Uplift Legal Funding: Blog
Uplift‘s blog is primarily a place for plaintiffs to inform themselves about the lawsuit loan process.
There are many informative articles that can help you get a better rate on your advance, choose a better company to work with, or even understand the costs of taking out a lawsuit loan.

Personal Finance Tips for Injured Plaintiffs
Uplift's Blog ArticlesGetting by financially while your attorney works to settle can be the hardest part of a personal injury lawsuit. Lawsuit loans can help plaintiffs in the interim, but the money comes at a cost. If you've lost your job or are unable to work,…

What’s it Worth? How Much Funding Can You Get?
Uplift's Blog ArticlesWhile "what's my case worth?" might be one of the most common questions personal injury attorney get, "how much can you approve me for?" is definitely our most common question at Uplift. Because we typically can advance up to a percentage…

12 Easy Ways to Avoid Accidents
Uplift's Blog ArticlesAt Uplift Legal Funding, we enjoy working with our clients, but hope we'll only have to work with you on one injury case. Here's a few helpful tips to avoid auto accidents in the future. Safety first. Always. Slow down in uncertain…

How Much Does Lawsuit Funding Really Cost?
Uplift's Blog ArticlesFor most things in life, it's pretty easy to figure out how much something will cost. If you want to buy a new jacket, you go to a store, see a price tag, and that's it. You'll have to add a little bit extra for tax, but otherwise, you know…

A Plaintiff’s Guide to Lawsuit Loans
Uplift's Blog ArticlesEvery funding company tries to streamline their process to make it quick for the customer. But sometimes it doesn't feel like that. Look no further than the DMV for proof of that. The Legal Loan industry also tries to keep it short and sweet,…

Liability is King
Uplift's Blog ArticlesThere is a tendency when talking about lawsuits to be fixated on the injury. Have you ever heard someone say any of the following, or felt like saying them yourself? "Because of that car accident, I broke my back and needed surgery!"
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How Can You Deny My Million Dollar Case?!
Uplift's Blog ArticlesA man once came to a funding company to get a cash advance on his motor vehicle accident case. The injury was horrific; the man lost his eye in the accident. The insurance coverage was great - a commercial policy. The liability was perfect,…

How to Maintain Good Credit During a Lawsuit
Uplift's Blog ArticlesGood credit can get you far in life; just ask anyone who has bad credit. It's not easy to maintain that good credit score, though, especially when you come across unfortunate circumstances. It can be hard enough to pay your bills on time when…

Litigation Finance: An Evolving Industry
Uplift's Blog ArticlesMost industries tend to find their formula and stick with it. Sure, some companies may sell seasonal products and offer special promotions, but you won't see McDonalds suddenly decide to start to make and sell lawnmowers. Lawsuit lending is…

7 Things to Do (or Not Do) After an Accident
Uplift's Blog ArticlesSchool can teach you many things, from math to history to vocabulary to science. Unless you're in school to be a lawyer, though, there aren't really any classes with real-world applicability about being in an accident. You can only trust movies…

Law & Order – Great TV, Bad Benchmark
Uplift's Blog ArticlesHave you ever turned a courtroom drama show and been glued to the set? Some handsome young attorney is yelling, pleading, coaxing, and wrapping the jury around his finger. An unhinged witness suddenly explodes with a big bombshell about the…

Managing Expectations With Lawsuit Funding
Uplift's Blog ArticlesHave you applied for a lawsuit funding loan only to be turned down or approved for way less than you thought you would? Then when you tried another company, you were told the same thing?Your attorney told you your case could be worth millions!…

Anything Your Attorney Can Do, You Can’t Do Better
Uplift's Blog ArticlesHow You Might Think It Works
If legal drama shows like Law and Order have taught me anything, it's that a good lawyer only needs a few things to be successful: a confident voice, the ability to think on his toes, and a good power tie. Scene…

What’s the Cost of Peace of Mind?
Uplift's Blog ArticlesMore than 30 million people get injured every year. That's a startling number. What's almost equally as surprising is that these injuries result in tens of thousands of lawsuits every year. In an ideal world, everyone who files a lawsuit because…

How a Lawsuit Happens – a Chronology
Uplift's Blog ArticlesFor many clients who have personal injury lawsuits, it is the first time they've ever had to sue anyone. Their attorney can answer many of their questions, but often times they do this as cases go along. Because of this, clients don't always…

Why Rushing Into Lawsuit Funding is a Bad Idea
Uplift's Blog ArticlesHere's the scenario: you've been injured in an accident and you had to stop working because of your injury. You expected your case to be settled in six months, but it's taken 18 months and there's still no end in sight. You can't afford to pay…

Finding the Lowest Lawsuit Loan Rates
Uplift's Blog ArticlesFinding the lowest lawsuit loan rates is very important to ensuring that you have money leftover at settlement. This isn't easy. The industry is full of people ready to take you for a ride. So here is how you make sure you protect yourself. …

How do I Choose a Lawsuit Funding Company
Uplift's Blog ArticlesThis guide will cover how to choose a lawsuit funding company that is right for you. The lawsuit loan industry is still mostly pre-regulation, meaning there are not a lot of rules that lawsuit loan companies must follow. This means that they…

7 Things You Should Know About Lawsuit Funding
Uplift's Blog ArticlesThis is as cut and dry as you'll get it. These are the 7 things you need to know about lawsuit funding. Nobody wants to get injured, nobody wants to pursue a personal injury case, and nobody should really want to take out lawsuit funding.…

Lawsuit Loans for Paralegals
Uplift's Blog ArticlesOften, paralegals or legal assistants deal with their client's lawsuit funding needs. Generally, if a client has applied to many lawsuit funding companies, meeting the expectations of several funders can become a little much. This is a guide…