Background
Michael Boutot writes on
litigation management for IRMI.com.
Mr. Boutot was a member of the National Association of Insurance Litigation
Management for 6 years and served on their Board of Advisors for 2 years. In
July 2002 he became one of the originating founders of International Litigation
Management Association (ILMA) and served as its president and chairman of the
board. In 2008 he was influential in orchestrating the merger between the ILMA
and the Council on Ethical Billing (CEB). Mr. Boutot served as the president of
the CLM as well as chairman of the Board of Advisors until early 2009.
In May 2009, he founded the Institute for Church Safety & Risk
Management, L.L.C. (ICSARM). ICSARM is comitted to assisting churches and
para-church organizations in assessing their safety, security, insurance,
litigation management, and risk management exposures.
With over 20 years of experience in the insurance claims industry, he has
extensive experience in litigation management and the creation of litigation
management standards and guidelines.
Mr. Boutot has served on several task forces and organizations for the
purpose of standardizing litigation handling and legal billing guidelines. In
1998 he was recognized in Who's Who of
Professionals for his role in the development of a revolutionary concept
to legal invoice and cost-containment called LEAMIS (Legal Expense, Audit &
Management Information System). He is a member of the Defense Research
Institute, American Bar Association, Risk & Insurance Management Society,
the Trucking Industry Defense Association, the Association of Legal
Administrators, and several other key organizations. He has published several
articles relative to litigation and litigation management, is a regular speaker
at various insurance and legal conferences across the country. Some of Mr.
Boutot's work and efforts can be viewed on several websites that he has
either built or been involved with:
www.LitigationManagement.org
http://go.rims.org/churchrisk
www.Linkedin.com/e/vgh/1964397/