Providing Dedicated FELA Representation Nationwide

Dedicated FELA Attorneys With a National Practice

Jury award of $19.3 million in Cumulative Trauma Claim is Vacated Due to Failure to Allow Jury To Apportion Damages to "Other Factors"

FELA Cracks Down on Harassment of Injured Railroad Workers

Gordon & Elias Reach Agreement With Union Pacific Over Injured Worker

If you have been injured as a railroad employee, you need lawyers who are well versed in the provisions of the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), which governs your right to recovery. FELA:

• Establishes a specific process for recovery
• Identifies the damages you may recover.

If you do not get a lawyer, the railroad will employ all the resources they have available to try to pay you nothing or next to nothing. The question for you is: which lawyer?

At Gordon & Elias L.L.P., in Houston, Texas, we have more than 40 years of combined experience representing injured railroad workers. The primary focus of our practice is to help people who have FELA personal injury claims. As free part of our service, we also advise railroad workers on issues involving retirement benefits and disability benefits.

Gordon & Elias, LLP is pleased and honored to have assisted in the creation of the Fallen Brother Fund. The FBF is a fund that donates money to qualified beneficiaries of the railroad employee who dies from illness, injury in the line of duty. Please read about the FBF and donate here. Gordon & Elias, LLP donates .05% of all received attorneys fees on all FELA cases they handle.

Are You a Railroad Worker Who Has Been Injured on the Job?

Contact us online to schedule a free initial consultation, or call us toll free at 800-773-6770.

• Free case review
• More than 40 years of professional experience
• No recovery - no fee
• Se habla español
• Where geographically permitted, the law firm advances money, interest free, so you can pay your bills.

Gordon & Elias, L.L.P. also represents FELA claimants for repetitive or cumulative trauma claims. For an in-depth discussion of the different types of cumulative claims please visit:

• Whole Body Vibration [WBV]
• Ankle & Knee Cumulative Injury

Gordon & Elias handles FELA cases nationwide, detailed state overview information is below:

What Are Your Rights Under FELA?

Congress enacted FELA in 1908 in recognition of the dangers involved with working in the railroad industry. FELA is the legal authority for injured railroad workers to recover money for injuries suffered due to the negligence (in whole or in part) of a railroad carrier, its agents, servants or employees.

Under FELA, if you have been injured while working for a railroad, you can file suit to recover damages in state or federal court. This ability to choose whether to file in a state court or a federal court is a very helpful provision in FELA not enjoyed by other injured people except for injured seamen. Since it allows us to select the best forum for your particular claim, it is a very important provision!

FELA also makes it much easier to prove liability than in ordinary accident cases like auto accidents. It reduces the burden of proof for ordinary negligence and, in some cases, actually does away with the need to prove negligence if the railroad violated a safety statute or regulation.

FELA allows you to file a claim based on negligence instead of having to resort to a workers' compensation claim like people who get hurt on the job but don't work for railroads.

The Gordon & Elias Advantage

At Gordon & Elias, L.L.P.,* we limit our caseload so we can give each client our full attention. When you hire us, your claim will be handled by a partner. You will not be handed off to some young associate or a paralegal. We will provide you with a personal cell phone number for your attorney, so you can call us any time you need to talk.

Over years working with injured railroad employees, we have seen the railroad industry become a safer place to work, both through advances in technology and due to the impact of successful claims against the railroad industry under FELA.

Nonetheless, railroads remain a dangerous place to work. If you have been injured in a train accident and want experienced legal counsel to protect your interests, contact Gordon & Elias L.L.P. for a free initial consultation.

40 years of Combined Experience Representing Injured Railroad Workers

*Steve Gordon, Of Counsel
*David Lockard, Of Counsel
*Fred Bremseth, Of Counsel