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I like to deal with people who are honest and who keep their word. You are that kind of straight shooter.
I would recommend Mr. Shapiro and his staff to other persons who have a personal injury and need help with their situation as I did.
I asked a friend of mine...what attorney would he use [to handle a mesothelioma case] and he immediately said Rick Shapiro. He called Rick on his cell phone and explained our situation and handed me the phone. That connection to the law firm of Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis and Appleton began a relationship of trust and a sense of confidence that we had not experienced before. It was apparent to us that we had the right team fighting for our father.
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I was really happy with the work that John Cooper did on my auto accident case. We went to mediation and got the case resolved for a good amount which will let me do things to help my financial future like buying a house.

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One of the main types of cases we handle at Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis & Appleton is advise railroad workers about on-duty claims, which occur often in the railroad industry. Because of all of the dangers in the railroad work environment, many work place accidents will unfortunately occur. When you get hurt as a railroad worker, it is important to know your basic rights under the F.E.L.A., Federal Employers’ Liability Act, which provides special protection for railroad workers. This law went into effect over 100 years ago because of the dangers of the railroad work place, and requires the railroad to provide a safe place to work.

It is critical for a railroad worker to report his injury when it happens. Sometimes a worker may not be sure how hurt he really is. However, it is important in any railroad injury to tell your railroad supervisor and co-workers about what happened to you. You need to point out what was not safe about the railroad work environment, so that it can be documented. The reason you do this is to protect yourself, so that the railroad lawyers later cannot claim that there was nothing wrong with the equipment or the work methods. The railroad puts pressure on workers not to enforce their rights and not to make injury reports. You have to stick to your guns and know that you are doing this for yourself and your family to protect your economic future in case the injury becomes one causing you to miss a substantial amount of time from work. You cannot be fired for making a F.E.L.A. injury claim.

You should not deal with the railroad claims department after you make your initial report of a railroad on-duty injury. The best thing to do is to contact an experienced F.E.L.A. attorney immediately to know what your rights are and to make sure that everything goes as it should. We have a toll-free number so that railroad workers can contact us from anywhere in the country in the event of an injury. We hope that people will help us to help them in the event that they get hurt during railroad work.

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Main VA Office
1294 Diamond Springs Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
Phone: (757)-460-7776
Fax: (757)-460-3428
Toll Free: 1-800-752-0042

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Mill Point Center
101 Eaton Street
Hampton, Virginia 23669
Phone: (757)-788-8162

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101 E. Elizabeth Street
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Toll Free: 1-800-752-0042

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