Practice Areas
Reidenbach Law Group, LLC is a dynamic and results-driven law firm of experienced litigators with a concentration in three primary practice areas: Workers’ Compensation, Employment Practices Liability, and General Liability.
Workers’ Compensation representation is the foundation of our firm and our largest area of practice. The attorneys at Reidenbach Law Group are recognized as leaders in employer representation for workers’ compensation matters and are sought as trusted partners by self-insured companies, state-fund employers, third-party administrators, and excess insurance carriers. With six attorneys combining for over 150 years of practice in workers’ compensation law, Reidenbach Law Group is amongst the largest and most experienced defense firms in Ohio. We have a statewide presence and appear before all twelve Industrial Commission offices on behalf of our clients.
Our attorneys have a reputation for providing aggressive representation with smart, cost-effective strategies for eliminating financial exposure. We provide counsel to our clients on all issues from claims prevention and implementation of safety programs, disputed claims litigation, subrogation recovery, and settlement.
Ohio’s workers’ compensation system is unique and designed to quickly resolve disputes through a fast-paced administrative process. It is essential for employers to have seasoned, knowledgeable counsel that practice in this field in order to navigate the litigation process and achieve successful results. Whether an employer is confronted with a permanent total disability application, violation of specific safety requirements, death claim, fraud, loss of use, or intentional tort action, Reidenbach Law Group will provide the best and most cost-effective representation.
We frequently counsel employers on workers’ compensation matters beyond disputed claim litigation, such as implementation of transitional duty programs, handicap reimbursement, surplus fund reimbursement, subrogation recovery, excess carrier coverage disputes, selection of third-party administrators and other vendors/partners and overall workplace safety initiatives and improvements.
Reidenbach Law Group is a trusted partner for several state-fund employers seeking self-insurance through the BWC. Our attorneys are able to assist employers in evaluating their potential financial savings and submitting applications to the BWC self-insurance department. When necessary, Reidenbach Law Group will represent employers before the BWC Adjudication Committee.
The attorneys at Reidenbach Law Group regularly lecture and contribute to local and statewide organizations focused on advancing self-insured employers’ interests, including serving as legal counsel to the Ohio Self-Insurers Association.
Employers face increasingly complex interplay between workers’ compensation and other employee protection statutes, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). As a result of our exceptional representation of employers, Reidenbach Law Group has a growing employment liability practice. We advise our client’s human resources and legal professionals on the big-picture of their employee benefit/leave issues so as to avoid litigation in the first place and minimize exposure.
When a lawsuit does arise, the employment practices liability team at Reidenbach Law Group provides aggressive and thorough defense to employers on all claims they may confront including cases of alleged wrongful termination, failure of accommodation, harassment, retaliation, and discrimination.
Our attorneys conduct investigations and develop responses to EEOC and OCRC charges. We work with employers and insurers in efficiently resolving any lawsuit brought by employees involving the ADA, ADEA, FMLA, Title VII and similar state laws. Reidenbach Law Group is known to be a fierce advocate on behalf of employers that will achieve exceptional results on behalf of our clients.
Employers are often confronted with legal challenges which relate to the operation of their business, such as claims involving premises liability, trucking/transportation liability, and corporate disputes. Reidenbach Law Group is the trusted advocate for employers across Ohio in defending against a variety of casualty and liability lawsuits. We bring our trademark aggressive and results-oriented approach to every case we handle, which has resulted in a growing number partners with our firm.
Reidenbach Law Group attorneys are particularly experienced in representing employers in the retail, restaurant, and amusement industries in premises liability cases. We also represent transportation/logistic companies in trucking liability lawsuits and subrogation actions. Our attorneys have obtained successful outcomes and defense verdicts on behalf of our clients in these cases and are ready to do the same for your business.