San Francisco Local Union Job Injury Lawyer
At Butler Viadro LLP, we our attorneys have been representing injured union workers for over 20 years. We take pride in supporting labor in every way we can, and representing injured union workers is just one way. Many of our clients are injured union workers. These include boilermakers, elevator constructors/mechanics, cement masons, operating engineers, hod carriers, sheet metal workers, carpenters, ironworkers, laborers, electricians, painters, glaziers, teamsters, sprinkler fitters, plumbers and pipefitters, piledrivers, and millwrights among others. Union Business Agents have long recognized the expertise and dedication of our attorneys and have trusted us with the representation of their members.
Certified Workers' Compensation Specialists for Your California Workers' Comp Claim
As an experienced law firm, we know that there are subtleties and complexities in union accident cases. We understand these subtleties, and know what happens on a job site; because we understand the interplay between project owners, general contractors, and sub-contractors, we know what questions to ask in legal proceedings. We know what to look for, so we can understand when employers have failed to take action to protect workers. We then use these weaknesses in cases to help our clients recover full and fair compensation for their injuries.
We Get It. Your Injuries Have Cost You Everything.
At Butler Viadro LLP, this is the approach we take. Our Oakland law firm chooses cases selectively and devotes extensive time, attention and resources to achieving successful results. This approach has helped us develop a reputation as one of California's leading personal injury law firms.
Over the years, we have handled many different personal injury cases in behalf of injured union workers. The following are just a few examples.
- We have worked with union Operating Engineers in cases involving injuries caused by earth moving/heavy equipment. These cases often involve defective earth moving equipment, and we are well equipped to help achieve the best possible
- Union elevator constructors can be injured in falls in hoistways (e.g., defective pit ladders), be injured by moving elevator cars or defective products, or other elevator related hazards.
- A union boilermaker sustained a brain injury when a hydraulic jack failed underneath a 500,000 pound load at a co-generation plant under construction causing an I-Beam to kick out and into the boilermaker.
- A union roofer sustained a traumatic brain injury and 4th degree burns (i.e., down to the bone) after falling from scaffolding when he made contact with a high voltage line.
- A union millwright sustained a serious ankle injury when a chain on a cart broke and an oxygen tank fell upon him in a refinery.
- A union plumber sustained a career ending injury when he fell down a flight of stairs that had been inadequately lit by the general contractor.
- A union electrician was injured when a crane operator dropped a load upon him.
Oakland Lawyers Representing Injured Union Workers
To contact the attorneys at Butler Viadro LLP, call us toll free at 888-353-2158 or simply complete our online contact form. Initial consultations are free and confidential. Cases are handled on contingency, which means that you owe us no attorney's fees unless we collect compensation for you.
