At Tarpine, Heller & Pendergrass, we recognize the importance of the tripartite relationship between an employer, insurance company, and third-party administrator. Collaboration between the parties is essential to securing exceptional results.  Additionally, we embrace a one attorney, one file approach to the defense of matters. Our clients always know who is handling their claims.  Finally, we acknowledge the necessity and urgency to push a claim to resolution and closure.  Our clients are routinely advised on the status of matters and provided with creative and aggressive approaches to advance claims to closure.

Who we are and how we practice law has allowed us the opportunity to represent self-insured employers, insurance companies, and third-party administrators. Among those, our clients include multinational corporations, small businesses, municipalities, hospitals, hotels, construction firms, boards of education, pharmaceutical companies, food-service and retail establishments, and assisted living facilities.

Workers’ Compensation

At Tarpine, Heller & Pendergrass, we collaborate with employers, insurers, and third-party administrators to aggressively and proactively defend workers’ compensation claims. 

Our attorneys are experienced in representing clients before the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission, handling jury trial appeals before various Maryland circuit courts, and arguing before the Maryland Court of Special Appeals and Maryland Court of Appeals. In addition, we are licensed and prepared to advocate on behalf of our clients before the Washington, D.C. Office of Workers’ Compensation, Administrative Hearings Division, Compensation Review Board, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission.

Employers’ Liability

While uncommon, employers and insurers must be prepared to defend against employers’ liability claims. These involve claims filed by employees against their employer for accidents that occur at work. While typically these are barred in Maryland due to workers’ compensation serving as the exclusive remedy, exceptions apply. The attorneys at Tarpine, Heller & Pendergrass are well-versed in the employers’ liability exceptions and are available to protect the interests of employers and their insurers.

Everyday, companies are exposed to motor tort claims, premise liability actions, landlord/tenant disputes, and product liability lawsuits. At Tarpine, Heller & Pendergrass, our attorneys have extensive civil litigation experience and pride themselves on aggressive representation to mitigate exposure and advance claims to closure.