By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., CSSC, MSCC In the confusing landscape of public benefits and planning issues that arise today for trial lawyers when settling catastrophic injury cases, finding your way can be a daunting task. Many questions come up such as should the…
By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC, CSSC Some clients, post-accident, may have switched over to a Part C Medicare Advantage Plan. Therefore, even if you have gone through the resolution process for your client and gotten the Medicare conditional payment related issues dealt with…
By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC, CSSC In this post, we now turn our attention to Medicare Conditional Payments and resolution of those obligations. Congress has given the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (hereinafter CMS) both subrogation rights and the right to bring…
In this episode of Trial Lawyer View, host, Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC, CSSC, speaks with Sara Williams of Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys. We discuss her experience as a Black female attorney in the South, her thoughts on the practice of law, philosophies on educating…
By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC, CSSC For clients who are on Medicaid, they will most likely have a Medicaid lien when their case is settled. When Medicaid has made payments for medical expenses related to an injury, it may assert a lien against…
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 resolution to a lien resolution company. The…
In this episode of Trial Lawyer View, host, Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC, CSSC sits down with Rich Newsome, of Newsome Melton, P.A. They discuss his involvement in high-stakes product liability litigation, creating Trial School, and what he sees as the biggest market disruption coming in personal injury law…
In this episode of Trial Lawyer View, TLV host and Synergy CEO Jason D. Lazarus has a wide-ranging heartfelt discussion with Nathan Carter of Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter about representing him after he was struck by a car while cycling, cases Nathan has handled that have made a difference,…
We are proud to release the inaugural episode of the Trial Lawyer View Podcast, brought to you by our presenting sponsor Synergy Settlement Services. In this two-part episode, we feature an engaging conversation with American Association for Justice Secretary, Sean Domnick of Domnick Cunningham & Whalen To view this episode click…
Texas dog walker nearly dies in a bloodthirsty dog attack. According to a recent lawsuit, a Dallas, Texas college student loses her ears, nose, and lips after a vicious dogs attack. Jaqueline Durand, 21, a University of Texas at Dallas college student was permanently and…
