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.
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Category: legal malpractice
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In Adrian v Mesirow, neither the plaintiff nor her attorney had timely settlement planning representation, The Court and Appellate decisions underscore why EVERY plaintiff, directly, or through their attorney, should early on seek out the services of a credentialed settlement planner
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The settlement profession has evolved over the years. It is important for plaintiff attorneys and their clients to have someone who is qualified, and that they feel comfortable with, to advise them on settlement planning and transitional financial planning issues.
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Consider the individual or individuals you select to work with based on skill sets, credentials (such as Registered Settlement Planner) and experience not on bogus “legal malpractice” scare tactics that are prevalent in my industry’s advertising to trial lawyers.
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A legal malpractice trial in Edwardsville, Illinois courtroom has reopened old wounds about the area’s most notorious swindler James Gibson “who stole millions from children and widows by making off with their structured settlement funds”.
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As things sit today, if you want a structured settlement out of such single claimant qualified settlement funds, your client will not get the full market opportunities that the proponents advertise. This fact may or may not be made transparent by the proponent.
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Today’s Fort Myers News Press includes an interesting article by Fort Myers, FL elder law attorney William T. Edy, CELA, concerning Special Needs Trusts inspired by his attendance at the Academy of Special Needs Planners meeting in March. While the article is of interest concerning special needs trusts it contains certain points that are grossly…