Litigation of complex cases can drain the resources of law firms working on a contingency fee basis. Such cases can involve hundreds, if not thousands, of hours of lawyer and staff time that impact the ability of the firm to provide quality service to other clients and meet monthly overhead obligations. The expenses in such cases are usually tens, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars, with a substantial risk to the funding lawyer if the case is unsuccessful.

    Our firm concentrates its practice on all types of complex civil litigation matters, including:

• Personal injury and wrongful death
• Probate (will contests, trust administration cases, and other disputes)
• Commercial litigation

    In personal injury and wrongful death matters, we only represent plaintiffs.

    Over the years, we have been honored by many lawyers who have asked us to assist them in representing their clients in complex matters. The attorneys who refer contingent fee cases to us and act as co-counsel share in the fee earned as permitted under the Disciplinary Rules, thus rewarding them for the reputation they have developed in their community for excellent service to their clients. In such cases, our firm often advances the out-of-pocket expenses necessary to prepare and try the case.

    Different law firms have different philosophies on case acceptance and preparation. Our firm spends significant resources each year evaluating cases for case acceptance. We believe careful case evaluation serves both our clients and our profession; it also enables us to concentrate our resources on meritorious cases in an effort to maximize their value. In the medical negligence field, we employ a fulltime registered nurse in addition to a medical records custodian to gather all of the appropriate information to determine whether a claim has merit before we file suit. We develop expert proof before filing suit, both to ensure the merits of the case and to guide our discovery.

    Our careful case acceptance policy means that once the decision on case acceptance is made, we can devote the resources necessary to bring the lawsuit to a timely, successful completion. To that end, we pride ourselves on moving the lawsuit as expeditiously as possible under the circumstances of the case.

    Finally, many lawyers have turned to us to represent their clients in commercial litigation matters. The joint representation of these clients permits the referring lawyer to bring the benefit of his or her experience with the client into the courtroom while letting us focus on discovery, trial preparation, and trial.

    In conclusion, we hope that if you have an opportunity to represent one of your clients in a significant matter of civil litigation and determine that handling the case on your own will impede your ability to give your other clients the service they deserve, you will call upon us to assist you. Please call us if we can help you help your clients.