Jim Hajel has more than 20 years of litigation experience in civil defense matters. In his practice he handles a diverse array of cases, including automobile defense, general liability, premises liability, and insurance coverage disputes. Jim works directly with insurance adjusters, offering comprehensive status reports and legal analysis to provide best practices and recommendations on claims.

Jim is skilled in preparing written discovery, motions, and briefs. He regularly participates in depositions, arbitration, mediation, court conferences, and oral argument.

Within his career, Jim has experience defending insurers handling coverage and subrogation actions. He evaluated claims from the onset and conducted policy interpretation to assess coverage issues and to gauge the strength of defenses or potential subrogation actions.