Once you have a San Diego Jones Act accident, you need to get you and your family's priorities straight. San Diego Jones Act Attorney Bill Turley teaches lawyers the law. Bill will help you arrive at the right decisions that may affect your family forever. From Medical treatment options (Cure) to how much your daily maintenance rate it to Jones Act Negligence and Unseawothiness - - you need to get your family's priorities straight. MEANING, BILL TEACHES LAWYERS THE LAW. YOUR FUTURE IS TO IMPORTANT, DON'T LEAVE YOU SAN DIEGO JONES ACT ACCIDENT UP TO A LAWYER THAT ISN'T A MARITIME LAWYER IN SAN DIEGO. ONCE YOU ARE INJURED, YOU NEED TO RECEIVE A MAINTENANCE RATE / MEDICAL TREATMENT (CURE) THAT IS FAIR TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

SAN DIEGO JONES ACT ATTORNEY BILL TURLEY LAYS IT ALL OUT FOR YOU: FROM MEDICAL TREATMENT (CURE) TO MAINTENANCE TO JONES ACT NEGLIGENCE AND UNSEAWORTHINESS - - GETTING YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES PRIORITIES STRAIGHT

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Why Trust The Turley Law Firm

* Since 1987, The Turley Law Firm has worked tirelessly to help their clients recover. This includes recovering from their Jones Act injury and/or personal injury physically, emotionally and monetarily
* Their firm is respected throughout California's legal community and courts
* The highest rated San Diego Jones Act Lawyer in San Diego by AVVO.com
* Elected President of the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego and elected to Board of Governors of Consumer Attorneys of California
* Asked to lecture to other lawyers. Bill teaches other lawyers how to practice law. Bill is a Speaker at the 2011 California Maritime Personal Injury Seminar
* Chosen to participate in Consumer Attorneys of San Diego Trial Masters Program


We Help Win Your Case With The Truth (See Below)


San Diego Jones Act Lawyer Bill Turley has been lecturing, teaching and writing about Jones Act cases for over 20 years.

Straight-talk about seaman injuries in San Diego

The reason why you are entitled to Jones Act benefits is because you work at the "mercy of the vessel." Most workers in America can not sue their employer. If they are injured at work their "exclusive remedy" against their employer is usually extremely unfair workers compensation benefits. Unlike a worker that works at Walmart, if you (a seaman) encounter something unsafe at work, you just can't quit and go home. Instead, maritime law imposes the duty on you to work to complete your voyage or mission. Because of this, the law allows you to sue your employer.

After you are injured aboard a vessel or in the service of the vessel your first concern must be your health, safety and medical treatment. Nothing is more important than your health and safety. Oftentimes this means emergency medical treatment.

Getting Medical Treatment

When you are injured in the service of the vessel, or during a voyage, your Jones Act employer has an obligation to provide you medical treatment until you reach maximum medical improvement. This is called "cure." It is very important that you chose a treating physician that is not a "company doctor." Generally we provide our client with a list of physicians and surgeons that they are free to conduct research and/or contact for availability. Your choice of physician is yours. We just help you narrow the list to the very best doctors in their respective fields. We know, at the end of the day, nothing is more important than you making the best medical recovery possible.

Your Maintenance Rate

Of huge concern is your "maintenance rate." That is the daily rate of how much you will be paid while you are unfit for duty and not yet having reached "maximum medical improvement. This is often a battle. We are often times able to negotiate a higher daily maintenance rate. It is usually best to try and address this issue before maintenance is initially paid. However, we have been successful in raising maintenance rates at much later times also.


The last thing you want to do is for you and your family to "die on the vine." Meaning, you receive so little in maintenance that they suffer severe economic hardship. Oftentimes there are other avenues for temporary monies. We understand that all of these avenues must be explored for you and your family's economic survival.

After you have been released from treatment your attention can turn to your potential San Diego Jones Act negligence case and/or San Diego unseaworthiness case. Your lawyer should have been addressing these "liability" issues while you were treating for your injuries.


It's a Race To The Evidence

Oftentimes in vessel accidents it is a "race to the evidence." Meaning, insurance company investigators are probably working right now to get the witnesses to your accident to say things that are favorable to the company. These insurance investigators are pros at asking leading questions with double meanings that will be used against you later in court. The quicker your lawyer contacts the witnesses, the better these insurance company tricks can be nipped at the bud.

Use our website to research your Jones Act Case.

We have the most comprehensive Jones Act website in California.


Additional Jones Act information:

What is a Jones Act case?
The Jones Act

Who is a Jones Act Seaman? (Seaman Status)

What is Jones Act Maintenance and Cure?
What is Maintenance under the Jones Act?

What is negligence under the Jones Act?
What do you have to prove in a Jones Act negligence claim?

What is unseaworthiness?
How does the law define unseaworthiness?
How do I prove the vessel was unseaworthy?

If you are a seriously injured Jones Act Seaman, how are you going to support your family?
Some Jones Act “truths”

Are you a Seaman with a Personal Injury Claim or the family of a Seaman with a Death Claim?


