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How Ballin & Associates can Help You

Finding substantial money for injured officers where other attorneys found little to none has become my trademark 

Any injury or accident is a stressful and overwhelming experience, especially when you may be out of work or are uncertain about the future of your career. You may not know where to turn, where to get information, or what to do next.  Ballin & Associates is dedicated exclusively to helping injured police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers recover compensation for their injuries.  We have compiled the following list of helpful legal articles to help you get a better understanding of our firm and what we can do for you.

Legal Articles

Obtaining Compensation

• Chiefs have not objected to injured police officers making claims for compensation, based upon our experience with 138 departments
• Injured fire fighters are missing out on valuable compensation
  For more information please visit our Firefighters page
• Not just for dog bites: Police officers can recover compensation even where the dog playfully caused the officer's injury
  For more information please visit our Dog Bites page
• Tips on how officers injured on domestic violence calls collect compensation in the tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars
  For more information please visit our Domestics and Protective Custody page
• Staying out of work is not required to collect valuable compensation for injuries that occur on duty
• Stolen motor vehicle pursuit injuries often lead to valuable claims for compensation
  For more information please visit our Stolen MV Pursuits page
• Collection of evidence of the accident and injury
• Officer collects $20,0000 after being misinformed he had no case

Injured On Duty

• Did you know officers injured in the line of duty are authorized by statute to seek additional valuable compensation for their injuries beyond the base wages and medical expenses paid by the city?
• If officers injured-on-duty are authorized by the legislature to do so, why don’t they take advantage of the same skilled representation which brings tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars to John Q. Public?
• Officers injured-on-duty have valuable claims even when an old injury or condition is made worse
• Officer receives $500,000 settlement after being shot while responding to 911 call
• Protect yourself from injury on road details: Learn about work site protection guidelines and regulations
  For more information please visit our Road Jobs and Other Details page

Insurance Information

• Are you missing valuable part 12 underinsured motorist coverage on your personal autos?
  For more information please visit our Resisting Arrest page.
• Don’t make this insurance mistake - Part 1
  For more information please visit our Stolen MV Pursuits page.
• A city/town cannot double dip by collecting from an officer’s third party recovery for money it was reimbursed by its own insurance
• Chalk one up for the good guys, as the appeals court says no to an insurance company's attempt to shut the door on your injury claims from altercations while on duty
  For more information please visit our Resisting Arrest and Foot Pursuits Page.
• Advisory about Massachusetts new competitive rate structure for automobile insurance:  make sure you purchase three valuable optional automobile insurance coverages, as you consider saving money under this new system.
• Officer received $100,000 for injury during motor vehicle stop, but For $90 in insurance premium, he might have received an additional $150,000

Aggravation of Pre-Existing Conditions

• Officer receives $140,000 after old shoulder injury is aggravated during a booking
  For more information please visit our Resisting Arrest page.

Events

Please check back with us in the future for events that we will be posting to this page. Our events are designed to give you practical information and resources to help you gain a better understanding of your case and your rights to compensation under the law.

Workshops

Steven Ballin also is available to conduct legal workshops for local police officers, firefighters, and public safety departments, unions, and related organizations. Workshop subjects relate to the public safety officer's rights to make valuable claims when injured on duty. Plus, Attorney Ballin will review steps that can be taken now to protect public safety officers in the event of a future injury on duty.

For more information on any events or scheduling a workshop, please call the Massachusetts police injury attorneys at Ballin & Associates at (800) 245-2052 or Email Us

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