Conference for the Council on Litigation Management on March 12th and 13th, 2009
David McMahon and Jack Pierce are speaking at the Conference for the Council on
Litigation Management in Phoenix, Arizona on March 12 and 13, 2009.
We are pleased to announce that David McMahon and Jack Pierce will be speaking at the conference for the Council on Litigation Management in Phoenix, Arizona on March 12 and 13, 2009.
Mr. McMahon will be speaking on the topic of legal auditing during the conference. A typical goal of a litigation management audit is to ensure that the lawyers hired to conduct litigation and other legal activities do so in a goal-directed, efficient and cost effective manner. Mr. McMahon’s presentation will provide helpful tips for conducting a cost effective and thorough legal audit and will identify some new and creative approaches for legal auditing.
Jack Pierce will be speaking on the topic of billing guidelines and the history of the litigation surrounding the use of these tools at the conference. During the past 10 years mounting litigation fees and costs have led to the imposition of litigation cost management programs by carriers and other consumers of legal services. These programs utilize a wide range of tools calculated to reduce unreasonable fees and costs and the inefficient handling of litigation. One of the most effective tools is the use of billing guidelines. Mr. Pierce will provide useful tips on how to draft guidelines that are enforceable and which do not give rise to ethical problems and concerns. For further details, please visit the website for the Council on Litigation Management attached below.
- www.litmgmt.org
