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Structured Settlement Talk: Too Old for Financial Security?
Think Again, My Mellowing Friend! I recently participated in a mediation where the plaintiff attorney denied his client an opportunity to structure her settlement because his client was “too old.” She was 59. While 59 years of age may have been considered...
NFL Players, Dementia and the CA Workers’ Comp System
Ex-NFL Players Find Safe Haven in the California Workers’ Compensation System: Is Dementia an Occupational Hazard? An interesting article, published April 5, 2010 by The New York Times highlights the plight of former NFL lineman Ralph Wenzel who, at age 67, now...
The Truth Behind Structured Settlement Buyouts
“I Want My Money and I Want It Now!” (Or, Can I Pay You To Take My Money From Me?) You’ve seen the commercials. A distraught person is shown screaming out the window at the top of their lungs in frustration because...
Attorneys Agree on Benefits of Structured Settlements
Defense and Plaintiff Attorneys Agree: Structured Settlements Work! Just because plaintiff and defense attorneys are legal adversaries doesn’t mean they always disagree. For instance, clearly they agree on their obligation to advocate for the clients who retain their services click here to...
Retirement and Benefit Funding Solutions
For most of the last 30 years, the idea of fixed term retirement solutions seemed about as trendy as Brylcreem. Companies offering Defined Benefit plans dwindled and serious efforts were afoot to privatize Social Security. Years of generally positive returns seduced people...
Structured Celebrity Endorsements
“You must pay taxes. But there’s no law that says you gotta leave a tip.” – Author Unknown – As Structured Settlements continue to evolve beyond their traditional personal, physical injury roots, many people have enjoyed the benefits of having taxable income deferred into...
Then and Now
Then and Now: Fifty Years of Automobile Safety The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2009. To commemorate this milestone and to demonstrate how far automobile safety has come in the past half century, the Institute arranged a...
Structured Settlement Talk: It’s Oscar Time!
With the Golden Globes and SAG Awards behind us and Oscar nominations just around the corner, I thought it might be fun to dive into the film vaults to see what roles, if any, Structured Settlements have ever played in the movies....
My Letter to the Editor on Structured Settlements
I’m not usually one to throw stones. But an article recently appeared in the Daily Journal that raised my ire sufficiently to elicit a response. I’m attaching a copy of my rebuttal Letter to the Editor, published January 13, 2010 in both...
Structured Settlement Talk: A Boost for Structured Attorney Fees!
For years, contingency fee-based attorneys-in-the-know have practiced the tax-deferral strategy known as Structured Attorney Fees. This simple, yet amazingly effective method of financial planning supplementation has allowed them to set aside funds earned during their prime income-producing years in exchange for a...