Workers' Compensation Defense Lawyers
The attorneys of Poerio, Walter & Mason, Inc., based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania have decades of combined experience defending employers and insurance companies against workers' compensation claims. Our experience spans every imaginable type of workers' compensation claim including those involving physical injuries, occupational diseases, emotional injuries, and catastrophic or fatal injuries. Our lawyers represent a wide variety of self-insured employers and insurance carriers in the areas of workers' compensation and federal black lung defense litigation. The firm has well established procedures and case management tools designed to ensure quality representation at a controlled cost. The firm aggressively represents clients in cases in which compensation is in question.
The attorneys at Poerio, Walter & Mason have handled all facets of occupational disease and injury claims. Our lawyers work closely with disability management companies and rehabilitation companies in developing viable job opportunities, to provide injured employees with work within their physical capabilities as part of an effort to return them to the workforce in a productive capacity, and to minimize our clients' costs.
The attorneys of Poerio, Walter & Mason also counsel clients regarding loss control methods they can use to reduce their workers' compensation exposures. The firm has extensive experience representing employers in proceedings before workers' compensation judges, the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board, United States Department of Labor Administrative Law Judges, as well as various state and federal appellate courts. Our clients look to Poerio, Walter & Mason for not only our in-depth knowledge of workers' compensation law and our litigation capabilities, but for our commitment to providing personalized client service.
Service That Sets Us Apart
A Small Firm With Big Capabilities
Our workers' compensation defense attorneys represent employers in a broad range of injuries issues including:
- Coal mining
- Transportation
- Over-the-road trucking and local trucking
- Heavy manufacturing
- Communications
- Utilities
- Commercial contractors
- Banks and other financial Institutions
- Municipalities
- Specialty and retail food industries
- Companies that manufacture for secondary sale
- Retailers
- Manufacturing and distributing companies
Self-Insured Workers' Compensation Defense
The defense of employers who choose to self-insure their workers' compensation liabilities presents unique opportunities as well as challenges. Because we place great focus on the representation of self-insured employers, we are especially adept at the protection of the legal rights of these clients.
Federal Black Lung Defense
Attorney James Poerio represents employers and insurance carriers in the defense of federal black lung claims. His knowledge and experience with this area of law dates back more than 25 years, and began when he worked as a law clerk for U.S. Department of Labor Administrative Law Judges writing decisions in federal black lung cases. His extensive experience in the decision making process gives him unique insight into the factors that lead to the successful defense of these claims.
Contact Us
Please contact us to receive more information about our firm or to schedule an appointment with one of our lawyers.
Poerio, Walter & Mason, Inc.
1119 Penn Avenue, Suite 303
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-246-0506 phone
412-246-0508 fax