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What is a Structured Settlement? [more]

An alternative form of settlement that offers economic benefits to all parties:

  • improved planning, security, and tax benefits for claimants
  • Higher value offers and reduced costs for defendants
Who Qualifies For One? [more]

Structures are not available to the general public. To qualify you must:

  • have suffered a
    personal injury
  • represent someone who has suffered a personal injury
What's New?

» Confused about how best to allocate settlement proceeds? See Henry Strong and David Cordell's article: "Fiduciary Focus: The Prudent Allocation of Structured Settlements and Post-Settlement Trusts" in the Spring, 2008 edition of the American Bar Association's journal, "The Brief" [.pdf]
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» Learn what the Journal Of Financial Planning thinks about structured settlements. [.pdf]


» Learn What Judges Should Know About Structured Settlement Protection Acts by Craig Ulman and Daniel Hindert, The Judge's Journal (ABA), Summer, 2005 [.pdf]


What are the Advantages? [more]
  • Tax-advantaged income
  • Long-term financial security
  • Built-in spendthrift protection
  • Exceptional design flexibility
  • Guaranteed lifetime payments
How Do I Set One Up?