Workers' compensation in Texas is its own universe. The Division of Workers' Compensation has its own forms, its own deadlines, its own dispute resolution process, and its own hearing system. You're not filing in district court — you're navigating an administrative process that rewards attorneys who are organized and punishes those who aren't. A missed CCH deadline or an improperly completed DWC-45 can derail a claim that should have been straightforward.
Generic practice management software doesn't know what a contested case hearing is. It doesn't track DWC matter numbers. It doesn't have templates for the forms you file every week. And it certainly doesn't understand contingency fee billing on a workers' comp case, where your fee comes out of the benefit award and is capped by statute.
Steadfast Practice's 12-field workers' comp intake captures injury date and type, employer name and carrier, current claim status, body parts affected, medical treatment status, whether the carrier has disputed the claim, the DWC matter number if assigned, and your client's current work capacity. That's the information you need to evaluate the claim in the first five minutes.
Workers' Comp Features for Texas Attorneys
DWC claim tracking. Organize matters by DWC claim number, track dispute status, and document the claim timeline from injury through resolution — including every carrier communication.
CCH deadline management. Contested case hearing deadlines are hard and unforgiving. Steadfast Practice tracks response deadlines, pre-hearing requirements, and hearing dates with calendar alerts that fire early enough to actually prepare.
Carrier communication log. Document every interaction with the insurance carrier — adjuster calls, denial letters, IME scheduling notices. When you go to a hearing, you have a complete record of the carrier's conduct.
Statutory fee calculation. Texas workers' comp attorney fees are capped. Steadfast Practice calculates your statutory fee based on the benefit award, documents the calculation, and generates the fee petition — no manual math required.
At $49/month for the full Steadfast Practice platform, you spend less on practice management than you do on your monthly bar dues. Scorpion charges more per month than most workers' comp cases are worth.