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Litigation

Sep. 2, 1999

Opportunity Knocking

SAN FRANCISCO - When it comes to litigation, money can either present a problem or an opportunity. Opportunity is what lawyers Alan Zimmerman and Michael Blum saw when they started the LawFinance Group in San Francisco five years ago. And although only one of them worked as a litigator in their earlier legal careers, they have now built a decent business by evaluating other lawyers' cases and determining whether they want to buy a piece of the action.

By Ann C. Logue
Special to the Daily Journal
        SAN FRANCISCO - When it comes to litigation, money can either present a problem or an opportunity.
        Opportunity is what lawyers Alan Zimmerman and Michael Blum saw when they started the LawFinance Group in San Francisco five years ago. And although o...

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