What Our Clients Say

Dear Mr. Beckcom:

I never got a chance to say thank you for the wonderful job you did on my daughter's case. She will be graduating in June from High School with cum laude status. She will be attending college at U.T. Austin and majoring in Communications. Thanks to your efforts her college education has been taken care of. Thank you again from both of us.

J. Perez

Houston, Texas
Mr. Beckcom fought diligently on my behalf against my former employer, without a retainer from me.....I was truly grateful to have Mr. Beckcom on my side and would recommend him to anyone without reservation."

A. Worley, Injured Cruise ship employee

New Mexico
I hired Brian Beckcom in 2009 for the injury case I had after I was hurt as a deckhand and within 11 months Brian had settled my case. He did such a fabulous job and I recommend using his firm for your maritime injury case.

J. McKeone, Deckhand

Livingston, Texas
Brian and his staff are courteous and professional, and they work diligently to make sure the client transitions through the process as easily and comfortably as possible.

Your sincere and satisfied client,

Steve T.

Houston, Texas
I was hurt on a boat offshore. Brian and his law firm worked hard on my case. The settlement he got for me will take care of my financial needs for the rest of my life. If you are looking for someone to take your interests at heart Brian and his law firm can give you the attention your case deserves.

Tim M.

Austin, Texas
I hired Brian after I was hurt on an offshore oil platform. I would recommend Brian and his law firm to anyone who needed a good injury lawyer, and especially any offshore worker. . ..

Jackie R

Houston, Texas
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
I was hurt on an offshore oil rig. I was unable to work or get proper medical care from the company. I was referred to Brian by another law firm because that firm knew Brian specialized in Jones Act cases. Brian settled my case in less than 12 months. The settlement will enable me to take care of my family financially for a long time. I would highly recommend Brian and his firm to any injured worker.

Freddy N.,

Lufkin, Texas

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.

How to Find the Best Maritime Injury Attorney for Your Case

Here are some tips for how to interview attorneys to find out if they are the best maritime attorney for your case.

Most maritime attorneys--indeed most personal injury attorneys--offer an initial free consultation. However, some attorneys will use this "initial consultation" merely as an excuse to try to convince you to hire their law firm for your case. The attorney won't actually answer your legal questions or provide any advice for free--other than "hire me."

So the first thing you should determine is whether the attorney is actually providing you with good, quality advice or just trying to put a sales pitch on you.

Second, there are lots and lots of attorneys who advertise for maritime cases but few who actually have any long-term success or experience in this complicated field of law. In fact I personally know a law firm here in Houston that advertises heavily for maritime injury cases and the two lawyers that run the firm have only tried one tiny car wreck case in court--they've never represented a client in a Courtroom trial in a real maritime case!

You want to find an attorney who is board-certified and who has an established track record of being involved and being successful in big cases. Ask that attorney to "show you the money" i.e., show me your verdicts. Show me your settlements.

You also want to know what real, flesh-and-blood clients think of that attorney. Ask the attorney whether you would be allowed to speak to some of that attorney's former clients. If the attorney says no, then you know the attorney probably doesn't have many satisfied former clients and that's a HUGE warning sign.

At my law firm, we limit our practice to serious, long-term injury and wrongful death cases. We represent tons of maritime employees who are hurt on the job. We help these employees through the legal systems and make sure they get paid a fair settlement, and if they don't get paid a fair settlement, we take their case to Court for a jury to decide.

Our message to all people looking for an attorney, and in particular a maritime injury attorney, is to do your homework, ask hard questions, and make sure you don't fall for some advertisement the lawyer has paid for because basically any lawyer can pay to run an advertisement.

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Brian Beckcom, a Board-Certified Personal Injury Attorney who focuses his practice on maritime injury and wrongful death cases, has a Free Maritime Information Package available to you immediately with no obligations. Click here to order the Free Maritime Information Package.