Practice Areas

• Jones Act Cases
• Maritime Injury & Death Cases
• Diver Accident Lawyer

What Our Clients Say

• There are only a small number of attorneys who could handle such a complex case as mine, and Brian was at the top of the list.  His response time is unsurpassed, replying within minutes to my initial enquiry.  He has an instinctive understanding of the legal issues, and consummate people skills, an essential attribute in the negotiation phase of any litigation.  Thanks to Brian the case was settled favorably within a year.
  
  Steven S., Wales, U.K.
• Brian, your book was a real eye-opener.  If I had read your book sooner, I would have avoided a lot of costly mistakes.
  
  Captain Jim Vickers

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Disclaimer

We designed this website to provide information to consumers, injured people, and their families. Our goal is to level the playing field between consumers and insurance companies and expose the tricks, traps, and techniques they use to cheat injured people out of their legal rights. We also let consumers know about legal news, including verdicts and settlements and other interesting legal information.

But please understand that nothing on this website is meant to provide legal information about your specific case, create an attorney-client relationship, or imply that the results of your legal case will be the same as some other case.

Jones Act or Maritime Injury Case - You've Got Questions, We've Got Answers

Have you been injured in a
maritime accident?

Then you've come to the right place.

You've probably got a lot of questions.  You are probably researching through countless Internet websites, trying to figure out what to do next, how to find information you can trust, or who would be the best attorney for your case.

Some of the most common questions our clients ask include the following:

• How do get the best medical care for my injury?
  
• Who will pay for my medical treatment?
  
• Will I get fired if I hire an attorney to help me?
• Will I get blacklisted if I file a lawsuit?
• How much is my case worth?
  
• How can I find the best attorney for my maritime injury case?

Get answers to your questions right now

We designed this website to be a resource for injured maritime workers and their family members.  For example, check out the articles below:

1.  Find out how to hire the best maritime lawyer for your case

2.  Learn how to protect your legal rights

3.  Five questions that you MUST ASK immediately

4.  Ask Mr. Beckcom a question about your case by clicking here:


Board Certified Injury Attorney Brian Beckcom represents injured Jones Act seaman and maritime workers.  After years of practice, Mr. Beckcom got sick and tired of seeing the companies use the same tricks over and over against injured maritime employees.  So Mr. Beckcom sat down and wrote a book specifically for injured maritime workers and their families.  The goal of the book is to reveal and expose the tricks employers use to beat legitimate claims.

All of this information is designed for one reason. To help you become educated about the legal process BEFORE you fall into one of the company's traps or do something that will hurt your legal case.

 

 

A lot of people want to talk to Mr. Beckcom immediately about their case.  If you'd like to ask Mr. Beckcom some questions about your case, call our toll free number, 877-724-7800 and you can schedule an appointment to talk to Mr. Beckcom within 24 hours.

Look, thousands of visitors come to our websites every month. That's because unlike some other folks, we want you to understand the legal process BEFORE some insurance company gives you bad information and BEFORE you do something that will hurt your legal case.

Maritime workers are beginning to realize that when they are hurt on the job, the company may not be looking out for them anymore. Especially in this economy, the companies may not be able to afford to keep injured workers on the payroll.



The Jones Act allows seamen and offshore workers to bring legal claims against employers and the owners of ships and offshore oil rigs directly. This means that an injured seamen’s compensation is not limited to the “no fault” arrangements common in most state workers compensation programs.

In order to recover under the Jones Act, a seaman must prove negligence or fault on the part of the vessel's owners, operators, officers, or other employees. A seaman may also recover by proving negligence by reason of a defect in the vessel, its gear, tackle, or equipment, a condition sometimes referred to as "unseaworthiness" of the vessel.

The Jones Act has many provisions which are very favorable to those who are injured offshore. However, only a seaman can recover under the Jones Act. A seaman is a member of the crew of a vessel or someone assigned to a vessel or a fleet of vessels. Our attorneys have worked extensively with crew members, merchant marines, seamen, sailors and offshore oil rig workers who have been injured while working on barges, rigs, tugboats towboats, crew boats, drill ships, dredges, floating cranes, tankers, cargo ships, fishing vessels, chemical ships, drill ships, research vessels, construction barges, lay barges, motorized platforms, diving vessels, cruise ships, recreational boats or other floating and movable structures.

To promote seamen’s awareness of their rights under the Jones Act and other maritime laws, we publish articles regularly on the firm-sponsored website The Maritime Lawyer. This site strives to keep seamen informed of Jones Act and other maritime legislation that affects them, as well as news and changes in the maritime industry.

If you need assistance with an injury sustained while working aboard a sea vessel, a dredge, an offshore oil rig, or other offshore equipment, contact our offices today.

We represent injured offshore workers across the United States and around the world.

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I wish you the best of luck!
 

Jones Act Cases

The Jones Act was written to help injured seaman. It protects seaman who are injured during their Jones Act employment.

Seaman include workers on ships, offshore oil rigs, dredges, barges, boats, supply boats, shrimp boats, trawlers, crab boats, vessels in the Gulf of Mexico, the oceans, inter-coastal waterways, commercial divers, dive boats, jack-up rigs, and other vessels.

Maritime Injury Cases

The best website for free maritime injury information from Board Certified Maritime Law Attorney Brian Beckcom.

Diver Accident Lawyer

Accidents involving diving injuries can result in serious, permanent injury, or even death. Our law firm represents divers injured in diving accidents and the families of divers killed in diving accidents. We represent oil field divers, commercial divers, and recreational divers.

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