“Our inventory means nothing to a bank.” Banks won’t lend money for personal injury or other single-event cases, so lawyers and clients need to secure funding elsewhere.
In this episode of The David vs. Goliath Podcast, host Matt Dolman welcomes Casey Gard, the managing partner of Gard Family Office LLC, a litigation finance firm focusing on high-value personal injury litigation. By funding litigation–including hiring expert witnesses and covering medical bills–investment firms like Casey’s provide greater access to the court system and hold insurance companies accountable to plaintiffs suffering catastrophic injuries.
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Episode Snapshot
- How does Casey decide which cases to fund?
- Is litigation finance influenced by “social inflation”?
- Litigation finance actually increases the value of a case.
- What happens when there is a meritorious case but a law firm can’t bankroll it and banks won’t lend the firm money?
- Cases in the hands of attorneys who have trial experience have increased value.
- Managing the peaks and valleys of business is key–you’re never as dumb as you feel in the valleys and you’re never as smart as you feel at the peaks.
- What’s the difference between a hedge fund and a family office?
- Third-party funding is here to stay.
The insights and views presented in this podcast are for general information purposes only and should not be taken as legal advice for any individual case or situation. The information presented is not a substitute for consulting with an attorney. Nor does tuning in to this podcast constitute an attorney-client relationship of any kind. Any case result information provided on any portion of this podcast should not be understood as a promise of any particular result in a future case. Dolman Law Group Accident Injury Lawyers: Big firm results, small firm personal attention.
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