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How to Eliminate and Minimize Liens in Personal Injury Cases

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Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 7 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
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Steven Shaw
Eric Beasley
Christine Hummel
With Steven L. Shaw from Shaw Legal Solutions + 2 others

Wed, Jul 15, 00:00 AM – 00:00 PM

Product ID 102168

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Overview

Avoid Lien Surprises and Maximize Net Recovery

Liens can turn a solid personal injury case into a disappointing recovery - or worse, a malpractice nightmare. This practical program teaches you how to identify, analyze, reduce, and resolve liens efficiently. Learn proven strategies for minimizing liens across common and high-risk scenarios, including ERISA plans, Medicaid, Medicare, workers' compensation, hospital liens, and more. Close cases faster, ensure settlements hold their value, and help clients walk away with more - register today!

  • Anticipate, track down, and prioritize liens that will affect the case.
  • Learn best practices for eliminating or at least reducing liens.
  • Review real-world examples, investigation tips, resolution strategies, and pointers on ERISA and other common liens.
  • Delve deeper into the Medicare Secondary Payer Act.
  • Maintain an ethical practice by understanding pitfalls in lien resolution.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Investigating the Liens
  2. Strategies to Eliminate/Reduce Liens
  3. Case Examples: Investigation Tips, Resolution Strategies, Common Mistakes, and Legal Pointers
  4. Medicare Conditional Payment Liens, Set-Asides, and MSP Compliance
  5. Legal Ethics of Lien Resolution

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Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 7 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Investigating the Liens

    1. Overview of the Lien Process
    2. Discovering All Potential Lien Holders
    3. Requesting Information/Communicating With Lien Holders
    4. Determining the Validity and Priority Liens and Formulas for Reimbursement
    5. AI Applications in Lien Resolution

  2. Strategies to Eliminate/Reduce Liens

    1. Understanding Equitable Reduction Doctrines (Made-Whole, Common Fund, etc).
    2. Anti-Subrogation Rule and Contractual Waiver
    3. Apportionment and Allocation Doctrines
    4. Extinguishment and Defenses
    5. Early Planning Strategies
    6. Addressing Pending Liens in Settlement Negotiations and Mediation
    7. Arbitration and Trial
    8. Post-Judgment Collection

  3. Case Examples: Investigation Tips, Resolution Strategies, Common Mistakes, and Legal Pointers

    1. Physician/Hospital
    2. ERISA vs. Non-ERISA Health Insurers
    3. Workers' Compensation and Long-Term Disability Liens
    4. Medicaid (and Ahlborn/Wos/Gallardo Framework)
    5. FEHBA
    6. Military Medical Liens (FMCRA/TRICARE)
    7. Child Support and Tax Liens
    8. Wrongful Death Claims: What Funds Are Lien-Reachable

  4. Medicare Conditional Payment Liens, Set-Asides, and MSP Compliance

  5. Legal Ethics of Lien Resolution

    1. Competence and Diligence
    2. Communication and Informed Consent
    3. Ethics Issues Around Using Lien Resolution Services
    4. Safeguarding Property
    5. Conflicts of Interest
    6. What to Do When a Client Ignores Medicare's Interests

Who Should Attend

This essential legal course is designed for attorneys who would like strategies for handling liens in personal injury litigation. Insurance professionals and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Steven L Shaw
Steven L.
Shaw
Shaw Legal Solutions
Eric M Beasley
Eric M.
Beasley
Law Office of Eric Beasley
Christine Hummel
Christine
Hummel
Hummel Consultation Services
Speaker bio
Steven L Shaw

Steven L. Shaw

Shaw Legal Solutions
Steven Shaw

is the founder of Shaw Legal Solutions in Seattle. Mr. Shaw practices in the areas of personal injury, insurance bad faith and Medicare compliance. Mr. Shaw earned his B.A. degree from San Jose State University in California and his J.D. degree from Seattle University. He is a member of the King County Bar Association, the Washington State Bar Association, the Washington State Association for Justice, the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, the Consumer Attorneys of California and the American Association for Justice.

 

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Eric M Beasley

Eric M. Beasley

Law Office of Eric Beasley
Eric Beasley

is a sole practitioner with the Law Office of Eric Beasley in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. He practices in the area of civil litigation, focusing on automobile injury cases. Mr. Beasley is a frequent lecturer for National Business Institute. He is an inductee for the National Order of Barristers, and a member of the American Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, and Tennessee Association for Justice. Mr. Beasley also is an inductee to the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Beasley earned his B.S. degree from the University of Houston and his J.D. degree from Texas Tech School of Law.

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Christine Hummel

Christine Hummel

Hummel Consultation Services
Christine Hummel

is the president and founder of Hummel Consultation Services, a national legal consultation practice specializing in the application of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act to workers' compensation, liability and no-fault cases. She is an active attorney with licensure in the state of Colorado. With more than 25 years of experience in Medicare compliance, Ms. Hummel is a published author and popular speaker on a wide array of topics related to Medicare compliance. She is a member of the American Bar Association (Health Law Section) and Colorado Bar Association. Ms. Hummel's legal experience work includes Medicaid, probate and elder law. She donates a significant amount of time volunteering with the Federal Park Service, giving presentations on the roles of women during the American War of Independence. Ms. Hummel earned her B.S. degree from the University of Southern California and her J.D. degree from the University of Denver College of Law.

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