BKT Law Office

BKT Law Office and Notary is an office that specializes in the war against large tort and insurance companies. BKT is a leading and growing office, specializing in tort and insurance, particularly presenting private plaintiffs who have suffered personal or property damages. The team has over 19 years of experience in these areas and has extensive expertise in managing complex and large claims appearing before the various courts: Magistrate, District, and Supreme Courts, as well as conducting mediation proceedings. The office has successfully represented many private clients in complicated lawsuits and media cases, in serious accidents resulting in severe and irreversible injuries. At the head of the office are founding partners Advocates Hila Bodick Kochman and Roei Tuval. The office is characterized with creative thinking, strategic case planning, professional expertise, transparency, reliability, and the provision of personalized service.

Office Management

Adv. and Notary Hila Bodick Kochman, Founding Partner - Adv. Bodik Kochman specializes in representing private clients in the management of tort, insurance, and medical malpractice cases. As part of her legal representation, she provides legal advice, filing, and management of claims in the courts (including mediation) with a focus on claims for personal injury, car accidents, medical malpractice, work accidents, and disability, lawsuits to exhaust rights in insurance policies, lawsuits to the National Insurance Institute, lawsuits against public bodies such as municipalities, government entities, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education, and lawsuits for property damage. Adv. Bodick-Kochman has been a member of the Bar Association since 2005 and has over 19 years of experience in personal injury and insurance law. She has achieved significant success in handling lawsuits in various courts and managing complex legal proceedings related to severe and irreversible damages, both representing insurance companies and private plaintiffs. She served in the Prime Minister’s Office during her military service and subsequently completed her law studies (LL.B.) with distinction at the College of Management Academic Studies. She specialized in the law firm Zeligman & Co., with an emphasis on tort law and insurance. Between 2005-2020, she served as an attorney at the Atias Nave Law Firm, specializing in tort and insurance law, and served as head of the personal injury department, representing private clients. Since January 2020, she has been a founding partner at the BKT Law Office.
Adv. Roei Tuval, Founding Partner - Adv. Tuval served at the beginning of his professional career as the Co. Chairman of the Young Advocacy Committee in the Central District of the Bar Association, where he made his mark in acceptional events for the better of the public as attesting to his personality. Before establishing the firm, he served as an attorney at the Atias-Nave & Co. office, during which he gained extensive knowledge, appeared as a representative in various courts, and participated in handling major cases in the firm, both representing private plaintiffs and insurance companies. From January 2020 to this day, he is the Founding Partner of BKT Law Office and Notary. Before entering the legal profession, and after three years of service in the security service, Adv. Tuval served for a year and a half as the personal assistant to the Speaker of the 17th Knesset and subsequently to the President of the State, Ms. Dalia Itzik He holds an LL.B. from Ono Academic College.

Prominent Cases

Precedent Ruling - Plaintiff vs. “Clal” Insurance Company - Representation of a plaintiff in a compensation claim for bodily injury following a fatal car accident. The plaintiff, an only daughter, lost her mother (a single mom) in a tragic road accident just three weeks before the plaintiff’s military service. According to the defendant’s claim, the plaintiff had reached the age of independence when she began her military service. After managing a complex process, the office managed to prove that the plaintiff was dependent on her deceased mother until the age of 25, and a detailed ruling was issued, awarding compensation of nis1,200,000 plus interest and costs. This is a precedent-setting ruling, as established law dictates that a child under the age of 18 is dependent on their parents for support, and during military service, they are partially supported by their parents. The Magistrate’s Court extended the period of dependency on the parents, adopted and applied our argument, and noted the Supreme Court’s possibility of awarding compensation for the loss of support during the period of study for a bachelor’s degree and sometimes even for a second degree, and also allowing adult children to be classified under the definition of ‘dependent,’ if they prove that their livelihood - in whole or in part - is provided by their parents, even if they are capable of earning, and even if they have left home. In this case, the court determined that the plaintiff’s support was provided and presumed to continue at least until the completion of the first degree by the mother, even though she theoretically could support herself. “Hit and Run” Road Accident - The office represented a plaintiff in a complex and exceptional case, in which “Karnit” claimed he did not ask the details of the offending vehicle and did not complain to his doctors about the accident until a long time has passed. Despite the blanket denial of the accident by “Karnit”, thanks to the ministry’s support while building a proper strategy, the case concluded in a settlement agreement, in which the plaintiff received compensation in the amount of NIS 734,359. Car Accident without Mandatory Insurance - Representation of a plaintiff who drove a motorcycle without compulsory insurance and was involved in a road accident. The office filed a lawsuit and managed it until the mediation process was completed, resulting in compensation in the amount of NIS 2,139,9801. Hidden Damages vs. the State of Israel - The office represented a teenager who experienced bullying and social abuse at school from grades 2 to 6. The school failed to protect him and create a favorable social climate for him, and through a mediation process, he was awarded compensation in the amount of NIS 1,000,000. A Woman in Her Twenties Was Injured in a Work Accident When Her Dominant Hand Got Caught in an Ice Cream Production Machine - The office filed a claim with the National Insurance Institute’s work injury department, where it was determined that she was entitled to a monthly pension, and in addition, a claim was filed against the employer. The case ended in a settlement, and the plaintiff received a total compensation of nis 850,000. The Anesthesiologist Was Negligent, and the Patient Was Awake on the Table - The office filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a hospital for an incident in which a patient was awake during the operation due to the negligent actions made by the anesthesiologist. The charges made by the prosecution left the hospital no choice but not to file a statement of defense, the claim concluded quickly and without having to conduct a legal proceeding, and with compensation in the amount of NIS 500,000.