Because There's Risk - Jones Jones...more than shelter from the storm.
Risk Law - managing the interplay between Workers’ Compensation, Disability, No Fault, Unemployment Benefits, Third Party, ADA, FMLA, and Social Security helping our clients create comprehensive Risk programs with our department-based expertise.
"Now more than ever, Workers Compensation, No Fault -- Risk Law in general is a balancing act that requires an understanding of how all these areas interact with each other. It's not just about playing defense anymore. It's far more complex."
- Mario Marchini, Interview in Examiner, September 2008
Departments:
Litigation Management Group
Settlement Services
Subrogation and Third Party Services
Appellate Department
Client Services
Coverage Litigation Management
Asbestos Case Management
Fraud Litigation
Litigation Management Group
Participate in our Strategic Litigation Planning Program (SLPP):
Goal-directed defense plans
Pre-trial witness preparation
Full record development
Post-trial briefing
"As a defense team's level of knowledge increases, the need to use litigation as a means to obtain the desired result decreases. Education is paramount."
- Anne O'Connell, Industry Executives Seminar, December 2007
Settlement Services
Contain liability at every turn with a broad range of interactive settlement services:
Section 32 settlements
WISK settlements
Complex structured settlements
Global settlement encompassing multiple parties and suits
In-house settlement conferences
Jumbo stale claim calendars
Settlement partnering
"I have put a dynamic, proactive group together. We are always developing new ways to contain a clientÌs liability. But you have to teach your team to play to all sides of the table. This is the only way to come up with a settlement that will both work and be fair at the same time."
- Christa Collins, Lecture to Women in Insurance, February 2009
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Subrogation and Third Party Services
Lighten your burden. "Subrogation is a nuanced tool. If used properly it can virtually wipe out your liability." - William Jones "Making Ends Meet", Third Friday Series, October 2008. Take advantage of our complex investigative and processing network to facilitate a seamless shift of liability through Section 15-8, 25-A, loss transfer, liens and credits.
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Appellate Department
Benefit from our unequalled Appellate expertise:
Administrative Appeals
Appellate Division
Court of Appeals
"Our success is attributable to the fact that members attend intensive writing seminars and rotate in and out of the Litigation Group, honing their advocacy skills."
- Carmel Corcoran, Seminar on Legal Writing for Appellate Attorneys, January 2003
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Client Services
Tailored to the special needs of our self-insured, quasi-self-insured, and large corporate clients:
Daily e-mail contact
Targeted claims analysis
Monthly file reviews at your office
Extensive pre-trial preparation of witnesses
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Coverage Litigation Management
Protect your company from unwarranted liability. Questions of coverage present unique challenges. Resolving these questions early in the litigation process is key to mounting the right defense of the underlying claim.
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Asbestos Case Management
Draw on decades of experience. Tackle the complex medico-legal aspects of asbestos exposure.
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Fraud Litigation
Ensure truth and honesty in claims. Our team will work with you to identify fraud, building your civil and criminal remedies.
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