Structured Settlements 4Real®Blog 2026

Structured settlements expert John Darer reviews the latest structured settlements and settlement planning information and news, and provides expert opinion and highly regarded commentary. that is spicy, Informative, irreverent and effective for over 20 years.

by Structured Settlement Watchdog®

Attorney Mark Sophocles has the coolest frickin' name. The Paoli, PA advocate provides legal reviews for sellers and buyers of structured settlement payment rights.  Who better to advise someone that has gone through a tragedy than someone whose namesake was a famous Greek tragedian?.

But what never ceases to amaze me about the structured settlement secondary market is the granular level of micro-segmentation

In this case Sophocles is no slouch.

Sophocles ad

Retrieved October 4, 2015
  1. Offers "confidential consulations".   While watching football,  I Googled "consulations".   Holy Lump Sum, Batman, over 147,000 results! How 'bout that Eugene Ahtirski?
  2. He apparently targets the micro-segment of vocalists with structured settlements, who both sing for their supper and business dealings,  by admonishing "before singing a contract with a company who is attempting to deeply decrease the value…" Ingenious!

As my late "Gramma-r" used to say  "Who is for people ( as in Cindy Lou Who) and that and which is for things"

Lump Sum for Structured Settlement

Lump Sum Baby "Sing" this Contract, Do Dah Do Dah… to the tune of "Camptown Races"
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