Garfinkel Schwartz PA is a Defense Base Act and Longshore Act law firm working to regain denied medical & benefits to civilian contractors & longshoremen.
Garfinkel Schwartz, P.A., is a Defense Base Act law and Longshore and Harbor Workers Act, and Non-Appropriation Act law firm dedicated to fighting for denied rights to medical care, coverage and compensation for civilian contractors and longshoremen.
Garfinkel Schwartz fights for injured longshoreman, people who work U.S. waterways, estuaries, rivers, coasts, ports, docks who are not given the medical compensation and care by employers or that have been denied by insurance companies.
Longshoremen, when injured or ill while working have rights to medical compensation and health care as provided by law.
Garfinkel Schwartz battles to regain denied medical benefits for civilian contractors hired by defense contractors who work overseas on behalf of the U.S. Government in countries including Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Africa, Asia and elsewhere.
No matter where you're from, if you've been injured or ill as a contractor or sub-contractor of the DoD or U.S. Government, or on U.S. Military bases anywhere in the world, you may have medical and benefits covered by the Defense Base Act.
Insurance companies and employers may deny rights owed to you. When you have an experienced attorney who knows this very specific practice of law, you have someone to fight for you. No legal fees are charged to you, ever.
Garfinkel Schwartz goes one step further: we cover your medical evaluation upfront so that when you become a client and we accept your case, that a neutral doctor of your choosing will evaluate your medical conditions.
You may be getting benefits now but one day, your claims can be denied and you will need an attorney to fight to get them back.
Often, injuries are not simple, your health care may need to continue for many years. Don't wait for something to go wrong. Consult with an attorney in this field of law.
It doesn't have to be us, but it does need to be a skilled DBA lawyer or Longshore lawyer who has practiced in this area of law. It is not a general practice area: it is fought in Federal Court and is incredibly complex.
YOUR RIGHTS:
1. You have the right to choose YOUR own doctor anywhere in the world
2. Your attorney fees will be paid by the employer or the insurer. NOT by you
3. If your case is won and you receive medical benefits or compensation, no attorney may take any part of your settlement or a percentage or amount based on your medical benefits
Garfinkel Schwartz, P.A., is a family law firm that continues a legacy begun 40 years ago by Defense Base Act law and Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act lawyer John M. Schwartz, Esq.
Garfinkel Schwartz, P.A., is named in memoriam of deceased lawyer Schwartz who helped many people around the world to regain denied medical care. It is also named for attorney Alan Bennett Garfinkel, who worked alongside Schwartz for many years.
DBA and Longshore Act lawyer Schwartz was Alan’s father-in-law with whom Alan worked in the Titusville, FL; Orlando, FL; Cocoa Village, FL; Cape Canaveral, FL; Fernandina Beach, FL offices.
Garfinkel Schwartz has offices in Maitland, Florida, and Cocoa Beach, Florida, but we travel to you where you live, where you're recovering from injury.
We will fly anywhere in the U.S. and will make communication arrangements with you via video conferencing, phone, or online. We will find a way to talk with you in confidence.
Garfinkel Schwartz is an historically military-centric firm with service by Alan Garfinkel’s father and grandfather, attorneys who fought honorably in World War I and II; John M. Schwartz, Esq., was a Vietnam veteran.
Garfinkel Schwartz, P.A., promises to fight the insurance companies, your employer, to regain denied medical benefits, one family at a time.
It is the mission of Maitland, Florida, and Cocoa Beach, Florida, law firm Garfinkel Schwartz, P.A. to fight insurance companies on behalf of defense base civilian contractors and longshoremen denied medical care and compensation for illness or injury on the job.
Defense Base Act Law
Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act Law
Non-Appropriation Act Law
