When a life-changing injury or occupational illness occurs at work, the impact is immediate: bills pile up, medical expenses grow, and your average weekly wage suddenly disappears. At Spears & Marinakis, LLC, our mission is clear our skilled workers compensation attorneys are here to take the legal burden off your shoulders so you can focus on recovery.
Our staff and attorneys fight to ensure every injured worker receives the compensation you deserve through the workers’ compensation system, which is designed as a no-fault system to protect workers no matter who caused the accident.
Who Are Spears & Marinakis, LLC?
With more than 70 years of service throughout Southern, Central, and Southwest Ohio—including Portsmouth, Ironton, and Waverly—Spears & Marinakis, LLC has built a legacy of excellence, commitment, and results. Founded as a family business with deep local roots, our team understands both the letter of Ohio’s workers’ compensation laws and the real hardships local workers face after a work-related injury.
Our firm is led by a seasoned legal team: David R. Spears, Angela D. Marinakis, and D. Matthew Spears. Their dedication to clients and the professional legal community is recognized statewide, with accolades such as Super Lawyer honors and Martindale-Hubbell AV ratings for professional excellence. Whether you need an experienced attorney for a workers’ comp claim or guidance with a personal injury claim, our lawyers on our team are prepared to represent you every step of the way.
What Do Workers Compensation Lawyers Do?
Workers’ compensation lawyers are your advocates—protecting your rights, guiding you through paperwork, and representing you in every phase of the claims process. At Spears & Marinakis, LLC, our comp attorneys and compensation lawyers fight for you by:
- Evaluating your injury and the circumstances surrounding it.
- Ensuring you promptly file a workers’ compensation claim to preserve your right to receive compensation.
- Communicating with your employer, the workers’ compensation insurance company, and your medical providers.
- Representing you in disputes, hearings, and appeals involving the workers’ compensation insurance carrier.
- Advising whether you may also sue your employer for negligence or pursue a personal injury claim if additional parties were at fault.
Our attorneys help you cut through the red tape, fight back against powerful insurance companies, and ensure you don’t accept less than the maximum compensation you’re entitled to.
Who Qualifies for Workers Compensation?
To qualify for workers’ compensation benefits in Ohio:
- You must be injured at work or suffer a work-related injury.
- You must report and notify your employer as soon as possible.
- Ohio must have jurisdiction based on your residence, the employer’s location, or where the injury occurred.
- At least one of your medical conditions must have directly resulted from your workplace injuries or an occupational illness.
The workers’ compensation act also covers injury or occupational illness such as repetitive stress injuries, toxic exposure, and other job-related health conditions. Even if your employer is at fault or you’ve been injured on the job through no fault of your own, the workers’ compensation is a no-fault system, meaning you can still recover compensation.
What Benefits Can You Expect?
The workers’ compensation system in Ohio provides multiple categories of support:
- Medical Benefits: Payment for medical treatment, prescriptions, surgeries, and therapy so you don’t bear the burden of overwhelming medical bills.
- Temporary Total Disability: If you’re unable to work while recovering, you’ll receive compensation equal to a portion of your average weekly wage.
- Temporary Partial Disability: If you return to work in a limited capacity with lower earnings, you may be entitled to supplemental payments.
- Permanent Partial or Total Disability Benefits: Long-term coverage for severe injuries or disabilities.
- Lost Wages Compensation: Ensuring you receive a fair weekly wage when you can’t return to your regular position.
- Death Benefits: Payments to family members if a worker loses their life due to a workplace accident.
At Spears & Marinakis, LLC, we help you understand which workers’ comp benefits apply to your situation and guide you in achieving the compensation you need for both your medical and financial recovery.
Why Legal Representation Makes a Difference
The workers’ compensation insurance company has teams of work comp lawyers working to minimize what they pay you. Without experienced representation, many injured workers throughout the state accept less than they deserve. That’s why it’s critical to hire a workers’ compensation attorney who understands how to protect your rights.
Our workers’ compensation lawyers provide the help you need by:
- Standing up against an employer’s insurance company.
- Fighting to prove your eligibility when the employer may deny your claim.
- Ensuring you reach maximum medical improvement before any settlement is finalized.
- Helping you return to work or secure ongoing benefits if you cannot.
- Pursuing additional claims if your employer for negligence contributed to your injuries.
With Spears & Marinakis, LLC, you’re not just a case—you’re a person. Our compensation lawyers take pride in helping injured workers and ensuring you achieve the maximum compensation possible.
The Claims Process, Simplified
- Notify your employer as soon as the injury occurs.
- Get medical care immediately and document the work injury.
- Work with us to file a claim for workers’ compensation benefits before the deadline.
- Respond to all requests from the workers’ compensation insurance company or employer’s insurance company.
- Let our workers’ comp attorneys represent you in hearings and appeals—providing trusted guidance every step of the way.
If needed, we also help you file a personal injury claim or explore whether you can sue your employer in cases of extreme negligence.
Additional Practice Areas
While we are known as leading workers’ compensation lawyers, Spears & Marinakis, LLC also offers:
- Personal Injury Attorneys for accidents outside the workplace.
- Legal help for Social Security Disability (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
- Guidance with estate planning, wills, and real estate.
Our full-service law firm ensures you always have a trusted advocate when life takes an unexpected turn.
Take Control of Your Recovery, Contact Our Worker’s Compensation Attorneys
If you’ve been hurt at work, don’t let an insurance carrier or employer’s insurance company determine your future. At Spears & Marinakis, LLC, our experienced workers’ compensation attorneys are ready to fight for the benefits and compensation you deserve.
Schedule a free consultation today with our workers’ comp attorney team. You’ll get the chance to ask questions like “How much does it cost?” (nothing upfront, we only collect if you win) or “Can I sue my employer?” (we’ll explain when you can).
Contact us now to get the help you need and move forward with confidence. With Spears & Marinakis, LLC, you’ll have attorneys serving Ohio workers who fight tirelessly so you can focus on healing and achieving the fair compensation you deserve.
Spears & Marinakis, LLC
122 S 4th St, Ironton, OH 45638
740-532-6913
