Overview
The Law Office of Howard L. Hibbard has a longstanding history of insurance defense work. Mr. Hibbard is house counsel to a geotechnical engineering firm and represents a large insurance carrier in workers compensation and civil litigation matters.
Type of Insurance Defense Our Office Handles
The Law Office of Howard L. Hibbard specializes in two (2) areas of insurance defense: (1) construction defects and (2) labor related.
Construction Defects
Construction Defects can range from allegations of defective building materials and components to failure to build to the professional standards of care and/or building code violations. Construction defect lawsuits can be costly and time consuming due to the number of parties and expert witnesses involved in these types of cases. Our office strives to provide our clients with the best representation possible while keeping fees and costs reasonable. For more information on Construction Law, please click here.
Our attorneys’ strong real estate and construction background makes our firm particularly suited to handle construction defects. We have successfully litigated construction defect cases for a wide variety of clients from general contractors to architects and soils engineers to plumbers and electricians. If you are involved in a construction defect case and would like a knowledgeable evaluation of your case, please contact us for a free consultation.
Labor Related
Our attorneys represent insurance clients in two main labor related areas: (1) workers compensation and (2) labor disputes. Our attorneys have represented insurance companies in the workers compensation system and in civil subrogation actions to recover monies paid by the insurance company from third party defendants.
In addition to successfully navigating the workers compensation system and recovering money in subrogation actions, our attorneys can assist in resolution of other labor related disputes such as defense of wage collection actions and wrongful termination suits.
Services We Provide
The Law Office of Howard L. Hibbard provides the following services to our insurance clients on a case-by-case basis: (1) evaluation of all available options and assessment of risks; (2) preparation of court paperwork, pleadings and documents; (3) in court and out of court representation and negotiations, (4) legal research as necessary, (5) preparation of all trial/hearing exhibits and witnesses, (6) court or administrative hearing, arbitration and/or trial representation, (7) consultations, phone calls, updates to clients.
The Law Office of Howard L. Hibbard is well versed in defending and prosecuting insurance claims, relevant case law and procedures. If you have questions regarding insurance defense, please contact us for a free consultation.