Category: Peak Practice

The Settlement Bottleneck: Why Faster Demands Won’t Fix Your Cash Flow

November 5, 2026

Personal injury firms have used technology to speed up intake and demands, but cash flow still stalls after the release is signed. This post explains where cases get stuck in lien resolution and disbursement, what slow resolution costs a firm in fees held in trust, client satisfaction, and Medicare compliance exposure, and why the work belongs with specialists. It closes with a three-part playbook: run lien work in parallel, specialize, and measure time to disbursement, net recovery, and fees held in trust.

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Matthew Slingbaum: How to Evaluate a Medical Malpractice Case Before You Spend Six Figures

October 29, 2026

Matthew Slingbaum became a medical malpractice lawyer after being a malpractice victim, and he knows why so many referred cases get turned down. In this Trial Lawyer View recap, he walks through how his firm reviews records, why causation is the top reason for rejection, and how insurance gaps, sovereign immunity, and Florida’s wrongful death statute can sink a strong case. He also explains where AI helps with medical record review, where it fails, and how a lost case changed the way he prepares clients.

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The AI and Data Arms Race In Personal Injury Litigation

October 23, 2026

Personal injury litigation is moving from instinct to data, from online mock juries of up to 1,200 people to AI-staffed pre-litigation services. This post explains what the shift means for firm leaders, why data still can’t make a plaintiff credible, and where the real risk hides: lien identification and resolution that a faster demand pipeline often misses. It closes with three practical steps for auditing upstream inputs, building a jury data practice, and protecting the client’s recovery from day one.

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Trial Reputation Is a Business Asset: How Ryan Wechsler Built a Boutique PI Firm in Under a Year

October 15, 2026

Defense firms track how plaintiff lawyers settle, and Ryan Wechsler built his Boca Raton firm around being the lawyer they believe will go the distance. In this Trial Lawyer View recap, he explains how he split litigation and administration with his wife on day one, why trial readiness starts with the first intake call, and how a boutique competes against firms spending tens of millions on ads. He also shares where he pulled back on AI and how he hires for values.

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Shim Hirsh: Personal injury law firm operations, intake conversion, and where AI pays off

October 1, 2026

Shim Hirsh spent seven years as a product leader at Morgan & Morgan before building betterworks to help personal injury firms fix operational bottlenecks. In this Trial Lawyer View recap, he breaks down why most case management problems come from how staff interact with data rather than the system itself, how to measure intake conversion correctly, why “intake 2.0” after signing is the real bottleneck most firms miss, and where AI genuinely helps versus where it fails. He also offers four questions to ask any legal tech vendor before signing.

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Chris Rose: Personal Injury Referrals, The Risk Most Firms Never See

September 18, 2026

Chris Rose of LegalFlare built a firm around handling personal injury referrals, and he’s found that most firms treat referral relationships far too casually. In this Trial Lawyer View recap, he breaks down why a referral fee comes with shared malpractice liability, why referral listservs offer almost no vetting, what to demand before accepting a case, and how his team catches errors other firms miss in closing statements. He also weighs in on where AI genuinely helps a personal injury practice and where it doesn’t.

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