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Category: Richard B. Risk, Jr. | Commentary About Dick Risk and his Positions
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Dick Risk slap ” the bass” when he’s on your case. Check out Risk bellowing out :Mariah” at the 2012 Kingston Trio Fantasy Camp.
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Tulsa OK ,Structured Settlement Services, LLC, wherein Dick Risk is listed as the Registered Agen (see OK Secretary of State) continues to post certain posts from 4structures.com LLC’s Feedburner blog feed without permission or attribution. Ironiic. Why can’t Dick and Rob just post their own work?
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While Tulsa attorney Dick Risk seems to imply to visitors to the Risk Law Firm website that he was responsible for Hartford Life leaving the structured settlement business in 2009, today’s Hartford press release suggests otherwise
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Tulsa Lawyer Dick Risk, who took debatable credit for “his class action lawsuit” taking down Hartford Life structured settlement annuity program, publishes a chart including Hartford Life as a structured settlement resource for clients which presumably include other lawyers, plaintiffs and structured settlement brokers.
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Tulsa attorney Dick Risk was misidentified as a “structured settlement broker” by the Settlement Capital blog due to a panel listing. However, as he has not been active as a licensed insurance agent since 2007, he does not meet the criteria for this designation. Accurate representations of licensing are crucial in the industry.
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Which brings me to my point about the relevance of Qualified Settlement Funds and an audience of factoring companies and intermediaries. Where is the link?
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Spotted Dick by Structured Settlement Watchdog "Spotted Dick" a steamed "sue it" pudding containing a dried fruit (single claimant 468B QSF)… Well if it wasn't obvious before. it is obvious now that "The Dick" has spots. Beyond Structured Settlements March 1, 2010 (Dick) Risk offered two comments after the (recent IRC 104(a)(2) hearing. First, what…
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In Sorcery and "Risk" Craft in Back Door Rescue to Single Claimant IRC 468B QSF" we discussed Dick Risk's "magic potion" for the rescue of the single plaintiff qualified settlement fund project. The NSSTA has pounced with all the fervor of an unleashed Maxine Nightingale lyric: "…And if you get hurt (If you get hurt)By…
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Risk suggested wrapping the support to the single claimant 468B QSF argument into IRC 104.in Tax Notes October 7, 2009. The then 7 year pending issue of guidance on the single claimant 468B was removed from Treasury’s 2009-2010 Priority Guidance Plan much to the chagrin of its proponents.
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This author is not denying that there are merits to the idea of a single claimant 468B qualified settlement fund under certain circumstances. Its proponents however have failed strategically. Perhaps it’s time to go back to the stable and saddle up a NEW horse.