Houston, Texas attorney: How to hire the best lawyer for your international offshore accident Jones Act case.

First, ask the SEVEN CRITICAL QUESTIONS you should ask any lawyer before hiring them for any type of personal injury case.

Second, ask the ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS you should ask any attorney before hiring them for your offshore accident, maritime or Jones Act lawsuit.

Third, you need to zero in on the attorney's background in handling cases involving international offshore injury cases for foreign seamen, including foreign Jones Act seamen. Ask the attorney to show you his or her track record on this issue. How many times has he represented a foreign Jones Act seaman? What results did he obtain? How many times has she represented a Jones Act seaman who was injured in international waters? What results did she obtain?

International offshore injury case involve many more complexities than domestic offshore cases. The companies always try to move the cases out of the U.S. courts and in to courts of countries that have very unfair civil litigation systems. The law in this area is complicated, and unless you have a lawyer who has been down this road before, you could end up in a foreign court with almost no remedies. Ask the lawyers you are interviewing how many times their cases have ended up in foreign courts with mediocre, or worse, results.

Many cases involving international offshore accidents are filed and litigated in Houston, Texas, home of much of the maritime industry across the world.

The Houston, Texas lawyers at Vujasinovic & Beckcom handle international offshore accident cases for foreign seamen from all corners of the world. For information on international offshore accident cases recently taken on by V&B lawyers, please click: Filipino seaman case, Indian seaman case. All of the V&B law firm's founding partners are Houston, Texas lawyers who are Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

If you would like to speak with us, please do not hesitate to contact us by email or by calling our Toll Free number: 877 724 7800.