Established in 2003
Serving Orlando and all Central Florida
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Real Stories, Real Results
The most meaningful measure of our work isn't what we say about ourselves. It's what injured workers have to say after we've fought in their corner. Since the beginning, workers' comp was all we did, and our clients feel the difference. Watch their stories and hear what it means to have a firm that puts injured workers first.
This is why injured workers in Orlando and anywhere else in Central Florida hire Van Dingenen Law
Helping Injured Workers Since 2003
For more than 20 years, we've taken on the insurance companies in Central Florida and recovered over $250 million for injured workers. We're proud of that record, but we're prouder of what our clients say about how we treated them along the way.
Why Clients Trust Van Dingenen Law
Recognized by the People Who Know the Work Best
Our attorneys hold Martindale-Hubbell ratings, the profession's highest peer-review distinction, awarded by other lawyers evaluating legal ability and ethical standards. Don Van Dingenen's courtroom results have earned him membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a group that fewer than one percent of U.S. attorneys qualify to join, while Blaze Schwartz has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star every year from 2023 through 2026, a recognition reserved for fewer than three percent of Florida attorneys under 40.
Rooted in the Causes We Represent
Membership in Florida Workers' Advocates and the Florida Justice Association keeps us connected to the fight for injured workers statewide, not just inside the courtroom, but in the policies and precedents that shape every claim. When you hire us, you're backed by a firm that helps move the law forward, not one that simply reacts to it.
Proven Results that Change Lives
The numbers tell their own story. A $76.6 million judgment for a paralyzed construction worker, once the fourth-largest civil verdict in the country. A $26.9 million recovery for a bank teller, the largest in Lake County history at that date. More than $250 million returned to injured Florida workers overall. Behind every figure is a person who was told their claim wasn't worth fighting for, and a firm that proved otherwise.
The Cases We Handle Across Orlando and Central Florida
Denied Workers’ Compensation Claims
When a Florida carrier denies your claim, we identify the legal basis for the denial, obtain the medical and workplace evidence needed to establish compensability, and file a Petition for Benefits to compel payment of what you’re owed under Chapter 440.
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Workers’ Compensation Appeals
We contest denied and underpaid claims before the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims, representing you through mediation and the final hearing before the Judge of Compensation Claims, and appealing unfavorable orders to Florida's First District Court of Appeal.
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Workplace Injury Claims
Our law firm represents workers hurt in construction, warehouse, heavy-equipment, and slip-and-fall accidents, proving the injury arose in the course and scope of employment and is compensable under Chapter 440, then securing authorized medical care and wage benefits.
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Occupational Illness & Repetitive Stress Claims
We handle claims for conditions caused by repetitive motion or workplace exposure, which carriers routinely dispute, and prove the causal link between the job and the condition through the authorized treating physician and, when needed, an Independent Medical Examination (IME).
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Fatal Work Injury & Death Benefits
Our lawyers represent surviving dependents in claims for Florida death benefits under §440.16, recovering funeral expenses and the lost financial support the law provides to a worker's family.
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Medical Treatment Under Workers’ Comp
When carriers delay or deny authorized care, we compel treatment, enforce your one-time change of physician right under §440.13, and hold the carrier to the statutory deadlines that govern its response.
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Lost Wages & Disability Benefits
We pursue Temporary Total (TTD), Temporary Partial (TPD), and Permanent Total Disability (PTD) benefits, along with impairment benefits owed after you reach Maximum Medical Improvement, and contest carrier decisions that cut off or underpay your average weekly wage checks.
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Tax-Free Settlements
Our firm evaluates and negotiates lump-sum settlements, structuring the resolution to protect your future medical and wage needs while preserving the tax-free treatment Florida workers' comp benefits allow.
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What Sets Van Dingenen Law Apart
Over 60 years of combined experience handling workers' compensation claims across Florida.
Millions recovered for injured workers and their families throughout Central Florida.
Exclusive focus on workers' compensation, so every case gets our full attention.
Full coverage of every workers' compensation matter and workplace injury.
Personalized service, with free initial case evaluations and contingency-based representation.
Convenient representation, including home and hospital visits when you can't come to us.
Ready to Start Your Workers’ Compensation Claim?
A work injury is hard enough without fighting the insurance company on your own. Reach out to Van Dingenen Law and let a team that knows this system inside and out handle the legal side, so you can focus on getting better. Your first consultation is free, and you owe nothing unless we recover for you.