From the high seas to high-stakes advocacy for injured workers.
Chase Injury Law is a Florida workers’ compensation law firm founded by Michelle Chase to represent injured workers throughout Florida. The firm was built for people who need clear answers, direct attorney attention, and someone willing to push back when the insurance company delays medical care, denies benefits, stops checks, or ignores what they need.
A different path to becoming a Florida workers’ compensation lawyer.
Michelle Chase did not take a traditional path to the law. Before becoming an attorney, she worked as an officer aboard tankers in Asia and along the West Coast of the United States, including ships delivering jet fuel for the U.S. Military.
That experience shaped the way she works today: prepared, practical, disciplined, and steady under pressure.
After her maritime career, Michelle attended Florida International University College of Law and began her legal career as a prosecutor for the State of Florida. In that role, she gained courtroom experience, learned how to evaluate evidence, and developed the foundation for a litigation-focused workers’ compensation practice.
Before the courtroom
Michelle worked as an officer aboard tankers in Asia and along the West Coast, including ships delivering jet fuel for the U.S. Military.
What that taught her
That work shaped the way Michelle practices today: prepared, practical, disciplined, and steady under pressure.
Her legal foundation
Michelle later attended FIU College of Law and began her legal career as a prosecutor before focusing on injured workers.
Today, Michelle uses that background to help injured workers navigate a system that can feel confusing, frustrating, and unfair.
She eventually transitioned into claimant-side workers’ compensation because she wanted to focus her practice on helping working people protect their health, income, and stability after a workplace injury.
Before the courtroom, Michelle worked in environments where preparation was not optional. Her early career at sea shaped the same qualities that guide her legal work today: judgment, accountability, attention to detail, and calm under pressure.
Before becoming an attorney, Michelle worked as an officer aboard tankers, including vessels delivering jet fuel for the U.S. Military.
Experience that shaped the advocate she became.
That background matters because workers’ compensation cases often turn on preparation, documentation, and timing. Medical records, work restrictions, benefit payments, and carrier communications can all affect what happens next.
When an injured worker is waiting for medical treatment, missing paychecks, or being pressured by the insurance company, the details matter. The record matters. Strategy matters.
Michelle brings a practical, disciplined approach to every case, with a focus on helping injured workers understand the system, protect their benefits, and make informed decisions.
Prepared, practical, and ready to push back.
Michelle’s background is not just part of her story. It shapes how Chase Injury Law approaches Florida workers’ compensation cases for injured workers today.
Calm under pressure
High-pressure work taught Michelle the importance of staying steady, focused, and prepared when a workers’ compensation case becomes difficult.
Evidence-focused
Prosecutorial experience shaped the way Michelle evaluates medical records, testimony, timelines, and the details that can affect a Florida workers’ compensation claim.
Built for litigation
Workers’ compensation cases require strategy long before a hearing. Preparation matters from the beginning, especially when benefits or treatment are disputed.
Focused on injured workers
Chase Injury Law represents injured workers, not insurance companies, and approaches each case with the client’s health, income, and future in mind.
Because a work injury can affect every part of your life.
A work injury is rarely just about one medical appointment or one missed paycheck. It can affect your health, your income, your family, your confidence, and your sense of security.
That is why Chase Injury Law approaches every workers’ compensation case with both compassion and preparation. The goal is not just to answer questions. The goal is to help injured workers understand the system, protect their rights, and make informed decisions about what comes next.
If the insurance company is delaying medical care, denying benefits, cutting off checks, or pressuring you to return to work before you are ready, you do not have to handle it alone. You can also review our Florida workers’ compensation FAQ for answers to common questions.
It affects more than work.
A workplace injury can affect health, income, family, confidence, and stability.
Clear guidance matters.
Chase Injury Law helps injured workers understand the system and make informed decisions.
You do not have to handle it alone.
If care is delayed, checks are stopped, or pressure is building, Michelle can help.
Florida workers’ compensation cases Chase Injury Law handles.
Chase Injury Law represents injured workers in Florida workers’ compensation claims involving medical treatment disputes, wage benefits, return-to-work pressure, and litigation before the Judge of Compensation Claims.
Questions injured workers often ask.
Clear answers for injured workers deciding whether to speak with a Florida workers’ compensation attorney.
When should an injured worker contact a workers’ compensation attorney?
The best time to contact a workers’ compensation attorney is as soon as possible after a workplace injury. Early legal guidance can help an injured worker understand what to report, what benefits may be available, how medical care is supposed to be authorized, and what to do if treatment is delayed, checks stop, work restrictions are ignored, or the insurance company pressures them to return to work before they are ready.
What kinds of workers’ compensation problems can Chase Injury Law help with?
Chase Injury Law handles Florida workers’ compensation claims for injured workers, including cases involving delayed medical care, denied benefits, stopped checks, work restrictions, return-to-work issues, and insurance company disputes.
Can a workers’ compensation attorney help if the insurance company already accepted the claim?
Yes. Even accepted workers’ compensation claims can involve disputes over medical treatment, wage checks, work restrictions, return-to-work issues, authorized doctors, and settlement value.
Does Chase Injury Law represent insurance companies?
No. Chase Injury Law represents injured workers, not insurance companies.
Does Chase Injury Law help injured workers throughout Florida?
Yes. Chase Injury Law represents injured workers throughout Florida and can often handle workers’ compensation matters by phone, email, video, and electronic documents.
When should an injured worker contact an attorney?
The best time to contact a workers’ compensation attorney is as soon as possible after a workplace injury. Early guidance can help you understand what to report, what benefits may be available, how medical care should be authorized, and what to do if treatment is delayed, checks stop, restrictions are ignored, or the insurance company pressures you to return to work too soon.
What problems can Chase Injury Law help with?
Chase Injury Law helps with delayed medical care, denied benefits, stopped checks, work restrictions, return-to-work issues, and insurance company disputes.
Can an attorney help if the claim was accepted?
Yes. Accepted claims can still involve disputes over treatment, checks, doctors, work restrictions, and settlement value.
Does Chase Injury Law represent insurance companies?
No. Chase Injury Law represents injured workers, not insurance companies.
Does Chase Injury Law help throughout Florida?
Yes. Chase Injury Law represents injured workers throughout Florida and can often handle matters by phone, email, video, and electronic documents.
Injured at work in Florida?
Chase Injury Law can help you understand your rights, protect your benefits, and take the next step in your workers’ compensation claim.