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A denied claim is won or lost on paperwork that still makes sense nine months later. Here is the file to build, the order to appeal in, and the tools that hold up.
Continue reading First Denial Letter? The File to Build Before You Write a Word of the Appeal
Two lawyers can quote the same contingency percentage and hand you checks that differ by thousands, because the number they multiply is not the same number.
Continue reading Quoted a Third of Your Case? What That Third Is Actually Measured Against
Contingency fees sound standard until you read what the percentage is multiplied by. Gross or net, costs before or after, and how the rule changes by state.
Continue reading Is the Fee a Third of the Check or a Third of What's Left? The Line That Decides
A traffic citation moves faster through the system than it did ten years ago. Here is what to gather before the first consultation so the meeting produces a plan instead of homework.
Continue reading Ticket in Hand and One Meeting Booked? Five Things to Bring So the Hour Counts
Solo, group, or management-backed: the three shapes private practice comes in now, and how a first visit reveals which one you have walked into.
A big customer's contract is written to protect the big customer, which is normal. Most of it is negotiable, and knowing which parts to push on is the whole skill.
Continue reading Handed a Large Company's Standard Agreement? Five Clauses Decide What It Costs You