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At Hess • Bower • Adams-Hess, PC, our insurance recovery, coverage and bad faith attorneys advise policyholders concerning complex insurance coverage issues. We maximize recovery of insurance policy benefits and work hard to obtain a defense to third party litigation filed against the firm’s clients. We strive to resolve claims short of litigation but where appropriate pursue insurance companies in state and federal court. Tapping our extensive litigation experience and our relationships with specialized insurance mediators, we achieve superb results for our clients against insurers who persist in denying coverage under management liability, errors and omissions, employment practices liability, general liability and other policies, including policies covering first party loss.

Our insurance attorneys find coverage after others have been unsuccessful in doing so. Our innovative theories and analysis have helped our clients, from individuals to Fortune 500 companies, obtain much-needed policy benefits. Many clients have avoided bankruptcy…


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At Hess • Bower • Adams-Hess, PC we bring our background and experience to all types of commercial and business disputes to best serve our clients' needs, with cases ranging from simple contractual matters to complex, multi-party…


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The American court system adheres to the rule of stare decisis, that is, lower level courts are bound by the rulings and policies established by higher level courts. Consequently, practice before the appellate courts in the federal…


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