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# Kieran Doherty

*Kieran Doherty is an attorney with*SHK Law Corporation*. Prior to handling plaintiff injury cases, he worked for over a decade inside the insurance industry as a bodily injury adjuster, supervisor, and defense attorney. He now tries to make up for his time on that side of the industry by providing insights into how insurance carriers think, and how to get the best outcomes for clients.*

### Articles written by this author:

## [The spine and spineless defense tactics](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/the-spine-and-spineless-defense-tactics "The spine and spineless defense tactics")

Treating doctors can prove causation, talk about medical bills, and blow defense theories out of the water

[Greyson M. Goody](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/greyson-m-goody "Greyson M. Goody")
[Kieran Doherty](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kieran-doherty "Kieran Doherty")

[2022 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may)

## [Recovering costs in UIM cases without the need for an arbitration award](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july/recovering-costs-in-uim-cases-without-the-need-for-an-arbitration-award "Recovering costs in UIM cases without the need for an arbitration award")

Madrigal v. Hyundai Motor Am. makes clear that cost-shifting provisions of § 998 can apply even if a case resolves in settlement

[Kieran Doherty](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kieran-doherty "Kieran Doherty")

[2026 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july)