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What Our Clients Say

From the moment I came to this law firm, I felt peace in my heart. You all were my voice. Thank you Mr. Curtis, you are a great attorney. I want to especially thank you for your effort and dedication and the good heart you put in my case. You are very professional. God Bless you always.

Alba

Therapist
Houston, Texas
Sincere thanks for this depo ... really excellent ... Beckcom/the firm is tops ... for such exhaustive preparation ... WOW ... what a depo.

Houston lawyer commenting on deposition of defense orthopedic doctor taken by V&B
Your law firm did a great job getting the case settled. You were helpful and I would recommend you to anyone.

Betty J. Richmond

Retired
Houston, Texas
Brian & Curtis

Thank you for all you've done for me in regards to my case.

Sincerely

-Raymond S.

Seafood Worker
Deltona, Florida
I would like to thank Brian Beckcom and his staff for their professionalism and their support. . . I knew when I met Brian that he was more than qualified to handle my father's wrongful death case . . .if I needed his help again I wouldn't hesitate to call.

Sabrina M, U.S. Air Force enlisted

Houston, Texas
Just when we thought we would never find someone who would listen to our story, V&B opened their doors to us. For one month, I spoke to 25 lawyers and the answer I received was "your case is a lost case, no one will ever represent you."

Aridana Perez (mother of Miguel Perez, Jr., auto accident victim)
Houston, Texas
I'd like to thank the staff at Vujasinovic & Beckcom for the professionalism and courtesy they displayed on my case.

Kurt R., Houston, Texas
I also have a heart full of gratitude for the way you presented such an excellent court case on behalf of me and my kids.

Gloria H., Wichita, Kansas
Brian, I recommend your maritime book highly. I also happily recommend you, personally.

-Captain Jim Vickers
I sat on one of your juries early this year. I observed your eloquence and complete passion....you seem to be a man of utmost qualifications.

- Juror on one of Vuk's cases (name withheld)
Vuk, it has been such a wonderful experience working with you and your staff. Thank you so much for all the hard work that you did to help my family and I survive through the most difficult time of our lives.

Phuong N.
Houston, Texas
I was injured in an auto accident in Houston, and was referred to Vuk by another attorney. I couldn't work as a result of the accident and desperately needed back and knee surgery.. . . Vuk was able to get me a generous settlement within about a year of taking my case.

Steven R.
Deer Park, Texas
After my two-year old son was killed by an 18-wheeler driver and me and my daughter were badly injured, we hired Brian and Vuk to represent us on the recommendation of another lawyer.

This was the hardest time in our lives and it was great knowing we had you there to represent us.

Justin and Sonya H., Splendora, Texas

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Do you deserve compensation after a commercial diving accident?

If you have been seriously injured in a commercial diving accident, you probably want to know if you are owed compensation for your injuries. One common question from victims of commercial dive accidents is whether or not their case falls under the Jones Act. It is an important question, because some maritime employers will try to claim that commercial divers are only covered by the Longshore & Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act, which provides fewer benefits for injured workers than the Jones Act.

The Jones Act is generally thought of as being “better” than the Longshore Act, as there are more opportunities for compensation under the Jones Act. It can be tricky to determine where some maritime workers like commercial divers fall – under the Longshore or Jones Act – which is why you need to hire an experienced maritime attorney for your commercial dive accident case.

If you talk to a lawyer about your case and they don’t know the difference between a Longshoreman and a Jones Act seamen, run! Because of different ways that these tricky definitions and laws can be interpreted, it is absolutely critical that you have an experienced maritime accident attorney on your side for a commercial dive case. Otherwise, you risk losing many of your legal rights and compromising the amount of compensation you could receive for your injuries.

At Vujasinovic & Beckcom, our maritime attorneys have ample experience handling dive accident and injury cases. If you’ve been hurt in a commercial dive accident, your employer may be at fault if they failed to follow standard safety procedures or if they cut corners.

Here are just some ways that commercial dive companies can contribute to serious diving accidents:

Incorrect decompression tables
Failure to correctly train divers on the use of decompression tables
Asking divers to use experimental dive tables
Asking divers to operate outside the dive table limits
Allowing or pressuring divers to ascend too quickly
Failing to provide appropriate medical treatment for an injured diver
Failing to properly use or maintain dive equipment
Requiring divers to use out-of-date or badly worn equipment
Failing to have enough crew members on a dive
Failing to follow standard safety practices
Violating Coast Guard policies
Violating their own company policies, or having inadequate policies

If you have been injured in a commercial diving accident, don’t take any chances with your future. Please contact the maritime accident lawyers at Houston based Vujasinovic & Beckcom today, and let our skilled, aggressive attorneys fight for your right to fair compensation.

Vujasinovic & Beckcom P.L.L.C

1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 1020

Houston, TX 77002

Phone: 713.224.7800

Fax: 713.224.7801