Navigating the Maze of Hospital Liens
Hospital liens can threaten client recoveries if not handled correctly. Learn how to identify, verify, and resolve hospital lien claims strategically to maximize outcomes.
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Why Lien Identification, Verification, and Audit Are Critical for Personal Injury Firms
Lien identification, verification, and audit are essential steps in protecting client recoveries and ensuring compliance for personal injury firms. Learn best practices here.
Lien Reduction Strategies: Navigating Federal and Military Healthcare Liens
This article explains key strategies for reducing FEHBA and military healthcare repayment claims and practical steps trial lawyers can take to protect client recoveries.
Medicaid Lien Resolution Fundamentals
This guide explains Medicaid’s recovery rights, key Supreme Court decisions like Ahlborn, Wos, and Gallardo, and practical strategies to reduce liens and protect client net settlements.
The Ethics of Outsourcing Lien Resolution: What to Know
Personal injury cases don’t end at settlement—they end when liens are resolved. But lien resolution is complex, technical, and risky to handle in-house. Increasingly, firms outsource this work, raising an important question: is it ethical? According to ABA Formal Opinion 08-451 and state bar guidance, the answer is yes—when done properly. Attorneys must supervise outsourced work, protect confidentiality, and ensure fees are reasonable. Done right, outsourcing lien resolution maximizes client recovery, reduces malpractice risk, and strengthens trust. This blog unpacks the ethical framework, key state rules, and why partnering with specialists benefits both clients and firms.
Preservation of Needs-Based Benefits & Other Considerations
Different methods for protecting needs-based benefit preservation must be explored for any disabled injury victim who is currently eligible.
Complying with the Medicare Secondary Payer Act When a Client has Public Benefits
For clients with public benefits, closing out their case is not as simple as issuing a check for their net recovery.