Workplace Violence Lawyers in Pennsylvania

Your workplace should be a safe place where you can focus on your job, be productive, and earn a living. You should not have to worry about your personal safety. Unfortunately, violence at work is far too common. Employees can be assaulted by coworkers, supervisors, customers, patients, contractors, or trespassers. Attacks often occur in parking lots, loading docks, hallways, and late-night shifts, and can include sexual assault, stalking, threats, robbery, and shootings. If someone attacked you at work, you may be facing serious injuries, lost wages, trauma, and the loss of your sense of safety.

Talk to the attorneys at Bellwoar Kelly, LLP. Our workplace violence lawyers help victims of crimes navigate the criminal justice process, including reporting to police, communicating with prosecutors, requesting no contact orders, and seeking restitution. We also pursue civil claims to recover compensation for medical bills, counseling, lost income, pain and suffering, emotional distress, scarring, and in appropriate cases punitive damages. Our attorneys have over 50 years of combined legal experience and serve clients throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania.

You may have multiple paths to recovery. Many on-the-job injuries are covered by Pennsylvania workers’ compensation, which can pay medical bills and part of your lost wages. You may also have a separate civil claim against the assailant and against third parties whose negligence allowed the attack to happen. These can include negligent hiring, negligent retention, negligent supervision, negligent security, and premises liability claims against employers, property owners, management companies, and security contractors when they ignored red flags, failed to perform background checks, failed to act on prior complaints, or failed to provide adequate lighting, locks, cameras, or trained staff. In some cases, alcohol-serving establishments that overserved a visibly intoxicated attacker may face liability under dram shop laws.

Early action helps protect your rights. Preserve evidence such as incident reports, HR complaints, emails or texts that warned about threats, 911 records, photos of injuries and the scene, medical records, and names of witnesses. Ask that surveillance video and access control logs be preserved because many systems overwrite data quickly.

If you are feeling forgotten by the justice system, call us for a free consultation. We will explain your options, coordinate with law enforcement, and build a civil case aimed at full and fair compensation. We represent clients throughout Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties.

Victim of workplace violence? Bellwoar Kelly, LLP is on your side. Our trial-tested lawyers bring decades of experience and a record of high-stakes courtroom results in workplace violence cases. Call 610-314-7066 anytime, day or night, for a free consultation. Se habla español.

What Rights Do You Have?

Crime victims in Pennsylvania do have certain rights and we will help you pursue them. For example, during the criminal process, you have the right to certain information regarding the proceedings, you have the right to attend the proceedings with an advocate to support you, and you have the right to give input at sentencing.

In addition, you can bring a civil claim against your attacker, even if the person was not convicted of the crime. The burden of proof for a civil claim is lower than that in criminal court, so a jury may still find in your favor. If a court did convict your attacker, however, that is powerful evidence for your civil case.

You can sue the perpetrator and anyone else responsible for your attack. For example, if your employer was negligent regarding security for your workplace or in hiring the attacker, you can sue your employer. If another company owns the building where you work, perhaps they failed to provide proper security. We can review your case with you and help you determine the best course of action.

Discuss Your Needs With Us

We offer free consultations to discuss what we can do to help you through this process. Schedule yours today by calling 610-314-7066 or contacting us by email. We have three convenient locations, including West Chester, Pottstown and Kennett Square.