When resolving a case involving an injury to a minor, parents are faced with important financial decisions for their child. Understanding the available options for a minor is an important part of the settlement process. Structured settlement annuities can be designed to provide payments when a minor is most likely to need additional funds: Payments... Continue Reading →

Trial attorneys who apply a growth mindset over a fixed mindset to their practice enjoy a level of success not only in their private practices but in their personal lives. Applying a growth mindset is not only relative to trial practice, but extends to client care as well. Structured settlements have provided attorneys with another... Continue Reading →

Whether you are selling your private practice or privately owned real estate, there will be income tax to pay. A Structured Installment Sale (SIS) can be the solution to leverage lower tax brackets by spreading the tax liability over time. Customized payment streams can protect profits to maximize the return on your investment. Keep more of... Continue Reading →

Imagine a financial solution created specifically for injured parties that combines the tax advantages of a structured settlement with martlet-related returns. This is all possible, through a market-based structured settlement. For more information on combining the tax advantages of a structured settlement with market-related returns, download and review the file below. If you have a... Continue Reading →

Structuring an attorney's legal fee is very similar to structuring a claimant’s settlement. The same rules and tax principles must be followed in order to protect the tax benefits of any structured attorney fee arrangement. However, you should negotiate the inclusion of the fee structure when settling the case since the creation of a tax-deferred... Continue Reading →

A structured settlement is simply a mechanism that allows plaintiffs to have a portion of their personal injury or wrongful death settlement paid out in future tax-free periodic payments. The design of the payments is limited only to the imagination – giving the plaintiff complete flexibility in securing their financial future.  Historically, damages from a... Continue Reading →

Whether a settlement involves a catastrophic injury involving lifetime injuries, permanent scarring or disfigurement, or the loss of a parent or sibling, it is always particularly difficult when a child is involved. Once a claim settles and a minor is poised to receive settlement funds, plaintiff attorneys need to switch gears to take into account... Continue Reading →