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: Structured Attorney Fees
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If you are a plaintiff attorney seeking to do some tax planning by structuring attorney fees, you are in for a big disappointment if Travelers is the sole insurer for your adversaries.You can structure the other cases that come up during the year with insurers who do permit structured attorney fees
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Tax increases improve the intrinsic value of existing structured settlements, as well structured attorney fee programs and non qualified assignments. An increase in income tax also makes new structured settlements more attractive, even at times when yields are modest.
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Structured settlement expert John Darer reviews important issues for plaintiff attorneys who would like to consider structuring their legal fee in this video. The underlying message is if you want tax deferral start planning now. Attorneys CAN structure their legal fees even if their client is not structuring their settlement. If you are an attorney,…
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On the other hand the seminal case for structured attorney fees is the completely unrelated Childs v Commissioner
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Systematic structuring of attorney fees through laddering annuities and other attorney fee deferral solutions can smooth out highs and lows of interest rates, and payouts.
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MORE TAXES+ GREATER INTRINSIC VALUE FOR NEW AND EXISTING STRUCTURES, even in a low interest rate environment. Check out the taxable equivalent yield chart at 4structures.com and see how that “puny 3% rate of return”, “ain’t too shabby” if you’re in the 40% tax bracket.
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Today's financial literacy lesson concerns structured attorney fees, specifically where one of my industry colleagues flubs his lines when describing why to do them. He says "For married couples who file their taxes jointly under the present law, the highest marginal tax bracket surpasses 30 percent. A lawyer, who would have under normal circumstances earned a…
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Attorneys can stabilize cash flow and build up a sizable retirement income portfolio by layering multiple structured attorney fee annuity contracts. Even a small structured attorney fee annuity now can make a difference down the road.
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In the last few months it is evident that a number of licensed insurance agents or brokers, whether individuals or firms, that are Partners For Justice with the New York State Trial Lawyers Association have begun to offer discounts for services. This post explores some of the ethical considerations and potential pitfalls of such practice.…
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Successful personal injury attorneys should consider that now, potentially faced with the proposed NY surcharge, structuring attorney fees may be the better alternative.