Falmouth is the Upper Cape’s largest town and one of its busiest — home to the Woods Hole scientific community, the Steamship Authority’s ferry terminal for Martha’s Vineyard, a long Route 28 commercial corridor, and a population that multiplies every summer. All of that activity produces car crashes, falls, and workplace injuries, and Shea Culgin Law represents the people hurt by them.
We are a Massachusetts-wide injury practice based in Brockton, at 1350 Belmont Street, Suite 109. Attorneys Robert Shea and Joseph Culgin have handled personal injury and workers’ compensation cases for more than 20 years, and we represent Falmouth clients the way modern injury practice actually works: free consultations by phone or video, electronic document signing, and travel to you when a case calls for it. We appear in courts across the Commonwealth, including the courts that hear Falmouth cases.
The Courts That Hear Falmouth Injury Cases
According to the Massachusetts court system, Falmouth District Court at 161 Jones Road serves Falmouth, Bourne, and Mashpee, and it hears civil injury claims within the district court’s monetary limits. Higher-value personal injury and wrongful death suits are filed in Barnstable Superior Court, which covers all of Barnstable County. Workers’ compensation disputes are not court cases at all — they run through the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA). We handle matters in all three forums.
How We Help Injured People in Falmouth
- Falmouth Car Accident Lawyer — crashes on Route 28, Davis Straits, Palmer Avenue, Woods Hole Road, and Falmouth’s village streets.
- Falmouth Personal Injury Lawyer — slip-and-falls, unsafe premises, dog bites, and wrongful death.
- Falmouth Workers’ Compensation Lawyer — DIA claims for research, hospital, ferry, hospitality, and trades workers.
For the full picture of what we handle firm-wide, see our personal injury practice and workers’ compensation practice pages.
Falmouth Client Questions
You’re in Brockton. Why should a Falmouth resident hire you?
Because location matters far less than it used to. Injury cases are built on records, photographs, expert opinions, and negotiation — work done by phone, email, and video. When a court appearance is needed, we appear, whether that’s Falmouth District Court, Barnstable Superior Court, or a DIA proceeding. And if your injuries make travel difficult, we come to you.
A summer visitor’s car hit me. Their insurance is from another state. Does that matter?
Your claim proceeds under Massachusetts law because the crash happened here. Your own policy’s PIP benefits pay first regardless of fault, and we pursue the visiting driver’s out-of-state insurer for the rest. Out-of-state policies often carry higher limits than Massachusetts minimums.
I was hurt working a seasonal job in Falmouth. Am I really covered?
Yes. Massachusetts workers’ compensation covers seasonal, part-time, and temporary employees from day one. Falmouth’s economy runs on seasonal labor, and the law does not treat those workers as second-class.
Talk to Us Before You Talk to an Adjuster
Insurance companies move quickly after a Falmouth injury — you should too. Call Shea Culgin Law for a free consultation: 508-510-5107 for injury cases, 617-674-0408 for workers’ compensation. No fee unless we recover for you.
