I'm looking for a lawyer in Greeley Colorado. Thank you

Martindale.com will give you ratings but these are just ratings by their peers and it costs money to be listed so I'm not too sure if that is the place to look. Best thing I recommend would be to look up several different workers comp lawyers in colorado search through their websites and qualify them both by the content on their site and initial consultation. Many of the lawyers will have sections of their websites for bragging rights. Big cases that they won, etc. Start there. Now if you are looking for a lawyer try targetlaw.com. Really good lawyer search engine. get a dozen or so websites off of this thing and start calling around. Good luck with your case.

Do they usually charge a retainer, or on % depending on if they think they can win. Do they usually charge a retainer, or on % depending on if they think they can win.

There are two types of workers compensation and I cant remember the names of them...the first type is where you dont sue your employer for negligence, where you will be assessed at a percentage of whole body impairment. There is a scale, eg, if you are 5% you get a certain amount, 7%, you get more and so on. You have to be deemed to be 15% or more whole body impairment before you can sue your employer for negligence, but can only sue for lost wages, not pain and suffering. If you dont sue your company then the Lawyers will charge their fees directly to the Insurance Company, and the amount you are told you will get depending on your whole body impairment will be the amount you will get. That is how it should be done, so you need to make double sure that your Lawyer explains this to you. If you are deemed over 15% whole body impairment, then you can sue your employer, you go through a long and involved settlement, and at the end you will be offered a settlement, but your lawyers fees usually come out of this and not charge the Insurance Company direct. Lawyers charge a lot of money, so you need to get it in writing what their charges are long before you decide to go through the court system if you are sueing your employer for negligence because their fees will come out of your settlement. You can negotiate their fees, however, but not a lot will charge you a lot less. Your best option would be if you are going through this kind of process is that when you are offered a settlement, you tell your lawyer that you will accept this, but on certain terms, eg, their fees are not to come out of your money, that any medical bills that have not come in yet will not affect the amount of money you have settled on...that the money you have been offered is the money you will get and no fees, no medical bills, no nothing will come out of it. Then the Lawyer will go back in and fight for a higher settlement for you so that their fees can be covered and you get what you are prepared to accept. You are hiring them, they are working for you, so you need to be pretty "out there" and tell them what you want, not the other way around or else you will end up getting screwed because Lawyers dont care about your person situation....it is a business and all they care about is the money they will get. Also you will find that most Lawyers in Workers Comp will have a "no win, no charge" policy. All Lawyers are different, and if a Lawyer wants to charge you a percentage, then find another one.

I live in Australia, but I was told by my Lawyer that our compo laws are now in line with the American ones but dont take my word for it, make some enquires.... Shop around because if a Lawyer wants your business anything can be negotiated.

I was denied by the insurance company because the doctor's said I have Degenerative Disk Disorder, and the ins. comp. my pain comes from that. The matter that I was able to work til after my accident means nothing to these people.

Go through the phone book and try to get appointments to meet with as many WC lawyers as you can. Ask them specific questions and see how comfortable you feel with them.

If you have any friends or family or even friends-of-friends who have used a WC lawyer in the past, see if you can get a good recommendation.

And if that doesn't work, try to meet with a lawyer who has a good reputation and ask him/her for a referral to a WC lawyer. Good luck.

What happens after i sign papers to sued my company for workers comp. what the lawyers do?

I SIGN THE PAPERS TO SUED THE INZURANCE FOR WORKERS COMP. SO WHATS THE PROCCES NOW ,DOES MY EMPLOYER KNOWS ALLREADY THAT THERE BEEN SUED?

Yes they will recieve a paper in the mail and your lawyer will take care of everything for you

Any workers' comp lawyers who can answer a few of my questions? Any workers' comp lawyers who can answer a few of my questions?

Call the local bar association in your area to get your questions answered. each state is specific on rules and issues.