By Fred J. Lewis and Jacey Erickson
Following the council of your experienced Idaho worker’s compensation lawyer is absolutely crucial in having a positive outcome in your worker’s compensation claim. It may be the case that your attorney will advise you to take an offered settlement. This is very wise council that you should be heed. You attorney will do their utmost to ensure that you do not walk away empty handed. In JOEL BACKES v. STATE INSURANCE FUND issued by the Industrial Commission of the State of Idaho on February 5, 2016, the claimant held off on accepting the settlement, despite the advice given by his lawyer. This resulted in Mr. Backes only receiving a small fraction of the money that he could have received had he accepted the settlement like his lawyer advised him to do so. This was completely avoidable. Listen to your experienced Idaho worker’s compensation lawyer. If you want a second opinion on your settlement get permission from your lawyer to consult with another experienced Idaho worker’s compensation lawyer and make sure they agree with your lawyer’s opinion on the offered settlement. If you don’t things can go very badly when you don’t heed recommendations made by the experienced Idaho worker’s compensation lawyer.
By hiring a qualified Idaho worker’s compensation lawyer, you can have the peace of mind knowing that the advice you will receive will be in your best interest. Your lawyer will have had years of experience working cases similar to yours and you can be rest assured that you will be able to come out on top.