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William D. Hirschfeld

VP - Subrogation Audit Practice Leader

Biography

William graduated with his Juris Doctorate from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University in Houston in 1992. He chose to apply his legal background in risk management and large general liability as well as complex property claims and proceeded to work within the independent adjusting field to best serve his goals.

Over the past 31 years he has overseen a volume of large exposure general liability and property losses to resolution and conclusion. He has acquired various large private entity accounts wherein the main focus is centered around small to large general liability losses.

Additionally, over the past 11 years, William has been retained by various clients in the energy and power field as well as the manufacturing industries wherein he has worked with his clients to create precise protocols for auditing subrogation damage claims. Throughout this process he has created teams of highly experienced adjusters to assist on a project basis for the evaluations of damage claims to provide clients reports for potential settlement(s) of litigated and non-litigated cases.

Throughout his operation of the practice, William has overseen a combined total exposure amount of over $31 Billion.

NOTABLE ASSIGNMENTS

  • 2024 – Present – Subrogation Audit Review – CO – Wildfire Damages (USD $1 Billion)
  • 2022 – Present – Sub Audit Review – CA – Wildfire Damages (USD $100 Million)
  • 2022 – Present – Sub Audit Review – OR – Wildfire Damages (USD $54 Million)
  • 2021 – Recycling Plant Fire (USD $35 Million)
  • 2019 – Present – Subrogation Audit Review – CA – Wildfire Damages (USD $13 Billion)
  • 2019 – Subrogation Audit Review – CA – Mass Tort Excess (USD $18 Billion)
  • 2019 – Builders Risk – Large Resort Hotel (USD $8.5Million) Exposure
  • 2017 – Hurricane Irma Commercial Property Losses – Excess of Combined $750M in Exposure Between 20 Individual Losses
  • 2017 – Subrogation Audit Review – Excess of 85 files (USD $32 Million)
  • 2017 – Subrogation Audit Review – Warehouse Fire – Overall Review of (USD $65 Million
  • 2016 – Subrogation Audit Review – Excess of 1600 Files (USD $252 Million)
  • 2015-16 Subrogation Audit Review – Excess of 1000 Files Reviewed (USD $200 Million)
  • 2014 Builder Risk/Construction Defect/Product Liability – Equipment Failure Claim (USD $20.5 Million)
  • 2014 Subrogation audit review on 125 damaged and destroyed homes (USD $12.5 million)
  • 2012 Superstorm Sandy, NJ & NY High End Homeowners Flood/Wind Losses (USD $2.1 million)

Office Address / Contact Information

10645 N. Oracle Rd, Ste 121-205
Oro Valley, Arizona 85737
USA
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Industry Certification

California Earthquake Certified

Qualifications

Juris Doctorate, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, Bachelor of Arts, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Additional Expertise

Auto & Heavy Equipment, Field Services, Subrogation Audit of Litigated and Non-Litigated Cases

Adjuster Experience

31 years 1994