Berman Sobin Gross LLP
LFL Verified 2026Berman Sobin Gross LLP is a workers' compensation firm with six offices across Maryland, including Gaithersburg, Baltimore and Lutherville.
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Workers' Compensation Law Firms
Workers' compensation firms handling construction accidents, repetitive strain, occupational illness and benefits that were denied or stopped. Every firm is checked for active licensure, clean disciplinary history and verified case results. Rankings are published per city, because a firm is worth comparing against the firms someone could actually hire instead of it. So far that means 2 cities.
Construction accidentsRepetitive strainOccupational illnessBack and neck injuriesDenied or stopped benefitsPermanent disabilityThird-party claimsSection 32 settlements
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46Firms listed
65%Paid from the award
96%Free consultation
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A firm is worth comparing against the firms somebody could hire instead of it, so every ranking is a city and a practice. Pick the city.
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Top 3 of 46 · updated September 2026
Bob Katz Law is a personal injury firm with three offices across Maryland and Virginia.
Cass & Peters Attorneys at Law is a workers' compensation firm with a single office in Manhattan.
Hiring guide
How to choose a workers' compensation law firm
A workers' compensation claim is not a lawsuit, and comparing these firms the way you would compare injury firms will point you at the wrong things. Nobody has to prove the employer was at fault, and in exchange you ordinarily cannot sue the employer at all. What the system pays for is medical treatment and a share of lost wages. It does not pay for pain and suffering, however badly you were hurt. Four things are worth weighing instead, and the first is the one most people expect to matter and does not.
The fee is approved by a judge, not negotiated with you
In New York no fee in a compensation case is enforceable unless the Workers' Compensation Board approves it, under section 24 of the Workers' Compensation Law. It comes out of the award rather than out of your pocket, the carrier pays it directly to the attorney, and anything above one thousand dollars needs a written application on the Board's own form. A firm that quotes you a percentage is describing a decision that is not its to make.
That removes price from the comparison almost entirely, which is why the rest of this page is about hearings, communication and whether the firm sees the second case described below.
Ask whether they bring the third-party case
Compensation pays medical bills and part of your wages. Where somebody other than your employer contributed to the accident, a driver, a property owner, a general contractor, the maker of a machine that had no guard on it, a separate negligence action can be brought against them, and that one does pay for pain and suffering. On a New York construction site sections 240 and 241 of the Labor Law put specific duties on owners and contractors, which is why falls from height and scaffold collapses are so often two cases rather than one.
Not every compensation practice brings those, and not every injury practice handles the compensation claim alongside them. Ask directly which of the two the firm does, and who handles the other if it does not.
Your doctor, their doctor, and the hearing
You choose who treats you, but only from providers the Board has authorised to treat injured workers, with emergencies the exception. The insurer is entitled to send you for an examination of its own, and a report from that examination is the ordinary reason benefits are reduced or stopped. What happens next is a hearing before a law judge, so a firm's real skill in this area is how it handles medical evidence and how often it is in that room. Ask.
Being fired for filing is a separate claim
Section 120 makes it unlawful for an employer to fire you, refuse to reinstate you or otherwise discriminate against you because you claimed compensation or testified in someone else's case. It is filed separately, on form DC-120, within two years, and the Board can order your job back with the pay you lost. It is worth knowing this exists before you decide whether to file at all.
Two deadlines, and the first is short. In New York, tell your employer in writing within 30 days of the accident, and file form C-3 with the Board within two years. For an illness caused by the work itself, the two years run from when you knew, or should have known, that the work caused it.
Frequently asked
Workers' Compensation law firm FAQ
How much does a workers' compensation lawyer cost?
Nothing up front, and not out of your own money. In New York the fee comes out of the award, the insurance carrier pays it directly to the attorney, and the Workers' Compensation Board has to approve it before it is enforceable at all. If there is no award there is ordinarily no fee. You can read the rule yourself at wcb.ny.gov.
How do I know if a firm is "certified"?
Certification requires clearing five eligibility gates: active licensure, clean public discipline, a verified entity and physical office, an honest website baseline and a minimum public footprint. Then scoring 70 or above out of 100 across five pillars, with a floor on the three that cover professional standing, verified results and client experience. The methodology gives every gate and sub-factor. A firm that has not cleared all five is shown as under review, not as failed, and its profile says which gate is still open.
Can law firms pay to rank higher on this page?
No. The order comes from the Certification Score, and the score, the eligibility gates and the tier cannot be bought or edited, not even by a firm that manages its own profile. Claiming a profile is free and lets a firm keep its offices, fees and practice areas current. Sponsored placements are always labeled and never appear inside this list.
Can I sue my employer for my injury?
Ordinarily no, and that is the bargain the system is built on: you do not have to prove your employer did anything wrong, and in exchange compensation is your only claim against them. Anyone else who contributed is a different matter. A negligent driver, a property owner or the manufacturer of the equipment can be sued in the ordinary way, and that case can include the pain and suffering compensation leaves out.
Does it matter that the accident was my own fault?
Generally not. Compensation is a no-fault system, so carelessness on your part does not bar the claim the way it can bar an injury lawsuit. The narrow exceptions in New York are an injury caused solely by intoxication and one you inflicted on yourself deliberately.
How long do I have to file?
In New York, notice to your employer within 30 days of the accident, in writing, and form C-3 filed with the Board within two years. An occupational illness runs from when you knew or should have known the work caused it. Other states set their own periods, and several are shorter than this.
Can I be fired for filing a claim?
Not lawfully. Section 120 of the Workers' Compensation Law covers being discharged, not reinstated or otherwise discriminated against for claiming, for asking for a claim form, or for testifying. The complaint goes to the Board on form DC-120 within two years of what happened, and the Board can order reinstatement and the pay you lost, plus a penalty on the employer.
Do I have to see the insurance company's doctor?
You can be required to attend an examination the carrier arranges, yes. It is not the same thing as treatment, and it is not your doctor: the report from it is the usual basis for an insurer arguing that your benefits should be reduced or stopped. Your own treatment stays with a provider you choose, from those the Board authorises.