James Golkow and Daniel Hessel both formerly served in the capacity as shareholders and Chair and Vice-Chair in the workers compensation subrogation department at a nationally known subrogation law firm.  These two lawyers bring that knowledge, experience and expertise to Golkow Hessel, LLC.

Golkow Hessel, LLC is capable of handling workers’ compensation subrogation claims on a national basis.  They are skilled in investigating and handling all types of workplace accident cases, including construction accidents, products liability cases, premises liability cases, professional malpractice, and other types of losses.  See “Types of Cases We Handle” for more information.

In most instances involving larger subrogation losses, we will prosecute the case jointly with the injured worker’s attorney (if there is one).  This method insures the vital cooperation of the worker, raises the overall value of the case (and thus increases your recovery), and often results in the insurer obtaining a future credit, which minimizes the insurer’s future exposure.  It also provides economic stability to the worker, and provides him or her with an opportunity to recover damages for pain and suffering – something not available in the workers’ compensation system. 

Our joint representation of the injured worker results in no additional fee to the carrier.  In most states, the injured worker’s attorney is entitled to take an attorneys’ fee out of the lien recovery regardless of whether the insurance company actually hires that attorney.  In cases where we are able to partner with the worker’s attorney, they will work out an equitable fee split, meaning the carrier pays no additional fee for our involvement. 

In instances where the worker has an attorney who is not willing to jointly prosecute the case, we are available to either intervene or monitor the case on your behalf.  This is done on an hourly basis.  If we are unable to enter into a joint-partnership agreement, and you elect not to retain us on an hourly basis, we will close our file without charging you for our time regardless of the extent of our investigation.

Upon assignment, we will provide an Initial Case Evaluation within 14 days of receipt, and detailed status reports every 60 days thereafter, in addition to other reports after meaningful events occur in the case.

Training Seminars for Your Employees

Golkow Hessel, LLC is available to provide training seminars for your employees at no charge to you.  We can address virtually any topic you select, or create our own seminar with a focus on products liability, construction, premises liability, and other common claims.  Simply contact us to arrange for a seminar.

Claims Reviews or “Scrubs”

In an effort to catch subrogation opportunities that have fallen through the cracks, Golkow Hessel, LLC, is available to review your older claims for subrogation potential that have not otherwise been identified.  We will do this at no cost to you, at your office or ours.  Feel free to contact us to set up a claims review.

Have a Question?  Please contact us for more information and to arrange a free consultation or review our “Frequently Asked Questions” page.