A compensation lawyer is a general term for a lawyer/attorney who specializes in compensation claims. There are a variety of roles a compensation lawyer could perform, such as workers compensation lawyer, Personal Injury Lawyer, Accident & Injury Compensation Claim Solicitor and Compensation Attorney. A compensation lawyer is a specialist rolehttp://workerscompensationlawyer.net/ and one that has become increasingly popular with a trend towards a compensation culturehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1481314/Bush-vows-to-cap-compensation-culture-payouts.html

A compensation lawyer works in cases where compensation (damages) are sought be the plaintiff from the defendant, a compensation lawyer can work in either defence or prosecution. The term "compensation lawyer" covers many types of legal cases but is often used to refer to legal action by an employee against a former employer. The term can also be used to refer to personal injury cases.

A compensation culture has become a problem at US Government level, at one point compensation payments were running at 2% of US GDP but these have reduced over recent yearshttp://www.casact.org/dare/index.cfm?abstrID=5907&fuseaction=view

In the area of compensation law many affected parties do not have the funds to pursue a legal case. For this reason, many compensation lawyers work on a no win no fee basis. The legal fees are then paid out of the winnings.

Examples of Compensation Claims which could be pursued are:

1. Road traffic accidents
2. Accidents at work
3. Building site accidents
4. Medical malpractice and negligence
5. Injuries during childbirth
6. Defective and dangerous products
7. Explosions
8. Toxic chemical incidents
9. Train accidents
10. Aircraft crashes
11. Boating accidents

Compensation lawyer covers more than one role, below the career path to become a workers compensation lawyer is detailed:

1. Go to a law school, ideally one with a specialism in workers compensationhttp://www.lclark.edu/law/continuing_education/product_catalog/workers_compensation/
2. Specialize in workers compensation law. Take as many electives as possible in workers compensation law
3. Take a summer intern at a law firm with a specialist workers compensation law practice
4. Pass the Bar exam to become a lawyerhttp://columbuslawyerfinder.com/social-security/philip-j-gauer/
5. After graduation target law firms with specialisms in workers compensation law
6. Develop your skills. As an associate you will probably be given a variety of cases. Let your partners know that you wish to specialize in workers compensation law and you will probably be given related work