Frequently Asked Questions About Case Capital & Capability

Counsel Leverage is a capital and capability partner for plaintiff law firms pursuing defined case opportunities. It invests alongside a firm and collaborates on AI, custom technology, databases and workflows needed to pursue the participating matters. The relationship is built around the firm's knowledge of its cases, not a separate technology project attached to a funding arrangement.

Counsel Leverage's typical investment is $500,000 to $2.5 million for select plaintiff case opportunities. The range is a guide to the opportunities it considers, not an automatic commitment or approval. Uses, timing and terms are determined through diligence and definitive agreements, with capital directed toward agreed acquisition and case-development priorities for the participating matters.

Counsel Leverage describes itself as a non-recourse financial partner, not a prioritized lender. It sits alongside a firm's investment in selected cases with bespoke, flexible terms rather than presenting a standard loan product. The actual treatment of capital, obligations and compensation is defined in the parties' agreements; financial participation does not make the arrangement risk-free or guarantee a case outcome.

Counsel Leverage combines case capital with hands-on AI, technology, database and workflow implementation in one funded partnership. A funding-focused relationship may suit a firm that already has the implementation capacity it needs. Here, the included work and the financing economics are considered together, rather than asking the firm to arrange every system and specialist separately after capital arrives.

Counsel Leverage works with plaintiff law firms pursuing select case opportunities, including a specialized niche they want to grow or a group of related claims requiring coordinated development. The claims do not have to be a mass tort, class action or MDL. A firm can bring an opportunity it understands and discuss the capital and capability needed to pursue it.

Counsel Leverage uses agreed participation in fees from the participating matters, subject to applicable professional requirements and properly structured agreements. Some relationships include an agreed maximum participation. The agreements define capital treatment, costs, scope, responsibilities and what any maximum covers; third-party expenses such as software, hosting and case costs are identified separately rather than assumed to be included.

Counsel Leverage collaborates on AI implementation, custom technology, case databases and workflows suited to the participating matters. That can mean identifying information-heavy tasks, designing data structures, building or configuring tools and helping the team put them into practice. The agreed scope varies with the cases, and lawyer review remains part of work where professional judgment matters.

No. The plaintiff firm remains responsible for representing its clients, meeting professional duties and making its legal decisions. Counsel Leverage's financial participation and implementation work do not themselves give it control over legal judgment or client choices. Any separate legal or co-counsel role would need to be expressly established, subject to applicable requirements and agreements.

Tim Young is the founder of Counsel Leverage, a practicing plaintiff lawyer and owner of The Young Firm. He has practiced plaintiff law for more than 33 years and built a niche maritime injury practice that later added a mass tort practice. He works with AI, custom databases and law-firm workflows, bringing that operating experience into Counsel Leverage partnerships.