Practice Areas

Experienced, Aggressive and Sophisticated Defense

Based in Albany, New York, the law firm of Walsh and Hacker provides comprehensive legal counsel and representation for employers, municipalities, insurance carriers and third-party administrators.

Workers’ Compensation Defense — Over more than 40 years, Walsh and Hacker has handled all types of work injury cases, including occupational illness, mental health, permanent total disability and death claims. We apply aggressive, proven strategies in all workers' compensation defense areas, including:

Fraud defense — We challenge workers' compensation claims based on faked disabilities and misrepresentations.
No accident defense — We ask: Is the accident truly work-related? Did the employee give notice of an accident?
Medical causation defense — We refute that a heart attack, fatality, mental stress or other subjective claim was job-related.
Uninsured Employers — We protect employers not covered by workers' comp insurance, minimizing exposure from direct lawsuits for workplace injuries and State non-compliance penalties, including reduction or elimination of penalties imposed by the New York State Workers' Compensation Board for non-coverage of employees.
Self-insured Employers — We defend the interest of self-insured employers and Third Party Administrators
Insurance Companies — We understand the many variables that insurance companies must take into account with workers' compensation claims.
Second Injury Fund — When a prior work-related injury or pre-existing condition results in a workers' comp claim, employers/insurers can turn to the Second Injury Fund for relief. We handle pre-trial conferences and litigation in these complex proceedings before the NYS Special Funds Conservation Committee.
Litigation & Risk Management Services — Our attorneys provide claim reviews, legal opinions and an assessment of the merits of settling claims versus the potential exposure and legal expense of litigation.
Third Party Liability Defense — We are skilled at deflecting liability of third parties sued for damages in relation to a work injury. Our trial lawyers represent companies in civil litigation arising from product liability, torts, Labor Law, commercial premises liability and auto accidents. We also handle general commercial liability tort defense.
Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) Defense — Walsh and Hacker provides effective representation for the complex federal regulations governing injury claims by dock workers and longshoremen injured in navigable waters of New York State.

We understand your rights throughout the workers' compensation claim process. Our experience and knowledge help us control your costs, whether you prefer to settle or litigate your case. We also defend insurance companies against general personal injury claims.

Walsh and Hacker practices in Albany and the Capital District, and all surrounding counties of Upstate New York and the Hudson Valley. Contact us online or call 518-463-1269 or toll free 866-240-3041 to arrange a confidential consultation.

The Albany, New York workers' compensation defense firm of Walsh and Hacker represents employers and third-party administrators in the Capital District, Upstate and the Hudson Valley, including Orange, Ulster, Dutchess, Greene, Columbia, Albany, Saratoga, Westchester, Rockland and Warren Counties. We handle hearings in Plattsburgh, Saranac Lake, Glens Falls (Queensbury), Schenectady, Albany (Menands), Hudson, Oneonta, Poughkeepsie, and Newburgh. Call us about representation in other districts of New York.