Top 9 Tactics for Minimizing Liens on Personal Injury Settlements

Agenda / Content Covered

• #1: Call Out Unrelated/Unreasonable Charges and Credits
  2:00 — 2:15, Caelie McCormick Sweigart
• #2: Use Key Statutes, Case Law, and Contract Language to Your Advantage
  2:15 — 2:30, Caelie McCormick Sweigart
• #3: Be Realistic (and Fully Understand Their Rights)
  2:30 — 2:45, Caelie McCormick Sweigart
• #4: Argue the Made Whole Rule
  2:45 — 3:00, Caelie McCormick Sweigart
• #5: Apply the Common Fund Doctrine
  3:00 — 3:15, Caelie McCormick Sweigart
• #6: Negotiate Lien Reductions Due to Hardship
  3:30 — 3:50, Caelie McCormick Sweigart, Michael Mey
• #7: Negotiating Styles and Strategies: What Works With Lien Claimants
  3:50 — 4:10, Caelie McCormick Sweigart, Michael Mey
• #8: Bring Liens Into Settlement Negotiations - and the Settlement Into Lien Negotiations
  4:10 — 4:30, Caelie McCormick Sweigart, Michael Mey
• #9: Insights for Negotiating Government Medical Liens (Medicaid, Medicare, VA)
  4:30 — 4:50, Caelie McCormick Sweigart, Michael Mey
• Lien Reduction Letter Drafting Tips and Sample
  4:50 — 5:15, Caelie McCormick Sweigart, Michael Mey

Accreditation Details:

Caelie McCormick Sweigart , Esquire, is a member of the Anzalone Law Offices, LLC in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where she focuses her practice on plaintiff's personal injury, specifically motor vehicle collisions, slip and falls, and premises liability. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, American Association for Justice, Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the Wilkes-Barre Law & Library Association. Ms. McCormick Sweigart is admitted to practice in the state courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. After graduating summa cum laude from the Pennsylvania State University with a B.A. degree in public relations and a minor in political science, she attended the Penn State Dickinson School of Law. During her time at Dickinson, Ms. McCormick Sweigart excelled in the classroom and was named a member of the Woolsack Honor Society, which is comprised of the top ten percent of students in each graduating class. She graduated cum laude from Dickinson in 2010.

Michael R Mey is a partner in the Scranton law firm of Mey & Sulla, LLP, where his areas of practice include personal injury, insurance and construction law. He frequently lectures to various professional and business groups on auto accident injuries, construction law and personal injury issues. Mr. Mey earned his B.A. degree from Wilkes University, and his J.D. degree from Capital University. He is a member of the Luzerne County and Pennsylvania bar associations, the American Association for Justice (member, Insurance Law Section), and the Pennsylvania Association for Justice (member, sections on Bad Faith and Civil Litigation).