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LITIGATION PRODUCTS MANAGER (LPM)
  There is no secret about the current difficulties between insurance defense counsel and the insurance companies that send litigation assignments their way. Are attorneys really charging too much for their legal services? Insurance companies generally say, "absolutely" and attorneys generally say, "no way." The relationship problems that have stemmed from this decade old disagreement are so widely recognized that the American Bar Association sponsors several programs and task force committees each year in search of a uniform solution.
  To regulate legal fees, insurance companies have become heavily involved in post work, post billing audits and a fee reduction process which is reluctantly tolerated by some defense counsel and staunchly resisted by others. The companies have also inundated counsel with litigation guidelines that are focused mainly on legal fees. As it stands, the companies have a categorical obligation to their insureds to control legal expenses while defense attorneys have a categorical obligation to provide their clients the best possible defense. Since the two don't always philosophically mesh, and since the companies rightfully are being aggressive at controlling costs, the wounds in the business ties between counsel and companies continue to deepen.

So when and how does it all stop?

 WHEN? NOW! Insurance companies and counsel both want to put an end to the relationship problem so long as the companies can control costs and counsel can devote their time to providing quality legal services.

 HOW? With TECUM's online, interactive LPM system, the modern solution for both companies and counsel! LPM provides the tools for law firms to truly manage litigation and bill for their services in ways that companies need and expect without post billing quibbles. LPM focuses on case management from the front end, where it counts the most, and assists attorneys and company litigation handlers through case conclusion and billing.

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