San Diego Jones Act Lawyer Straight Talk: Should I wait to hire a Jones act attorney?

The Jones act insurance company is providing all benefits. Should I wait to hire a Jones Act attorney?

In too many instance, injured Seaman wait too late to get a lawyer. They wait until after a crisis situation has arisen. Sometime, when this occurs it is simply too late. You should consider the following realities:

1. You are literally, at war with the insurance company. The insurance companies interests are far different from yours and your families. The insurance adjuster is not your friend. In fact, the insurance adjuster is the last one that your should be getting your legal advice from.

2. The legal system is heavily in favor of employers. The legal system is brutal to the unprepared. At every step in your case mistakes can be made that can and will result in you and your family getting a lot less than you deserve. The procedures and time limitations are daunting. Let's face it. The law is a collection of rules. If you don't know the rules, how are you going to win your case?

3. The Jones Act insurance company sure knows the rules. They hire adjusters and attorneys that know the rules forwards and backwards. They hire sharks. Literally. These sharks will eat up your case in a New York second. Depend on it. We sure do. So should you.

Don't wait until it is too late to hire a lawyer for your Seaman injury case. We ask that you make an appointment to meet with us so we can explain your rights and what we can do to help you and your family.


Our Reputation is Success

Since 1987, the insurance companies have respected us for how we fight for our clients. This respect is a benefit clients receive when they choose The Turley Law Firm. The recognition the legal industry has given us helps us succeed for our clients. You want a lawyer that is going to be able to stand up to the insurance company. You want a lawyer that is going to get the maximum recovery for your case. You don't want a lawyer that has a learning curve to understand the issues in your case. You want the best.


We Can Help - Today

The Turley Law Firm and their staff are ready to help you immediately. You deserve help from a lawyer who understands your situation and how to help you in this difficult time. We fight hard to get you the best medical care. We fight hard to get you all the compensation which you are entitled under the law. Our goal is help you get your life back together.


Always Tell The Truth - We Help Win Your Case With The Truth

You only get one chance in court. If the Judge or Jury see you have lied to them or see you have been untruthful with them then they will vote against you. You need a lawyer that has the skill and courage to win your case with the truth. Always tell the truth when you are asking for money in a court case. Always. Juries and Judges will forgive a whole lot if you are honest with them. Nobody forgives someone that lies to them. Would you?

Everyone has bad facts or bad evidence in their case. Everyone. We are going to be painfully honest with the jury about any of these "bad facts." Sometimes when they are placed in the bright light of a court room, they don't seem so bad. Other times you are going to need to deal with the issue first. Tell the Judge or Jury about the issue from the beginning of your case

In some circumstances you may be better off letting the defense bring up the difficult evidence. It depends. One thing that doesn't ever depend is you being honest about everything. We understand how to win lawsuits because we present evidence honestly. We can help you if you have difficult issues in your case too. Call us. We can usually get past just about anything. You just have to be honest about it and fess up to it.

Whatever you think is the biggest potential problem with your case is the very thing you need to talk to your lawyer about the most. At the Turley Law Firm we encourage and expect a frank discussion of the issues with our clients. You deserve a lawyer that is going to present your case honestly. We will help you win your case with the truth.


Offering Clients Peace of Mind

When you are seriously injured in a vessel accident, you need to know your attorneys are doing everything they possibly can to get you the best medical treatment and current benefits. You need to know that your legal rights are being vigorously protected. You need to sleep at night knowing you have the best lawyer for your case. We can give you that kind of peace of mind. What lawyer you select makes all the difference in whether you prevail in your Jones Act injury case. We have been helping Seaman and their families since the 1980's. We put the client first. Always.

Our work injury firm has been effectively handling work ship accident and boat accident cases of all types since the late 1980's by putting the client first.


Priority One: You

One of our bedrock principals is the making you, the client, our number one priority. We know that when the client comes first, we will continue to be a successful law firm. Bill Turley was elected President of Consumer Attorneys of San Diego.






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The San Diego, California personal injury law firm of The Turley Law Firm serves clients across  Southern California area. We give you straight talk about your legal options. We have handled cases from San Diego to Imperial Beach to Oceanside to Escondido to El Cajon, everywhere in between, such as: Alpine, Camp Pendleton, Cardiff, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Coronado,  Del Mar, Eastlake, Encinitas, La Mesa, La Costa, La Jolla, Lakeside, Lemon Grove, Mission Bay, NAS San Diego, National City, Naval Station San Diego, North Island, North County, Pacific Beach, Point Loma, Port of San Diego, Poway, Ramona, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Santa Fe, San Marcos, San Diego Harbor, Santee, Solana Beach, South Bay, Spring Valley, Vista.

We handle cases across California, including: Riverside County, San Bernardino County, Orange County, Imperial County, Los Angeles County, and Ventura County, Colorado River, Mexico, Cabo, Pacific Ocean and all the Oceans and waterways across California and the World.


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