Garvin & Hickey works closely with company personnel and their Third Party Administrators to reduce workers' compensation costs. Most clients and their TPA's utilize the Firm's experience by seeking advice on certification of claims, defense strategies, returning employees to work, use of rehabilitation consultants and settlement of claims. Garvin & Hickey represents employers at all administrative hearing levels of the Industrial Commission and also in jury and non-jury trials in all Ohio counties. The Firm has extensive experience in the Courts of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Ohio. The Firm's representation includes not only the defense of injury and occupational disease claims but also the defense of violations of specific safety requirements and intentional tort actions. The Firm has represented employers in defense of OSHA citations and wrongful discharge actions arising out of industrial injuries.