By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC, CSSC In yet another example of Medicare compliance related issues, a Houston law firm and its managing partner have been sued by the government for failing to pay back Medicare conditional payments. This is a unique situation though…
By Guest Author, Evelynn Passino, J.D. – Executive Director of Pooled Trust Services One of the many practice points rarely taught in law school: your client may lose public benefits as a result of a recovery, and you have a duty, as their attorney, to…
By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC, CSSC If you take nothing else from this, when you refer a case to another firm you need to make sure you have 3 things: 1) A written fee agreement; 2) A copy of the lawyer’s malpractice insurance…
By Guest Author, Evelynn Passino, J.D. – Executive Director of Pooled Trust Services Editor: Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M, MSCC, CSSC We hear the same thing from attorneys over and over: I secured a substantial recovery for my client, but I am concerned they…
By Guest Author, Evelynn Passino, J.D. – Executive Director of Pooled Trust Services Editor: Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M, MSCC, CSSC Last year we told you about how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) impacted trust taxation and how clients could use a structured…
By Guest Author B. Joshua Pettingill, MBA, MS, MSCC Editor: Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M, MSCC, CSSC Introduction An inquiry that Synergy receives on a regular basis involves a Medicare-eligible claimant who has both a workers’ compensation and a third-party liability companion case. The third-party liability…
By Guest Author, Evelynn Passino, J.D. – Executive Director of Pooled Trust Services If your client has Medicaid and Medicare, there are a few things you need to understand before cutting settlement checks to them. Both benefits may be jeopardized if settlement funds are handled…
Weeks after Cardinal George Pell was released from jail, a newly released report suggests that he knew of child sex abuse by Australian priests as early as the 1970s but failed to take action to stop it. Pell, an ex-Vatican treasurer, is the highest-ranking Roman…
Seasoned attorneys at Grewal Law are investigating potential claims of victims impacted by the May 2020 dam failures in Midland County. If you or loved one was impacted by the Edanville and Sandford Dam collapse, you may be entitled to recovery. According to a 2018…
There is no reason to doubt that COVID-19 has impacted every aspect of daily life both here and in almost every other country in the world. And if you are in the process of obtaining an immigration permit, the impact on your life may feel…
