The law firm of Methfessel & Werbel was established in 1972 for the purpose of providing service to the insurance industry. We specialize solely in the defense of liability claims, the investigation and defense of first party insurance claims and the prosecution of subrogation claims. Our main offices are located in Edison, New Jersey, providing convenient access to courts throughout the state.

On January 1, 2002 we opened our New York offices in New York City. We did so at the urging of several clients who expressed a need for our innovative and aggressive approach to the economical handling and disposition of claims in the New York area. Our office is expanding rapidly as we meet the need for high value legal services in the insurance and claims field.

Our firm brings to trial a higher percentage of cases than other law firms in New Jersey. Our claim philosophy, coupled with the threat of trial, is extremely useful in obtaining lower settlements, while also delivering value through the legal process.

Our mission is to work as an extension of our clients to expeditiously achieve the most economically favorable resolution of claims on their behalf and on behalf of their insureds. We believe that as your business partner it is our responsibility to create solutions to the legal problems and issues which your organization faces so that you may focus on your core business and concentrate on providing services to your customers at the highest levels.

We pride ourselves on being the most technologically advanced insurance defense and subrogation firm in the industry. We strongly believe in the ability of technology to enhance the claims handling process and to reduce and control costs. We communicate electronically with the majority of our clients and regularly provide our clients with data reports to assist them in the claims management process. Our electronic transmission system is easy to use, universally accepted and designed to integrate easily into our clients' workflow without requiring any additional investment by our clients. We have also enhanced our computer-assisted legal research capabilities to permit access to more than 100,000 volumes.

We are dedicated to providing the most cost effective services in the industry. While most of our defense fees are accounted for on an hourly basis, we encourage the use of creative fee agreements incorporating fixed fees, reverse contingency agreements, volume discounts, and other means of compensation. Subrogation matters are billed on a contingency basis.

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