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Issue Number 2, 2012

The penalties for failing to report Medicare settlements can be quite severe.

Avoid Legal Malpractice: Medicare Secondary Payer Statute and Regulations

By Jennifer A. King and Michele Sheets

Medicare law now permits penalties and suits against lawyers, beneficiaries and insurers if they fail to report or pay amounts due Medicare from lawsuit settlements and judgments.  This article discusses the risks lawyers must consider in dealing with Medicare.
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Two new Texas Ethics Opinions may allow some clients to "cut up" their fee agreements.

Recent Texas Ethics Opinions on Contingent Fees, Non-Refundable Retainers

By Jett Hanna

Recent Texas Ethics Opinions 610 and 611 may change how Texas lawyers structure contingent fee agreements and non-refundable retainers.  
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