Lien Reduction by Trial Lawyers, For Trial Lawyers

Liens and reimbursement demands against personal injury recoveries are a burden. Each dollar paid to resolve a lien or reimbursement demand is a dollar directly out of your client’s net recovery. Resolving the liens requires hours of work focused directly on the lien itself. Unresolved lien and reimbursement claims can delay disbursement of both fees and net proceeds to the client or worse - they can actually prevent a settlement from being reached in your client’s case.

The Lien Project was created as a solution to these common problems for trial lawyers and their clients.

We understand these problems from a trial lawyer’s perspective because we are trial lawyers ourselves, with over 65 years of combined experience in the trenches. We bring that focus, tenacity and legal expertise to bear on the liens and reimbursement claims that threaten your client’s net recovery. Our mission is to minimize and resolve your clients’ reimbursement and lien obligations, while freeing you up to focus on maximizing the value of your client’s claim.

Our principals are both rated AV Preeminent 5.0 by Martindale Hubbell, and ready to apply their knowledge and experience to your client’s lien and reimbursement issues. The Lien Project, PC is focused on lien reduction, not just lien processing.

Here’s How We Work For You

The Lien Project, PC (“TLP”) is a law firm, providing legal services. Trial lawyers with a combined litigation experience of over 65 years, not “lien analysts/specialists,” are representing your client and your firm on the liens we are retained to handle. Accordingly, we are able to consult and strategize with you throughout the handling of a claim or case, all within the protections of the attorney-client privilege, to minimize your client’s lien and reimbursement obligations and exposure.

We get paid based upon the success of our legal advocacy in achieving greater reductions in your client’s lien or reimbursement obligation than the reductions to which your client is automatically entitled as part of statutory limits, such as reduction for common fund under Civil Code Sec. 3040, or the 50% of net cap under Civil Code Sec. 3045. Our fees are based upon greater reductions achieved through our legal advocacy. Our rate is a percentage of the reduction obtained, with caps based upon the gross recovery.

We handle lien processing and/or resolution as a vendor. Our fee can be carried as a case/claim expense or fee split, depending on how you and your client want to handle it. In the end - if we resolve the lien - we will indemnify you and the client forever on the lien.

Our results speak for themselves. Give us an opportunity and we will demonstrate that our advocacy results in higher net recoveries to your clients and better workflows in your office.

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Ready to Get Started?

Engaging The Lien Project, PC is simple. With a one-time Engagement Agreement, your firm can begin referring liens for reduction and resolution, without repeated paperwork or delays. To learn more about how to get started, including fee structures and consultation options, click below to visit our Ready to Engage page.

Refer a Lien for Handling

If your firm has already executed an Engagement Agreement with The Lien Project, PC, you're ready to begin referring liens for resolution.

We handle all major lien types, including:

Medicare Liens
Medi-Cal Liens
Private Insurance Liens (Including ERISA Plans)
Hospital Liens
Government Liens (MCRA, TRICARE, CMS)
Surrogacy Liens

To review our full intake process, access forms, or schedule a consultation, visit our Refer a Case page.

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Testimonials

What our fantastic clients are saying

We had the pleasure of working with Jim and his team to help reduce our lien after going through the surrogacy process. Upon first receiving the notice, Jim took the time on an intro phone call to patiently walk us through the process in detail and helped explain everything in layman's terms. From the time we agreed to work with Jim and team, they worked quickly and efficiently to significantly reduce our lien in a timely manner. We were very happy with the end result, and we would highly recommend the Lien Project to anyone in a similar situation after surrogacy.

SM & RM

I was handling a case involving significant future damages and wanted to raise an Audish challenge. Most lawyers I spoke with thought it would be unwise to go that route, but John Rice at The Lien Project PC provided a different perspective. He took the time to walk me through the nuances, offering vital insights into the Secondary Payer and False Claims Acts that helped chart the path forward. His knowledge and willingness to collaborate got the creative juices flowing and ultimately strengthened our approach. The Lien Project PC is an exceptional resource I’d recommend to any attorney dealing with lien or reimbursement issues.

Greyson Goody, Esq.

Goody Law Group

SM & RM

Greyson Goody, Esq.

Goody Law Group

Lien Project Network: Your Trusted Resource

Lien Project Network is an educational and informational platform designed to support plaintiff attorneys in navigating the complexities of lien resolution in personal injury cases. While The Lien Project, PC provides legal services, Lien Project Network serves as a non-law firm resource offering valuable insights into:

Lien settlement strategies
Financial planning for plaintiffs
Public benefits considerations in lien resolution
Comprehensive analysis of statutory and case law

Our mission is to empower plaintiff attorneys with the latest developments, commentary, and tools necessary to thrive in lien negotiations and case strategy.

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