Cozen O'Connor

Cozen O'Connor's subrogation and recovery attorneys handle more substantial property damage and other first-party subrogation claims than any other law firm in the United States, operating from our offices situated strategically in major population centers across the country, as well as internationally in London and Toronto. These claims typically arise from casualties such as fires, explosions, structural collapses, boiler, machinery and equipment failures, gas and water leaks, and a variety of nature-induced losses such as windstorms, earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes. We provide the necessary expertise and coordination with your claims personnel and forensic experts to ensure that the claim is "quarterbacked" the right way from the outset, which will significantly increase your recovery ratios.

From high profile property cases such as the One Meridian Plaza fire in Philadelphia, the Los Alamos "controlled burn" fire in New Mexico, and the World Trade Center claims against sponsors of terrorism responsible for the September 11, 2001 attack, to more conventional losses resulting from pipe freeze-ups, appliance fires, roof failures and other casualties, our highly trained and superbly skilled lawyers have been successful in recovering in excess of $200 million per year on behalf of our national and international clientele.

Cozen O'Connor's Subrogation and Recovery Department has numerous electronic databases which we regularly update. This includes our expert database with more than 9,000 listed consultants, enabling us to identify forensic specialists in fire investigation, engineering and other important specialized scientific disciplines. We have a comprehensive products liability database which we utilize to marshal evidence pertaining to product recalls or multi-product failures. The firm's website contains an electronic subrogation library, with 18 jurisdiction comparative charts, providing summaries of critical statutes and decisional law in all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, on a variety of subject matters of interest to property and recovery adjusters, in addition to more than 250 articles and papers authored by our firm's subrogation attorneys, providing an encyclopedic array of reference materials spanning the subrogation universe.

Cozen O'Connor is proud of its efforts to foster diversity in the bar and takes its responsibility to do so seriously. Recognizing the organizational effectiveness that can come from valuing differences, Cozen O'Connor prides itself on its commitment to diversity and its tradition of employing people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. The firm values the breadth of perspectives and the richness of experience made possible by having a diverse complement of lawyers and staff.

In order to promote a diverse workplace and a diverse bar, the firm established a Diversity Committee, which is chaired by firm Member Rafael Perez. The committee works closely with our Hiring Committee to increase diversity in the firm and in the bar in general. Cozen O'Connor's commitment to diversity is also demonstrated through the efforts of our attorneys who participate in charitable and community activities whose goals are diversity in our community.

Cozen O'Connor is a leader among law firms committed to the recruitment and retention of lawyers with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. The firm recruits at a wide variety of law schools with diverse student populations and participates in minority job fairs throughout the country in an effort to attract and hire lawyers with diverse backgrounds. Cozen O'Connor is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, color, gender, national origin or ancestry, religion, age, disability, citizenship, marital status, military or veteran status, sexual preference or orientation, cultural behavior, or any other prohibited basis. The firm's non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including hiring and advancement. As part of Cozen O'Connor's commitment to the hiring and advancement of diverse attorneys in the profession, the firm is a signatory to the Philadelphia Bar Association's Statement of Goals of Philadelphia Law Firms to Increase Minority Hiring.

In addition, as a founding member of the Philadelphia Diversity Law Group, Cozen O'Connor partners with other major law firms and corporations to develop programs designed to enhance the recruitment and retention of diverse lawyers. Cozen O'Connor lawyers actively participate in the interview and selection process, and the firm has hired successful candidates from the program as Summer Associates.

Cozen O'Connor is a signatory to the Philadelphia Bar Association's Statement of Goals of Philadelphia Law Firms to Increase the Advancement of Women in the Profession. Women at Cozen O'Connor serve on the firm's Executive Committee, Management Committee, Hiring Committee, Diversity Committee and other committees, and also serve as chairs of practice departments in the firm. Cozen O'Connor is in the forefront of the legal community in providing flexible work arrangements for its attorneys. Both male and female attorneys may work a flexible or reduced schedule, thereby providing them with an opportunity to achieve balance in their personal and professional lives.