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
Trewin Norman & Co provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Mira Mar, NSW · Great Southern
Trewin Norman & Co provides legal services in Mira Mar, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Darwin City, NT · Darwin & Palmerston
Ward Keller Lawyers provides legal services in Darwin City, NT. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
Dandenong, VIC · South East Melbourne
RHL Legal provides legal services in Dandenong, VIC. Listed practice areas include Medical Negligence, Personal Injury and Workers Compensation.
Fairfield, NSW · Western Sydney
Alliance Compensation & Litigation Lawyers provides legal services in Fairfield, NSW. Listed practice areas include Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP, Property & Conveyancing and Workers Compensation.
Dandenong, VIC · South East Melbourne
Ryan Carlisle Thomas Lawyers provides legal services in Dandenong, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, TPD & Superannuation Claims and Personal Injury.
Glenroy, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Ryan Carlisle Thomas Lawyers provides legal services in Glenroy, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, TPD & Superannuation Claims and Personal Injury.
Salisbury, SA · Adelaide Metro
Newman Lawyers provides legal services in Salisbury, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Mount Barker, SA · Barossa & Adelaide Hills
Newman Lawyers provides legal services in Mount Barker, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Werribee, VIC · Western Melbourne
RHL Legal provides legal services in Werribee, VIC. Listed practice areas include Medical Negligence, Personal Injury and Workers Compensation.
Bankstown, NSW · Southern Sydney
Turning Point Compensation Lawyers Tamworth provides legal services in Bankstown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Public Liability, Medical Negligence and Product Liability.
Nimbin Law provides legal services in Casino, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Liverpool, NSW · Western Sydney
Stacks Goudkamp provides legal services in Liverpool, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP and Medical Negligence.
Gosford, NSW · Central Coast
Coastal Compensation Law Specialists provides legal services in Gosford, NSW. Listed practice areas include Workers Compensation, Personal Injury and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Wyong, NSW · Central Coast
Wiggins Cheffings Lawyers provides legal services in Wyong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Public Liability, Personal Injury and Medical Negligence.
Norwest, NSW · Hills District
MLC Lawyers incorporating Collins Legal provides legal services in Norwest, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Kotara, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
Whitelaw McDonald Personal Injury Lawyers - Newcastle provides legal services in Kotara, NSW. Listed practice areas include Workers Compensation, Wills & Estates and Personal Injury.
Ringwood, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
RHL Legal provides legal services in Ringwood, VIC. Listed practice areas include Medical Negligence, Personal Injury and Workers Compensation.
Castlemaine, VIC · Bendigo & Loddon
Grainger Legal and Casa Conveyancing provides legal services in Castlemaine, VIC. Listed practice areas include Public Liability, Wills & Estates and Property & Conveyancing.
Penrith, NSW · Western Sydney
Law Partners Personal Injury Lawyers provides legal services in Penrith, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Partner & Family Visas and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Ballarat Central, VIC · Ballarat & Central Highlands
Dribbin & Brown Criminal Lawyers provides legal services in Ballarat Central, VIC. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Fraud & White Collar Crime and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
Frankston, VIC · South East Melbourne
Henry Carus & Associates TAC & Compensation Lawyers provides legal services in Frankston, VIC. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Medical Negligence and Business & Commercial Law.
Coffs Harbour, NSW · Mid North Coast
Tolson & Co provides legal services in Coffs Harbour, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Public Liability.
Broadmeadows, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Yarn Legal provides legal services in Broadmeadows, VIC. Listed practice areas include Employment Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Business & Commercial Law.
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.