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Does a QSF Need to be Established in Order to Structure or Defer Attorney fees?
As an initial matter, it is not necessary to establish a qualified settlement fund in order to benefit from structured attorney fees or attorney fee deferral programs.
There are a few settlement planners who aggressively push qualified settlement funds and misrepresent that “it’s the only way” for you to benefit from structured attorney fees or other attorney fee deferral programs.
Saying a QSF is ncessary for all options is like insisting pineapple on a pizza is mandatory. Nonsense. There are tons of attorney deferral options that do not involve a QSF at all.
