Perhaps one of the most important decisions of your career is selecting a skilled Gulf Coast Jones Act lawyer to help you after a maritime injury. Such a lawyer must be knowledgeable of the Jones Act’s many facets and experienced in handling Jones Act cases.

The law known as the Jones Act may be on your side, but applying the law and securing your rights requires a Gulf Coast Jones Act lawyer acting on your behalf. You can’t expect an employer or an insurance company to act on your behalf, not when that might mean paying you many thousands of dollars for your injury. But you can expect your Gulf Coast Jones Act lawyer to step up to the plate for you and your family.

Your Jones Act rights are protected by federal law and through the court system. These rights extend farther than the rights provided by Workers’ Compensation. Under the Jones Act, an injured maritime worker may make a clam for compensation for his or her lost salary, medical costs, transportation costs, contract benefits and costs for disabilities.

In order to exercise this legal option, it’s vital that an injured worker making such a claim  engage an experienced Jones Act lawyer. This lawyer or attorney must affirm that your injury was due to negligence by the captain or crew of a vessel or ship, or due to unseaworthiness of the vessel or ship.

Your Gulf Coast Jones Act lawyer also can help you determine the best legal venue for filing your Gulf Coast Jones Act lawsuit. That may mean filing the lawsuit in a state court, which is an option for maritime workers under the Jones Act, or it may mean filing it in a U.S. District Court, which is possible since the Jones Act is a federal law.

It is the Jones Act which gives you the legal option of filing such a lawsuit against a maritime employer. Also, you may want to seek payments from your employer for “maintenance and cure.” That means money for daily living expenses, also known as “maintenance,” or money for medical costs, also known as “cure.” Such payments may not be high, but they’re supposed to provide financial help while a worker recovers enough to return to the job.

Your Gulf Coast Jones Act lawyer can advise you on such matters, and can help you determine the type and the extent of the damages you should seek in your Jones Act lawsuit. But first you must reach out to contact such a Gulf Coast Jones Act lawyer.

That means calling toll-free to 1-800-566-3434 or filling out the free case review form on this Web page, either of which will put you in touch with longtime Gulf Coast law firm Jim S. Adler & Associates.

For these and any other Jones Act legal options you’d like to explore, Jim S. Adler & Associates can help provide the answers — then can fight for your rights in the legal arena. You and your family deserve nothing less.