At The Law Office of Leonard M. Cordeiro, PC. we pride ourselves on the relationships we build with our clients and the excellent results we produce for them as we advise and advocate for individuals during the course of their legal matter.
The Law Office of Leonard M. Cordeiro, PC. represented a man who worked as a plumber for an employer on a job where an inexperienced backhoe operator dug a trench that was too narrow and too long causing a trench collapse. The client who was in the trench at the time of its collapse not only sustained serious mental and physical injuries but also experienced the loss of a co-worker who died as a result of the same.
The Law Office of Leonard M. Cordeiro, PC. assisted this client in not only obtaining him worker’s compensation benefits to allow him to receive weekly monetary benefits to support him and his family but the necessary medical treatment to address the serious psychological and physical trauma he sustained.
The Law Office of Leonard M. Cordeiro, PC. also vigorously pursued a third party action against the company who hired the inexperienced backhoe operator as well as assisted OSHA in fining the employer who failed to provide a necessary trench box which would have prevented the tragedy. The Law Office of Leonard M. Cordeiro, PC. secured for this man and his family monetary compensation from the insurance carriers involved in excess of $700,000.
The Law Office of Leonard M. Cordeiro, PC. represented a landscaper who suffered serious physical trauma injuries to both of his legs at work. This client was crushed between a trailer and the truck he was working on when a third party motorist rear-ended the trailer. The Law Office of Leonard M. Cordeiro, PC. assisted this client in obtaining worker’s compensation benefits including weekly monetary benefits, medical benefits, and disfigurement compensation as a result of the extensive surgeries that were necessary to reconstruct his legs.
The Law Office of Leonard M. Cordeiro, PC. also secured a third party settlement from the automobile insurance carriers in this case.
To date, the client has received in excess of $500,000 in compensation as a result of the accident and continues to receive assistance through the worker’s compensation system.
The Law Office of Leonard M. Cordeiro, PC. represented the minor child of a worker who was fatally electrocuted while at work. Our firm fought to secure, structure, and settle the minor child’s claim for dependency benefits under the workers compensation system in excess of $500,000.
The Law Office of Leonard M. Cordeiro, PC. represented a woman who was employed for a cleaning company and severely injured her low back at work.
The Law Office of Leonard M. Cordeiro, PC. assisted the client in securing her total and permanent disability benefits under the Massachusetts worker’s compensation system as well as disability benefits under Title II of the United States Social Security Administration.
Despite insurance policy limitation issues, The Law Office of Leonard M. Cordeiro, PC. fought to secure the client in excess of $275,000 for her and her family as well as continuing coverage for future necessary medical treatment to be paid for by the worker’s compensation carrier for the rest of her life.
Our firm represented a woman who suffered a slip and fall on ice on her landlord’s property resulting in multiple fractures of her leg. After undergoing reconstructive surgery, the client was able to regain use of her leg but had sustained permanent limitations as a result thereof.
The Law Office of Leonard M. Cordeiro, PC. worked with the client to secure Social Security disability benefits. Although the facts of the case and the case law would make proving liability against the landlord extremely difficult, The Law Office of Leonard M. Cordeiro, PC. filed suit in the Court against the landlord.
The Law Office of Leonard M. Cordeiro, PC. was able to secure the client a settlement of just under $100,000 before trial.
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The Law Office of Leonard M. Cordeiro, PC. provides experienced representation focused on efficient and favorable results.
Contact our firm at 401-490-0220 to discuss your legal matter with a skilled attorney with your best interest in mind.