February 26, 2010 @ 10:01 AM — by Harvey Hirschfeld
Too often plaintiff's attorneys in effect make interest-free loans to their clients. Attorney loans can help law firms to achieve better service and greater profits. Esquire Bank provides attorney loans to attorneys, and tailors products specifically for attorneys.
February 16, 2010 @ 10:03 AM — by Harvey Hirschfeld
Legal funding is perhaps the fastest-growing trend in the legal industry. This article explains the types of funding available to attorneys and plaintiffs, including pre-settlement funding, and post-settlement funding, and lawsuit cash advance in general. It also explains why lawsuit funding is not a lawsuit loan. Lawsuit funding provides a valuable service to plaintiffs and attorneys in helping level the playing field against deep-pocketed defendants.
February 08, 2010 @ 04:33 PM — by Harvey Hirschfeld
Until 2008, some commentators doubted whether lawsuit funding advances were legal in the state of Ohio. The Rancman case, in part, created some of this doubt. However, doubt was resolved in 2008 when the state legislature codified Ohio citizens' rights to receive lawsuit funding advances. This article presents the salient features of the new Ohio non-recourse litigation advance law and analyzes the requirements imposed on lawsuit funding companies. The best and most ethical legal funding companies, such as LawCash, already adhere to these requirements in all of their legal funding contracts.