One Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law, from your first call to your settlement.
- LIV Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law
- Fixed-price packages, quoted up front
- English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi
What kind of claim do you have?
Injured at work
Claim rejected, payments stopped, or approaching the 130-week mark. WorkCover disputes, impairment benefits and serious injury claims.
Check my WorkCover claimInjured on the road
Driver, passenger, cyclist or pedestrian. TAC covers treatment and lost income regardless of who was at fault.
Check my TAC claimCan’t work any more
Illness or injury has permanently stopped you working. You may have TPD cover inside your super that you don’t know about.
Check my TPD claimIf we don’t win, you don’t pay our fees
- Nothing to pay up front. No retainer, no deposit, no hourly bills arriving while your claim runs.
- Nothing to pay if we don’t win. Our fees are payable only on a successful outcome.
- Never a share of your compensation. Charging a percentage of your payout is illegal in Victoria. We don’t, and nobody here can.
And if we do win, you will have seen the cost in writing first
Most firms leave it there. We go further, because “no win, no fee” still leaves the obvious question unanswered: what happens if we do win. So we quote a fixed-price package up front for the stage your claim is at, showing what we expect to recover from the insurer and what would come out of your settlement. You get those figures in writing before you sign anything, not in a bill two years later.
Three reasons people choose us over a big firm
One lawyer, start to finish
Large firms hand your file down the chain and you repeat your story to someone new each time. Sha runs your claim personally, from the first call to settlement.
An Accredited Specialist, not a generalist
Sha is accredited by the Law Institute of Victoria in Personal Injury Law, with more than sixteen years in WorkCover, TAC and TPD claims.
We speak your language
Advice delivered in Hindi as well as English, with Urdu and Punjabi spoken. Describing pain to a doctor is hard enough in your first language.
You will be dealing with Sha
Sha Hotchin is an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law, a qualification held by a small minority of Victorian lawyers and assessed by the Law Institute of Victoria. She has spent more than sixteen years on WorkCover, TAC and superannuation TPD claims, including at one of the country’s largest plaintiff firms.
She runs every matter here personally. When you call, you speak to the lawyer conducting your claim, not an intake team.
- LIV Accredited Specialist, Personal Injury Law
- 16+ years in Victorian injury claims
- Advice in English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi
What clients say
“Sha gave me sound information that I found useful. Very impressed with her knowledge and they articulated the information in a way I could understand.”
Paula L. · Google
“An exceptional lawyer who consistently goes above and beyond. She is a strong advocate who works tirelessly for her clients.”
Afsha S. · Google
How a claim actually runs
Free claim check
Two minutes online or a phone call. We tell you honestly whether you have a claim worth running.
A fixed quote
You get the package, the anticipated recovery and your gap payment in writing, before you sign anything.
We build the evidence
Medical records, specialist reports, and the paperwork the insurer will scrutinise.
Negotiation or hearing
Most matters settle. If yours needs a Medical Panel or court, you will know the cost before we get there.
Questions people ask before calling
Does no win, no fee mean I pay nothing if I lose?
You pay nothing for our work. Disbursements are handled separately and it depends on your claim type, which we set out in your costs agreement before you sign. The full explanation is here.
What if my WorkCover claim was rejected?
A rejection is not the end of it. Disputes are common and often resolve at the first stage. We publish what each stage costs, so you can decide with the numbers in front of you.
How much of my payout do you take?
None of it. Charging a percentage of your compensation is illegal in Victoria. We charge fixed-price packages plus a 25% uplift on our fees, which is the legal maximum.
Can I change lawyers if I already have one?
Yes. We offer a free second opinion on a claim someone else is running, and changing firms partway through is more common than people expect.
Guides worth reading before you commit to anyone
Costs & fees
No win, no fee explained
What the phrase actually covers, what an uplift fee is, and what you may still owe if a claim is unsuccessful. Including the parts most firms leave until later.
Read the guideCosts & fees
What a WorkCover claim costs
Our fixed-price packages stage by stage, what the insurer contributes, and what actually comes out of your compensation. With the figures.
Read the guideWorkCover
When should you speak to a lawyer?
The points in a WorkCover claim where advice changes the outcome, and the deadlines that quietly close options if you wait.
Read the guideBased in Bundoora, acting across Victoria
Melbourne’s north
Bundoora, Preston, Epping, Reservoir, Thomastown, Heidelberg, Mill Park, South Morang and Whittlesea.
WorkCover in Bundoora & EppingGreater Melbourne
We act for clients across the metropolitan area, including the CBD, and can meet you somewhere convenient rather than making you come to us.
TAC claims in Bundoora & EppingRegional Victoria
Distance is not a barrier to a claim. We run regional matters by phone and video, and travel where it matters. Country clients are genuinely welcome.
Talk to us wherever you are