim is scheduled for a hearing before the Industrial Commission, you should hire a Board Certified Workers’ Compensation attorney to represent your interests.
Normally, the employer attends the Industrial Commission hearings with its attorney, arguing against the interests of the injured worker.
At times the BWC has an attorney from its Law Department appear at the hearing to represent the BWC’s interests.
FYI, we have never heard of any hearing or claim where the BWC Law Department lawyer appeared and argued in favor of the injured worker.
Only you can protect your legal interests and you can only do that when you have the legal representation backing your position. As an injured worker, you may have two (2) parties arguing against your legal interests at any Industrial Commission hearing.
