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How An Injury Settlement Can Affect College Financial Aid

May 7, 2013 – 3:12 PM | 36 views
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Extra planning is particularly needed by parents of children receiving a financial settlement due to injury and who are approaching college age.

Structuring Attorney Fees & Retirement: Don’t Be Caught by Surprise

March 22, 2013 – 10:12 AM | 40 views

Structuring attorney fees for later cash flow; comparison of after-tax cash flow from structured attorney’s fee vs. income from taxable investment accounts showed higher net income with structured fees.

Personal Injury Cases: Structured Settlements as a Negotiating Tool

February 7, 2013 – 4:33 PM | 120 views
Using Structured Settlements as a Negotiating Tool

Structures are used in a variety of injury cases. The most common involve wrongful death, (especially if a surviving spouse or children need income), temporary or permanent disability and severe injuries with shortened life expectancy.

What’s in Your Wallet?

January 15, 2013 – 11:38 AM | 41 views

If you’re like most Americans, what’s in your wallet isn’t nearly enough to get you through retirement. Not surprisingly, a Well Fargo Retirement Survey found that most of us severely underestimate how much savings are needed for our senior years.

President Obama Signs SMART Act Into Law

January 15, 2013 – 10:56 AM | 71 views

The SMART Act was signed by President Obama on January 10, 2013 after it had passed in both branches of Congress. The act amends portions of the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) statute and is intended to simplify portions of the statute that have been considered onerous to beneficiaries.

ADR Pioneer Hon. H. Warren Knight (Ret.) (1929 – 2012)

December 21, 2012 – 9:15 AM | 30 views

For 31 years, I’ve had the privilege of knowing the Hon. H. Warren Knight. After retiring from the bench in 1979, Judge Knight began what was to become JAMS–at the time, a one-man operation. His …

For Powerball Winners, The Real Work Begins

December 13, 2012 – 9:03 AM | 24 views

Around this time, reality is starting to sink in for the two Powerball winners who are splitting the astronomical $587 million jackpot. While they know they’ll never have to work at a job another day in their lives, the real work of managing such an enormous sum of money is just beginning.

American General Survey Sheds Light On Consumer Settlement Choices

November 16, 2012 – 7:57 AM | 16 views

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