Jason D. Lazarus
Founder, Chairman of the Board
P: 844.857.0357
Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Synergy. Synergy offers healthcare lien resolution, Medicare secondary payer compliance services, and consulting services for personal injury law firm practices. Mr. Lazarus is passionate about Synergy’s mission of improving the lives of the catastrophically injured. Being an injury victim himself, gives him unique insight into the clients Synergy seeks to help at the time they need it most. He also deeply believes in Synergy’s core values of PRIDE: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Empathy.
Mr. Lazarus is a renowned legal industry expert. His written work is widely published and his thought leadership in Medicare compliance has been cited by Federal courts and Florida courts including the Florida Supreme Court. Art of Settlement, Mr. Lazarus’ first book, is an Amazon best seller and helps lawyers navigate regulatory compliance issues when settling catastrophic cases. His second book, Litigation to Life, a guide for injury victims, is also an Amazon best seller. He is also the host of the well-known Trial Lawyer View podcast which highlights trial lawyers and how they help the catastrophically injured as well as being a forum featuring renowned legal experts in personal injury practice.
He frequently lectures on compliance issues related to personal injury settlements and consults with trial lawyers across the country when they are dealing with the issues that arise at settlement including lien resolution, Medicare compliance, government benefit preservation and trusts.
Mr. Lazarus is the proud father of three children: Sarah, Kyle, and Camille. In his free time, he is an avid cyclist and amateur auto racer given his need for speed! Mr. Lazarus has a passion for UCF and FSU football.
He works out of the Synergy main office in Orlando. Contact Jason here.
Past Experience
Prior to founding Synergy, Mr. Lazarus was the President of a National Settlement Planning firm. Before that, he spent 10 years assisting injury victims as a settlement planner. Prior to starting his settlement planning practice, Mr. Lazarus practiced as a Medical Malpractice and Workers’ Compensation attorney in Orlando, Florida. He also established and still is the managing partner of the Special Needs Law Firm, a Florida-based firm dedicated to protecting government benefits and Medicaid lien resolution.
Education
Mr. Lazarus received his B.A. from the University of Central Florida and his J.D. with high honors from Florida State University. He received his LLM in Elder Law with Distinction from Stetson University College of Law. Mr. Lazarus is a Medicare Set Aside Consultant (MSCC) certified by the International Commission on Health Care Certification.
Thought Leadership
Mr. Lazarus Mr. Lazarus is the author of two books. He authored the Art of Settlement (a guide for trial lawyers), an Amazon best seller and Litigation to Life (a guide for injury victims). He has had his written work published by AAJ’s Trial Magazine, Florida Justice Association Journal, The Florida Bar Journal, NAELA Journal, ElderLaw Report, Exceptional Parent, The Employee Advocate, News and 440 Report and The Journal of Transnational Law & Policy. Jason authored a guide for trial lawyers related to regulatory compliance for catastrophic injury settlements. He has presented on relevant topics for the American Association for Justice, Southern Trial Lawyers Association, Florida Justice Association, Florida Conference of Circuit Judges, Florida Workers Advocates, Workers’ Compensation Section of the Florida Bar, Mass Torts Made Perfect, Lorman Educational Seminars and countless local trial lawyer groups.
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