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FELA

The Federal Employers Liability Act, also known as FELA, is a federal law enacted in 1908, that protects and compensates railroad workers – including BMWED members – that are injured on the job. FELA is essentially the form of Workers’ Compensation in the railroad industry. If an injured railroad employee can establish that the railroad employer was at least partially negligent in causing the injury, whether it be through unsafe work conditions, a faulty piece of equipment or machinery, etc., the injured employee is entitled to compensation. FELA covers job-related injury, death, and occupational illness and disease.

All BMWED designated law firms are approved to handle FELA cases for BMWED members and have an established record of successful litigation experience. Additionally, all BMWED designated law firms provide services on a contingency basis that is subject to a reduced fee structure, as approved by the BMWED National Division. Below is a list of law firms approved to handle cases for BMWED members under the FELA.


Blunt & Slocomb, Ltd
1115 Locust Street, 4th Floor
St. Louis, MO 63101
TELEPHONE: 618-656-7744
TOLL FREE: (800) 323-5538
FAX: 618-656-7849
www.bluntlaw.com
dlb@bluntlaw.com
paulslocomb@yahoo.com
Brent Coon & Associates
3801 E. Florida Ave., Suite 905
Denver, CO 80210-2500
TELEPHONE: 303-756-3243
TOLL FREE: (888) 756-3243 
FAX: 303-756-3595
Brent@bcoonlaw.com
www.bcoonlaw.com

Casey Jones Law
729 N. Washington Ave., Suite 600
Minneapolis, MN 55401
TELEPHONE: 612-293-5249
TELEPHONE: 612-293-5249
info@caseyjones.law
nthompson@caseyjones.law
www.caseyjones.law

Cavanagh Law Group & Daniel J. Downes, P.C.
161 North Clark Street, Suite 2070
Chicago, IL 60601
OFFICE: 312-425-1900
CELL: 312-953-5839
FAX: 312-425-1904
dan@cavanaghlawgroup.com
upsdwns11@gmail.com

Christy & Ferguson
201 West Broadway, Suite G12
North Little Rock, AR 72114
OFFICE: 501-758-0278
CELL: 501-707-5257
FAX: 501-758-0480
jferguson.raillaw@gmail.com
www.chrischristylaw.com

Hubbell Law Firm
1100 Main Street, Suite 2323
Kansas City, MO 64105.
OFFICE: 816-221-5666
TOLL FREE: (800) 821-5257
FAX: 816-221-5259
cleach@hubbellfirm.com
jdavis@hubbellfirm.com

Ingebritson & Associates, PA
7141 Amundson Avenue
Edina, MN 55439
TELEPHONE: 612-340-8290
TOLL FREE: (800) 282-6393e
FAX: 612-342-2990
Russ@Ingebritson.com
www.ingebritson.com

James A. Ebert, LLC
1720 Mars Hill Road
Suite 120-118
Acworth, GA 30101
OFFICE: 404-872-7759
CELL: 770-842-4775
FAX: 404-872-9430
www.jamesebert.com
jebert@jamesebert.com

Jones, Granger Law Firm
P. O. Box 4340
Houston, TX 77210-4340
OFFICE: 713-668-0230
TOLL FREE: (800) 231-3359
FAX: 713-956-7139
www.JonesGranger.com

Naumes Law Group LLC
2 Granite Avenue, Suite 425
Milton, MA 02186
OFFICE: 617-227-8444
TOLL FREE: (844) 826-8445;
CELL: 617-699-4541
www.naumeslaw.com
robert@naumeslaw.com
christopher@naumeslaw.com

Pratt & Tobin, P.C..
150 S. Bellwood Drive
P.O. Box 179
East Alton, IL 62024
TELEPHONE: 618-259-8011
TOLL FREE: (800) 851-5562
FAX: 618-259-6793
www.prattandtobin.com
lawoffice@prattandtobin.com
btobin@prattandtobin.com

Rossi Vucinovich P.C..
1000 Second Avenue, Suite 1420
Seattle, WA 98104
TELEPHONE: 425-646-8003
TOLL FREE: (866) 357-7245
FAX: 425-646-8004
railroad-injuries.com
jvucinovich@rvflegal.com

The Moody Law Firm, Inc. .
500 Crawford Street, Suite 200
P. O. Box 1138
Portsmouth, VA 23705
TELEPHONE: 757-393-4093
TOLL FREE: (800) 368-1033
FAX: 757-397-7257
www.moodyrrlaw.com
will@moodyrrlaw.com