Injury & Compensation
Workers compensation lawyers help injured workers claim weekly payments, medical costs and lump sums.
Workers compensation is run by each state, plus Comcare for Commonwealth employees. A lawyer can help when a claim is disputed, payments stop, or you may be entitled to a lump sum for permanent impairment or a common law claim.
Workers compensation replaces income and pays medical costs while you recover. Disputes about liability or capacity are common and can be challenged.
Each state has its own scheme, such as icare in NSW and WorkSafe in Victoria, with Comcare covering many Commonwealth employees. Access to lump sums and common law damages depends on the level of permanent impairment.
Workers Compensation firms in the directory
370 firms
Tolson & Co provides legal services in Taree, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Public Liability.
Wangaratta, VIC · Hume & North East
Trivett R K & S M provides legal services in Wangaratta, VIC. Listed practice areas include Workers Compensation.
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
Worker Assist Tasmania provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Workers Compensation and Personal Injury.
Erina, NSW · Central Coast
Ellis Lake Lawyers provides legal services in Erina, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Personal Injury and Property & Conveyancing.
Picton, NSW · Western Sydney
Justice Lawyers provides legal services in Picton, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Wills & Estates and Property & Conveyancing.
Cairns City, QLD · Cairns & Far North
Cairns Injury Lawyers provides legal services in Cairns City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Public Liability.
Salisbury, SA · Adelaide Metro
KC Lawyers SA provides legal services in Salisbury, SA. Listed practice areas include Workers Compensation, Personal Injury and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Monaco Compensation Lawyers Noosaville provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Workers Compensation, TPD & Superannuation Claims and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Nimbin Law provides legal services in Grafton, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Portland, VIC · Western District & Wimmera
Brown & Proudfoot provides legal services in Portland, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Personal Injury and Workers Compensation.
Liverpool, NSW · Western Sydney
Capitol Legal provides legal services in Liverpool, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Personal Injury and Family Law.
Ian Watson Lawyer provides legal services in Bunbury, WA. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Workers Compensation and Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts.
Caringbah, NSW · Southern Sydney
McCabe Partners Lawyers provides legal services in Caringbah, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Partner & Family Visas and Workers Compensation.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Ryan Carlisle Thomas Lawyers provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, TPD & Superannuation Claims and Personal Injury.
Brookwater, QLD · Ipswich
South East Injury Lawyers provides legal services in Brookwater, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Health & Medical Practitioner Law and Public Liability.
Beerwah, QLD · Brisbane North & Moreton Bay
Stirling Personal Injury Law provides legal services in Beerwah, QLD. Listed practice areas include General Practice (regional generalist), Personal Injury and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Tolson & Co provides legal services in Bunbury, WA. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Public Liability.
Port Lincoln, SA · Eyre, Yorke & Mid North
Newman Lawyers provides legal services in Port Lincoln, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Wynyard, TAS · North West & West Coast
Rod Glover Legal Inc. PL Corby & Co. provides legal services in Wynyard, TAS. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Port Macquarie, NSW · Mid North Coast
Schofield King Lawyers provides legal services in Port Macquarie, NSW. Listed practice areas include TPD & Superannuation Claims, Personal Injury and Medical Negligence.
Newcastle, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
Tolson & Co provides legal services in Newcastle, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Public Liability.
Meadowbrook, QLD · Brisbane South & Logan
Turner Freeman Lawyers provides legal services in Meadowbrook, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Shepparton, VIC · Hume & North East
Arnold Dallas McPherson Lawyers Shepparton provides legal services in Shepparton, VIC. Listed practice areas include Public Liability, Personal Injury and Workers Compensation.
Warrnambool, VIC · Western District & Wimmera
Chakir Erol provides legal services in Warrnambool, VIC. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Public Liability and Workers Compensation.
Understand the next step
Identify the employer, work location and any claim number or decision. A workplace injury can raise questions about the applicable scheme, treatment, work capacity and responses to insurer decisions.
Confirm whether related employment advice is included or requires a separate adviser.
Provide a chronology, relevant locations and employer or insurer details, together with forms and decisions already received.
Discuss medical, employment, incident and expense records. Ask who will obtain reports and how access, privacy and expert costs will be managed.
Have any offer, assessment or release explained before agreeing. Clarify what a resolution would cover and whether related claims need separate advice.
Ask for the written meaning of no win, no fee, including expenses, any uplift and possible other costs. The phrase alone is not enough to compare arrangements.
Ask for a written scope identifying the work you are authorising, the person responsible and when costs will be reviewed. If you only want advice on one step, say so before the firm begins wider work.
Ask early about notice, claim and review limits in the relevant scheme. Keep the incident date and every insurer decision available for assessment.
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.
Good to know
Dismissing a worker because of a work injury claim can be unlawful. Get advice quickly if it happens.
You pay the lawyer's professional fees only if the claim succeeds. You may still be responsible for costs such as medical reports, and in some cases the other side's costs, so ask for a written costs agreement.
Simple claims can settle within months. Claims involving serious injuries usually wait until your condition has stabilised so the full impact can be assessed, which can take a year or more.