USClaims Hires Attorney Howard Hopson as Underwriter

Moorestown, NJ, June 26, 2014 --(PR.com)-- USClaims (www.usclaims.com) has hired Howard B. Hopson, a highly skilled litigation attorney, as a litigation funding senior underwriter. Hopson joins an experienced team of underwriters who work with plaintiffs and their attorneys to provide funding for living expenses while a case works its way through the legal system.

Adding Hopson to the USClaims underwriting team broadens the company’s ability to assess funding candidates, according to company founder and president Darryl Levine.

“Howard has a strong background in various types of liability law,” Levine said. “That’s a great advantage for us, because the applications we process involve complex matters of liability. His experience will enhance our underwriting process.”

Prior to joining USClaims, Hopson focused his litigation practice on premises liability, product liability, motor vehicle liability, construction liability and healthcare liability. He earned his J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, his M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and his B.A. from Lehigh University. Originally from Northeastern Pennsylvania, he currently resides in the Philadelphia area.

Founded in 1996, USClaims is the longest continuously operating pre-settlement funding company in the United States. It holds $35 million dollars in active funding and has more than 3,000 clients. The company offers cash advances to assist clients with life necessities by purchasing a portion of the anticipated proceeds of their claim. USClaims’ interest in case proceeds is paid only if a case is successfully resolved. USClaims has been voted the No. 1 Litigation Funding Provider by readers of the National Law Journal, an American Lawyer Media publication, in the publication’s “Best of 2014” survey.

About USClaims: USClaims (www.usclaims.com) provides no-risk financial support for personal injury victims pursuing catastrophic injury cases involving comparative negligence, defective products, drug injury, insurer misconduct, medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, nursing home abuse, slip and fall, unsafe workplaces, and wrongful death, as well as class action and mass torts. USClaims partners with personal injury attorneys to purchase a portion of the anticipated plaintiffs' proceeds of mature claims, providing their clients with the means to pay bills and withstand long litigation periods until an outcome is reached. An active member of the American Legal Finance Association (ALFA), USClaims offers clients the lowest cost financial assistance in the industry.