John Thomas Hofrichter

Attorney Hofrichter has been focusing in the areas of workers' compensation, social security and personal injury for over 25 years. Cases are litigated throughout all of Western Pennsylvania from Pittsburgh to Erie, and East to Altoona, State College and Williamsport. This geographical area permits concentration on a large variety of workers' compensation cases and numerous industries including all types of manufacturing, construction, transportation, retail and similar businesses. The office works with numerous unions as well as non-unionized workers. This broad experience allows us to bring significant expertise and experience to injured workers in any location and gives the injured worker an even playing field when dealing with insurance representatives specializing in workers' compensation cases.

In addition to litigation work, presentations are routinely provided to local union groups and organizations explaining a person's rights under the Workers' Compensation Act. The presentations give information covering a person's rights when injured as well as detailing defenses and strategies commonly used by employers to deny payment of medical bills and wage loss benefits. These presentations are provided free of charge and at a time and location of your choosing.

At JH & Associates, we represent hard working Americans who may have been injured on the job by no fault of their own and now don't know where to turn. You may wonder, do I have a case, should I talk to an attorney, or should I talk to the company's attorney. We will fight for your rights and get you everything you deserve within the law. At JH & Associates we specialize in Workers Compensation litigation. We believe in a hands on approach with every case and every client. We will be available to answer your questions and provide you with information concerning your ongoing case to keep you informed every step of the way.
He has represented individuals and families in hearings and trials of all types in Federal, State and administrative settings throughout the region. Strong, high quality service is the goal and standard
of our office.

JH & Associates represent hearing loss claims. Because hearing loss is gradual in onset and not visible, hearing loss benefits are usally not paid without filing a Claim Petition. FREE TESTING AND CONSULTATION. Most Employees with a serious loss are aware of the problem. We can quickly reveiw any work place Audiogram and determine the percentage of hearing loss.

As a service to Union Members we provide free testing at your Union lcoation, with an immediate explanation of the Audiogram. An Audiologist is provided to perform sceening tests. An attorney will then read the Audiogram and explain the percentage of loss. The details of a
claim are discussed in cases over 10% and all questions about the process are answered. REMEMBER that a hearing loss of 10% or more, caused by work noise, is a compensable work injury. Benefits for hearing loss include hearing aids and a lum sum payment for the loss usually ranging from $20,000-$50,000 dollars. RETIREES within the last 3 years of work can still file a claim.