Settlement Compliance Strategies for Closing Cases
October 13, 2022
By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., CSSC, MSCC
Ethical Issues at Settlement
Suffering even a moderate personal physical injury can create difficult challenges both financially and emotionally for even the strongest among us. However, what happens when …
Ilya Lerma and James Holland on TLV Podcast
In the 31st episode of Trial Lawyer View, your premier source for insightful legal discussions, our esteemed host, Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., CSSC, MSCC, CEO of Synergy, engages in a compelling dialogue with two distinguished legal experts, …
Maximizing Personal Injury Recoveries While Limiting Case-Related Costs
Rasa Fumagalli, JD, MSCC, CMSP-F
Personal injury settlements rarely make an injury victim whole. In light of this, cost management decisions factor into the strategy of the case. For example, while both life care plans and medical cost projection reports …
Personal Injury Attorney May Be Sued by ERISA Plan for Funds in Attorney’s Possession
September 8, 2022
Kevin James, Esq.
Who can be a defendant in an action brought under Section 502(a)(3) of ERISA?
ERISA self-funded plans are becoming more and more aggressive about asserting their reimbursement rights when one of their members has …
Michael Walrath on TLV Podcast
Welcome to Episode 30 of Trial Lawyer View, your definitive source for thought-provoking legal discussions. In this episode, our illustrious host, Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., CSSC, MSCC, the CEO of Synergy, sits down for an enlightening conversation …
Complying with the Medicare Secondary Payer Act When a Client has Public Benefits
August 11, 2022
Evelynn Passino, J.D.
For clients with public benefits, closing out their case is not as simple as issuing a check for their net recovery. If the client has Medicare or will be eligible soon, then steps must …
Outsourcing of Lien Resolution for Personal Injury Law Firms: The Why & Ethical Issues
August 1, 2022
By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC
You might ask yourself, why hire experts to assist with lien resolution when I can do it myself. You also might ask whether it is ethically permissible to outsource lien …
Kate Conway on TLV Podcast
In this episode of Trial Lawyer view, viewers were treated to an enlightening conversation between host and Synergy CEO, Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., CSSC, MSCC, and Kate Conway from Powers Rogers. The episode, which was the …
Is it Workers’ Compensation or Liability?
July 21, 2022
Rasa Fumagalli, JD, MSCC, CMSP-F
Netflix’s new baking competition show “Is it Cake” challenges judges to identify which of two identical objects is edible and which is not. Attorneys settling cases involving work-related injuries may find themselves …
Margaret Battersby Black on TLV Podcast
In episode 28 of Trial Lawyer view, host and Synergy CEO, Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., CSSC, MSCC had an engaging conversation with female powerhouse trial lawyer, Margaret P. Battersby Black from Levin & Perconti Attorneys at Law. …