Bridgewater residents hurt in a crash on Route 24, injured at work at the university or the correctional complex, or harmed by negligence anywhere in town don’t need to look far for experienced counsel. Shea Culgin Law’s office at 1350 Belmont Street, Suite 109, Brockton, MA 02301 is a straight shot up Route 28 — about 15 minutes from the Bridgewater Town Common. Attorneys Robert Shea and Joseph Culgin have represented injured people in Plymouth County for more than 20 years, always on a contingency basis: you pay nothing unless we recover.
Where Bridgewater Cases Are Heard
Bridgewater belongs to the Brockton District Court’s territory. That court, at 215 Main Street in Brockton, hears district-level civil and criminal matters arising in Bridgewater, along with Abington, Brockton, East Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, and Whitman. Higher-value injury and wrongful death suits proceed in Plymouth County Superior Court, while workers’ compensation disputes are handled administratively by the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents. Our office sits minutes from the Brockton courthouse, and we appear there regularly.
Our Bridgewater Practice Pages
Start with the page that fits your situation:
- Bridgewater Car Accident Lawyer — collisions on Route 24, Route 104, Route 18, and Route 28.
- Bridgewater Personal Injury Lawyer — falls, dog bites, wrongful death, and other negligence claims.
- Bridgewater Workers’ Compensation Lawyer — Chapter 152 benefits for injured employees, including state workers at BSU and the correctional complex.
Our firm-wide personal injury and workers’ compensation pages explain each practice in depth.
A Town We Know Well
Bridgewater is a college town, a commuter town, and a state-institution town all at once. Bridgewater State University brings nearly ten thousand students and a major employment base to the center of town; the state correctional complex employs hundreds more; and Routes 18, 28, and 104 all converge at the Town Common while Route 24 carries highway traffic along the town’s western side. Each of those features generates injury cases — student pedestrians, commuting employees, institutional workers — and we have handled them all.
Bridgewater FAQ
Which court handles a lawsuit from a Bridgewater car accident?
Smaller cases go to Brockton District Court at 215 Main Street, Brockton. Serious injury suits are typically filed in Plymouth County Superior Court. Most claims, however, settle with the insurer before any lawsuit is needed.
I’m a state employee injured at work in Bridgewater. Are my rights different?
You’re still covered by Chapter 152 — the Commonwealth self-insures its workers’ comp obligations — and the claim still runs through the Department of Industrial Accidents. We handle these claims routinely.
What does a consultation cost?
Nothing. The consultation is free, and we take cases on contingency, so there’s no fee unless we recover money for you.
Call Shea Culgin Law
Reach us at 508-510-5107 for injury matters or 617-674-0408 for workers’ compensation. Deadlines under Massachusetts law are strict — call before evidence and time slip away.
