Questions come up all the time about the eligibility requirements for Social Security and Medicaid benefits. The link below takes you to a Social Security Administration (SSA) webpage that lays out, in surprisingly clear terms, who is and who is not eligible.
Prudential recently shared videos of individuals who have experienced traumatic injury—either to themselves or to family members. They show how structured settlements made a difference in their lives. The videos were produced by Prudential with the help of the Structured Solutions Leadership Council
Legal fee structures are now viewed by the IRS as vanilla in character. The IRS may not have liked them, but the Service’s ardor has changed materially since the Childs decision.
Attorneys often ask me, "When is the best time to bring in a structured settlement broker to a case?" The short answer is early.
Using structured settlements in personal injury cases is common. Use a resolve in workers’ comp claims where an employee is permanently disabled- less so.
A new investment product is showing up at settlement conferences. Often referred as “refactored annuities” or “secondary market annuities,” these are made up of structured settlement payments that have been previously transferred by an injured party to a factoring company, and then either sold individually, or are pooled and sold as repackaged structures in the secondary market.
The business model for a litigation law firm is often fraught with uncertainty — periods of big wins and big payouts as well as slow times with little or no income. One tool to even out cash flow, better manage the ups and downs of a litigation practice and prepare for an attorney’s future financial needs is structured attorney fees.
The Orange County Trial Lawyers Association will honor five outstanding attorneys during its Top Gun Trial Lawyer of the Year Awards ceremony on November 23 at The Montage, Laguna Beach.
I’ve asked a number of prominent attorneys to go on camera to weigh in on the benefits of structuring a settlement. I’m grateful that so many agreed. Here is a YouTube link to comments by Tom Girardi.
Each year, The Civil Justice Program at Loyola Law School honor selected attorneys who embody the spirit of the civil justice system through their exceptional legal careers with a “Champions of Justice” award.
