Legal brief on bankruptcy and workers compensation
Scope of work - To research the relevant case law, statute and other publications in Federal 2nd circuit, other Federal circuits, the bankruptcy court and the Federal appellate court on the following issue- Is the workers compensation exemption allowing an actually received award exempt from creditors in bankruptcy.
Task performed - Researched 2nd circuit, other circuits, bankruptcy court and federal appellate court for relevant cases and the ruling. Summarized the case law in all those cases. Researched secondary publications for any update in the law or statutes. Lawwave attorneys wrote detailed discussion on case law evidence and an executive summary synthesizing all the findings. The brief was checked for accuracy by our US legal trainer.
Result - The brief went all the way to the Supreme Court. Client attorney from a reputed law firm saved 30% of his cost and got the delivery within the deadline.