If you are a civilian constructor injured while working under a U.S. Government contract in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, or anywhere in the world, we can help you.

Our attorneys are experienced in the investigation and prosecution of Defense Base Act claims before the U.S. Department of Labor. We are known for our responsiveness, thorough and hands-on litigation style, investigative and negotiating skills and our accessibility to our clients. We go wherever you need us to be.

Our attorneys, Tim Nies, a former U.S. Army Ranger veteran (3d Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment) and Howard Grossman, a Florida Bar Workers’ Compensation Emeritus Specialist, are practiced in litigating Defense Base Act claims throughout the United States and can help ensure you receive the benefits you are entitled to. We collect a fee, usually from your employer’s insurance company, only if we recover compensation for you.

The Defense Base Act affords compensation benefits to those engaged in employment, such as:

• civilian contractors working in countries such as England, South Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait under a U.S. government contract;
• at any military, air, or naval base acquired by the United States;
• upon land occupied or used by the government for military or naval purposes in any territory or possession outside the continental United States; or
• with certain exceptions, upon any public work in any territory or possession outside the continental United States if the employee is so engaged under the contract of a contractor with the United States.

Compensation is payable under the Defense Base Act (DBA) to persons engaged in employment under a contract entered into with the United States for the purpose of engaging in public work anywhere outside the continental United States, under a contract which is to be performed abroad and which is approved and financed by the federal government pursuant to the Mutual Security Act, or outside the continental United States by an American employer providing welfare or similar services for the benefit of the military forces pursuant to appropriate authorization.

At the current time, there are more U.S. - paid private contractors in Iraq than there are American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Figures place the number of contractors at 180,000 and the number of troops at 140,000. Thousands of U.S. contractors are currently working in Iraq and Afghanistan. As of July 2007, more than 13,000 contractors have been wounded in these countries since the start of the Iraq conflict in 2003.

Our Defense Base Act law firm assists injured employees residing in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, or anywhere in the United States. We also represent foreigners (Non-U.S. citizens) worldwide, from Australia to Uganda, working for U.S. contractors pursuant to the Defense Base Act.

To speak with one of our Defense Base Act attorneys today call 800-940-8048. If you would like us to contact you, please complete the contact us form. Our attorneys never charge a fee for consultations and are available at night and on the weekends.