title: Basics of asset protection.
abstract: Asset protection has become a hot topic for physicians because of the risk of high judgments in medical malpractice cases-judgments that often exceed their policy limits and can force a physician into bankruptcy. In this article we describe some of the background and basics of asset protection. In future articles we will detail some of the protection strategies that can be used.
authors.affiliation: Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa, One IBM Plaza, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. bstark@agdglaw.com
authors.forename: Blooma
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stark
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Gilman
mesh_terms: D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007351:Insurance, Liability; D007449:Investments / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016365:Liability, Legal / Q000191:economics*; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics*; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012308:Risk Management; D014481:United States