Attorney Fee Deferral – A Unique Opportunity for Contingent Fee Lawyers to Tax Plan for Tomorrow

November 10, 2022
By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., CSSC, MSCC
An often-overlooked issue for plaintiff attorneys is the management of taxation of their own contingent legal fees. As part of the normal rhythm of their practices, many attorneys experience …
The Economics Behind the Highest Paying Structured Settlements

September 30, 2021
Josh Pettingill, MBA, MS, MSCC
All structured settlements are not created equal. There is a strong possibility you are leaving money on the table for your client with your existing settlement consultant or worse, relying on the …
While Fighting for the Families You Represent, Don’t Forget to Protect Your Fees from the Tax Man

March 11, 2021
Trial lawyers have been deferring fees into structured settlement products dating back to the early 1990s. The IRS challenged fee structure arrangements in Childs v. Commissioner.[1] In this seminal 1994 …