MSO Structure for PI Firms Is Rewriting Lien Economics in 2026
Private equity is entering the plaintiff bar through an MSO structure for PI firms, not traditional mergers: Arizona's Rafi Law Group close…
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Practice Operations
Workflow, intake, lien management, and the business side of plaintiff personal injury practice.
Closing Letter Discipline: What Every Client Gets at File Closing
The settlement check clears and the file goes to storage — but the matter is not closed until the client holds a letter that says so. Here…
Cybersecurity at the PI Firm: Protecting Medical Records and Settlement Funds
PI firms hold medical records, Social Security numbers, and wire-ready settlement funds. This guide covers the controls that matter most: a…
Case Manager Caseload Benchmarks for PI Firms: How Many Files Is Too Many?
Caseload per case manager is one of the most consequential staffing numbers in a PI firm. This piece covers how to measure workload, set ra…
SmartAdvocate's AI Launch Resets Personal Injury Case Management Software
SmartAdvocate's Aug. 4 SmartIntelligence AI launch, built on 175-plus integrations, raises the floor for every personal injury case managem…
PI Contingency Fee Agreements: How to Draft Them, What Courts Enforce, and How to Prevent Fee Disputes
A contingency fee agreement that is not properly drafted creates disputes at settlement that erode the client relationship and sometimes en…
Insurance Coverage Verification at PI Intake: A Systematic Process for Finding Every Available Policy
The at-fault driver's liability policy is only the starting point. A thorough coverage verification at intake also surfaces UM/UIM limits,…
Trial Cost Financing: When to Advance and When to Pull Back
Trial does not drain a case account at a steady rate. It spikes at three predictable moments, and each one carries a different decision abo…
SB 623's Lien Cap Starts a 75-Day Clock for LA County PI Firms
California's SB 623 caps rideshare lien damages at the 70th-percentile FAIR Health benchmark starting Jan. 1, 2027, giving LA County counse…
Medical Record Intake and Chronology at the PI Firm: Building a Workflow That Serves Case Development and Trial
The medical record is the foundation of the PI damages case, and the gap between receiving a complete record and understanding it is only c…
Tracking Litigation Cost Advances at the PI Firm: Accounting, Recovery, and State Bar Compliance
Litigation cost advances are the PI firm's working capital investment in each case, and poor tracking creates three distinct problems: unde…
Personal Injury Intake Response Time Now Decides Who Gets the Case
Five-minute lead response now produces 400 percent higher conversion than delayed callbacks, yet only 8 percent of solo practitioners and 4…