Brian Edward Wiklendt

I'm a Defense Base Act Law attorney and Longshore Act Law attorney for Garfinkel Schwartz, P.A., in Maitland, Florida, and Cocoa Beach, Florida.

My job is to try to regain denied medical care, medical benefits and financial compensation for civilian contractors and longshoremen who have been injured, sick or those who died. I go to court and fight for you vs. insurers and employers who denied medical benefits and compensation. 

The forgotten warriors who work overseas as civilian contractors in war zones, and the hard-working men and women working on U.S. waterways should not have to fight for medical care alone against insurers. It is their right under two laws.

The Defense Base Act and the Longshore Act Law provide injured and ill civilian contractors and longshormen rights that may include:

1. Right to choose their own doctor
2. Attorney fees
3. Medical care
4. Compensation

Cases can go on for the duration of an illness or injury.  If a person is in horrible pain, hospitalized, it's imperative to work with an attorney who knows the Defense Base Act Law and the Longshore and Harbor Workers Act Law.  

The goal of an insurer is to deny claims in order to remain profitable. Contacting an insurer, documenting illness and or injury, requesting medical paperwork can be very difficult for clients and their families.

If you’re injured and you’re thinking that the insurance companies are going to do the right thing, work with a DBA law or Longshore attorney. Call somebody familiar with the practice areas. Garfinkel Schwartz is committed to helping one family at a time.