Case Study: Barkan Meizlish DeRose, LLP achieves hyper-responsive, high-volume client communication and lean operations with Filevine

Why Filevine is the case management system of choice for an established firm of 70 years

Barkan Meizlish DeRose, LLP (Barkan Meizlish), a Columbus-based plaintiffs’ firm founded in 1957, needed a flexible, high-volume case management system to maintain 1:1 client service while driving down overhead. Managing partner Bob DeRose sought a solution that could handle anywhere from one to 90,000 clients, support timely communications, and bring cost efficiencies — and the firm implemented Filevine, leveraging its case platform, text messaging, automated workflows and Vinesign e-signatures.

Filevine centralized cases and business operations, saving texts and contracts to the file, standardizing workflows, and enabling e-signatures to boost retention. As a result, Barkan Meizlish preserved top-tier client responsiveness at scale, consolidated management onto a single platform, and drove measurable efficiency gains — running the same workers’ comp workload with four people versus 37 previously and managing very large client volumes in a single Filevine project. Filevine’s tools allowed the firm to automate work, reduce overhead, and increase hiring precision.

Barkan Meizlish

Bob DeRose

Managing Partner