Let’s look at this knock on insurers, though. First, comparing general insurance defense counsel with coverage counsel may not be an apples-to-apples comparison. General insurance defense counsel often defend policyholders against garden-variety kinds of claims that many (many) law firms could handle competently, by contrast, there are not nearly as many coverage lawyers around. The two kinds of practice call for somewhat different skill sets, and their respective supply and demand curves are different.
Two-Faced Legal Fee Management? Defense Counsel vs. Coverage Counsel Costs
December 22, 2007 by