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S P R I N G 2 0 1 7 | C e l e b r a t i n g 2 5 y e a r s w i t h t h e w o r l d ' s f i n e s t l a w f i r m s
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"It's been a great relation-
ship," Tegmeyer said. "The
bottom line is that if we, as
well as our clients, weren't getting excel-
lent results and quality representation
from Primerus firms, we would not be
having this conversation. Their rapid
growth in 25 years is very impressive."
Another client who was won over
by great results from a Primerus firm is
Jack Else, claims attorney with United
Fire & Casualty Company in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. He hired a Primerus
firm for the first time after experiencing
a major breach of trust with another
non-Primerus law firm his company
had retained. Else had already met
Aaron Pool and Bob Brown of Primerus
firm Donato, Minx, Brown and Pool in
Houston, so
when he knew
he needed new
litigators for this
case, he called
Brown for a
recommendation
of a Primerus
firm. Since
then, he has
hired several
Primerus law
firms including
Cardelli Lanfear
P.C. of Royal
Oak, Michigan,
and Neil,
Dymott, Frank,
McFall, Trexler, McCabe & Hudson APLC
of San Diego, California.
"Whatever success I have is the direct
result of their excellent work," he said.
"All I did was pay the bills and offer a few
suggestions."
He also has worked with Duncan
Manley of Primerus firm Christian & Small
in Birmingham, Alabama.
"He did a magnificent job," Else said.
So now he turns to Primerus on a regular
basis.
"When I get a case in an area where we
don't have approved counsel, I always dial
up the Primerus website," Else said. "I
have not been disappointed from the first."
You will hear the same story from the
general counsel from a large nationwide
retailer. She could not be identified
because of company policy.
"When I get a case in an area where we
don't have approved counsel, I always
dial up the Primerus website, I have not
been disappointed from the first."
­ Jack Else, claims attorney with United Fire & Casualty
Company in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
"Hiring a law firm to me is very
precarious. It's hit or miss. What
I like about the Primerus model
is that the firms are already
vetted. There is a screening
process, and if something goes
wrong with a firm, I need to
contact someone who can hold
the firm accountable. That to
me is the value."
­ Rodolfo Rivera, chief international counsel
for Fidelity National Financial, Inc., in
Jacksonville, Florida
"Before we were acquainted with Primerus, when we had
a claim in an area where we didn't already have legal
representation, we were kind of taking a shot in the dark.
We would pretty much go to the `yellow pages' and put
our trust in strangers. Now Primerus does all the work
for us by vetting law firms. We know they adhere to the
Six Pillars and that we can trust them. The legwork is
already done for us, and we can just focus on the case.
It's been a tremendous tool for us."
"To me, it's kind of like buying a used car. If you buy it
from someone who says this was their grandma's car
and they know everything about it, you trust that. But if
you buy it from a used car salesman who you don't know
at all, you don't have that same level of comfort. That's
what Primerus brings to the table for us. They filter their
attorneys through a process so we know they're quality
attorneys. We are trusting in the attorney, but we are
trusting in Primerus primarily."
­ Colleen Taylor, claims administrator for Werner Ladder Company in Greenville,
Pennsylvania
"There's a major confidence with
Primerus that you're going to get
excellent service at the best fee," she
said.
She also values the educational
programs at Primerus client events.
"This is information I would not get
anywhere else," she said. "If a lawsuit
or an issue comes up, you learn from it.
But because of the educational events
through Primerus, I learn about things
that have not happened to our company.
This gives us a leg up to hopefully
prevent issues in the future."