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Golvash & Epstein, LLC

Law Firm · Petitioner Practice VICP Petitioner Practice Last verified
Cases filed
16
Comp rate
81%
Total awarded
$611K
Tenure
2014–2025
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Golvash & Epstein, LLC is a U.S. law firm whose name appears on 16 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The firm's filings on file span 2014-2025, with a compensation rate of 81%. Cases on file have produced $611K in total awards. The attorneys appearing on this firm's docket include Jeffrey A. Golvash.
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Attorneys at this firm (by case volume)
Jeffrey A. Golvash16
Most-handled condition categories
SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration)8Other / multiple6Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)2

Top-performing attorneys at this firm by comp rate · ≥10 cases

Attorneys at this firm ranked by compensation rate (cases compensated as a share of total case volume at this firm). Filtered to attorneys with at least 10 cases on this firm's docket so the rate comparison stays meaningful.

Jeffrey A. Golvash81%16 cases

Compensation rate by condition vs program baseline

For each condition this firm has handled at least 3 cases on, comparing the firm's comp rate against the program-wide comp rate for the same condition. Reveals where this firm out- or under-performs the baseline.

SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration) +11pt vs program
8 cases at this firm · 8 compensated
This firm
100%
Program
89%
Other / multiple +15pt vs program
6 cases at this firm · 3 compensated
This firm
50%
Program
35%

Frequently asked questions about Golvash & Epstein, LLC

Answers built from this firm's public case docket.

How do I find a good VICP lawyer?
Most petitioners hire counsel because the program's evidentiary burden, expert-witness requirements, and procedural rules are complex. Reasonable attorney fees in VICP cases are paid by the program — not by the petitioner — under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(e)(1), so engaging counsel does not reduce a successful petitioner's recovery. You can submit a free inquiry → to have your case forwarded to attorneys with VICP experience, or research Golvash & Epstein, LLC's case history below.
How many VICP cases has Golvash & Epstein, LLC filed?
Golvash & Epstein, LLC has filed 16 petitions in the U.S. Vaccine Injury Compensation Program with publicly-available decisions, between 2014 and 2025.
What is Golvash & Epstein, LLC's compensation rate?
Golvash & Epstein, LLC's overall compensation rate across 16 VICP cases is 81% (13 compensated).
How much has Golvash & Epstein, LLC won in VICP cases?
Cases filed by Golvash & Epstein, LLC have resulted in $611K in total compensation awards from the U.S. Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (visible-in-public-decisions only).
What kinds of vaccine injury cases does Golvash & Epstein, LLC handle?
Based on the cases on file, Golvash & Epstein, LLC's practice includes SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration), Other / multiple, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), among other vaccine-related conditions.
FiledFinal judgementPetitionerAttorneyFirm Age at VaccinationVaccineCondition OutcomeSpecial MasterAward
2022-10-192025-05-16Regina A. GrebbJeffrey A. GolvashGolvash & Epstein, LLC69.0yinfluenzaGuillain-Barre syndrome (GBS)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$165,656
2024-07-292025-04-24Kathleen A. MeranteJeffrey A. GolvashGolvash & Epstein, LLC–tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pshoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$70,000
2023-01-272024-06-25E.L.Jeffrey A. GolvashGolvash & Epstein, LLC–MMRVimmune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP)entitlement_granted_pending_damagesMindy Michaels Roth–
2018-10-122023-05-15Gertrude Smilo, Administratix of the estate of Joseph G. Smilo, deceasedJeffrey A. GolvashGolvash & Epstein, LLC63.0yinfluenzamyasthenia gravisdeniedNora Beth Dorsey–
2016-10-282022-11-07Sharon VolpeJeffrey A. GolvashGolvash & Epstein, LLC–influenzaundifferentiated connective tissue diseasedismissedDaniel T. Horner–
2020-11-232022-09-09Mallory J. SpikerJeffrey A. GolvashGolvash & Epstein, LLC–influenzaShoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$20,000
2020-09-162022-08-15Carol SteinhauerJeffrey A. GolvashGolvash & Epstein, LLC–influenzaShoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$45,000
2019-06-102021-12-17Bruce YochJeffrey A. GolvashGOLVASH & EPSTEIN, LLC–influenzaleft shoulder injury related to vaccination administration (compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$40,750
2019-10-212021-11-30Melissa KiritJeffrey A. GolvashGolvash & Epstein, LLC–influenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$20,000
2019-03-082021-04-07Kurt T. WesterlundJeffrey A. GolvashGolvash & Epstein, LLC–Tdapshoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$47,500
2018-10-092020-09-30Jennifer SchlataJeffrey A. GolvashGolvash & Epstein, LLC–influenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$17,500
2018-10-022020-09-29Edward BoniJeffrey A. GolvashGolvash & Epstein, LLC–influenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$48,000
2017-11-142020-09-24Dante GuidoJeffrey GolvashGolvash & Epstein, LLC–DTaPidiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP)compensatedKatherine E. Oler$11,000
2017-05-152017-05-15Deborah M. WilliamsonJeffrey A. GolvashGolvash & Epstein, LLC–TdapSjogren’s syndrome and/or Undifferentiated Connective TissuecompensatedLaura D. Millman$80,000
2014-11-102014-11-10David W. CrippenJeffrey A. GolvashGolvash & Epstein, LLC–influenzaGuillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)compensatedLaura D. Millman$45,240
2014-03-182014-03-18SEAN VANYO and KELLY VANYO, Parents and Natural Guardians of C.V., a MinorJeffrey A. GolvashGolvash & Epstein, LLC–––compensatedLaura D. Millman–