Making settlements last a lifetime

An updated look at structured settlements versus cash payouts to plaintiffs

Patrick C. Farber
Enrique Sierra

From Issue: 2018 July

Using a Qualified Settlement Fund to buy time for your client

By recognizing when and how to utilize QSFs, you’ll be adding a valuable resolution tool to your practice

Nick Coccimiglio

From Issue: 2009 October

Taxable damage awards and the use of structured settlements

Structured settlements can reduce the tax burden by distributing the taxable income over a period of years

Dan Finn

From Issue: 2013 August

Clients with special needs

Attorneys need to adopt specific strategies to represent special needs clients successfully. The payoff for your efforts will be bigger than your fee

Geraldine Lewis

From Issue: 2009 January

A minor compromise

Where the funds go when resolving a minor’s claim (minor's compromise) requires due consideration

Miles B. Cooper

From Issue: 2017 February

The Affordable Care Act and settlement planning

Plaintiffs with disabilities may require a Special Needs Trust to preserve eligibility for Medi-Cal or to qualify for government-subsidized health insurance under ACA.

Kevin Urbatsch

From Issue: 2013 December

Help them keep their settlement

A sudden, large cash settlement can disappear just as suddenly without proper planning

Miles B. Cooper

From Issue: 2012 October

Are you too trusting?

All-cash trusts are speculative puzzles with missing pieces. Blending structured settlements with trusts can lower costs and mitigate risk

Dan Finn

From Issue: 2018 November