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Future Financial Planning for People with Disabilities - Part 3

The National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities (NLCDD) at the University of Delaware has published a new National Study (Study) titled “Future Financial Planning for People with Disabilities” on its website that should be required ...

Patrick Hindert

Patrick Hindert

Patrick J. Hindert is Vice President of Business Development for Independent Assignment Company. Hindert has been a leader in the structured settlement industry since 1977. He previously served as President of Benefit Designs, a national structured settlement intermediary, which he owned and managed for 22 years. He has also served as President of the National Structured Settlement Trade Association (NSSTA) and as Executive Director of the Society of Settlement Planners (SSP). Hindert is co-author of Structured Settlements and Periodic Payment Judgments, a legal treatise updated semi-annually since 1986, which is utilized by NSSTA and SSP in their certification programs. Hindert previously authored the industry blog Beyond Structured Settlements and has been a frequent speaker at national conferences sponsored by NSSTA, SSP, NAMSAP, ASNP, NASP and NAELA. Hindert served as keynote speaker at the first national structured settlement conference in Australia in 1994. He provided expert testimony to the United States House Ways and Means Committee in 1981 prior to enactment of the Periodic Payment Settlement Act of 1982.

Industry News

Book Review: The Art of Settlement

Although the personal injury settlement planning profession now offers plaintiff attorneys, and its own members, an increasing ...

ABLE Accounts

Comparing the Advantages: ABLE Accounts vs. Special Needs Trusts

The COVID-19 pandemic and near zero long term Treasury rates have required both structured settlement professionals and ...

Legs & Regs

Allocating Damages to Avoid IRC 6662 Penalties

When a person recovers money for a tort injury committed by another person, an historic source of exclusion of that recovery from ...

Knowledge Network

Defining Income: IRC vs. SSA

Every structured settlement and settlement planning professional is presumably well-familiar with the Internal Revenue Code ...

Knowledge Network

ABLE Accounts + Structured Settlements, Now a Possibility?

Since The ABLE Act created IRC 529A in 2014, ABLE accounts have become popular financial and settlement planning tools for ...

Webinar

SSP Webinar Review: Qualified Settlement Funds

Since it was founded in 2000, the Society of Settlement Planners (SSP) has consistently offered its expanding membership high ...

Attorney Resources

Revisiting the Grillo Case

The Christina Grillo medical malpractice case reached a $2,500,000 settlement in Texas in 1990 – thirty years ago. Why is the ...

Knowledge Network

Uniform Periodic Payments of Judgments Act: Conclusion

In retrospect, the failure of the National Structured Settlement Trade Association (NSSTA) to support the Uniform Periodic ...

Public Benefits

Celebrating 30 Years of the ADA

July 26 marks the 30th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).

Knowledge Network

Considering the Uniform Periodic Payment of Judgments Act: Part II

For the vast majority of the 300 plus members of the National Structured Settlement Trade Association (NSSTA) who attended the ...

Knowledge Network

Considering the Uniform Periodic Payment of Judgments Act: Part I

How different might the structured settlement market be today if the National Structured Settlement Trade Association (NSSTA) had ...

Knowledge Network

Revisiting Periodic Payment Judgments

State periodic payment of judgment statutes originated in the United States as part of the tort reform movements of the 1970s and ...

Knowledge Network

Structured Settlements for Minors

When a personal injury case involves a minor, structured settlements are frequently considered the best choice for a settlement ...

Industry News

The Gargan Case: Is the U.S. Government a Victim or a Perpetrator?

The United States Department of Justice announced last week that Joseph E. Gargan, a scion of the Kennedy family and former Chief ...

Plaintiff Resources

Reconfirming the Case for Structured Settlements

The Wall Street Journal published an article on June 12, 2020 highlighting a fundamental reason why structured settlements are ...

Structured Settlements

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Structured Settlement Market

How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the structured settlement market to date and what impact will it have in the future?

Structured Settlements

A Settlement Planning "Commencement"

During the past month, despite the cancellation of almost all in-person graduation ceremonies, the internet has been filled with ...

Attorney Resources

The Keys to Success for Multi-Million Dollar Verdicts

What are the keys to success for nation's leading personal injury trial attorneys – those elite plaintiff attorneys who ...

Plaintiff Resources

How to Protect Your Settlement for Life

Structured settlements offer many benefits compared to a lump sum settlement. One of the most important advantages is the option ...

Knowledge Network

What's the Difference Between Qualified vs. Non-Qualified Settlements?

What is the difference between a “qualified” structured settlement and a “non-qualified” structured settlement?

Knowledge Network

Structured Settlements and Periodic Payment Judgments Book Release 67

Since it was first published in 1986, "Structured Settlements and Periodic Payment Judgments" (S2P2J), has provided structured ...

Plaintiff Resources

How Can Public Benefits Supplement Your Structured Settlement?

One of the first steps every personal injury plaintiff should take following an accident, with the assistance of your attorney or ...

Attorney Resources

5 Things Every Attorney Should Know About Structuring Attorney Fees

Most plaintiff attorneys have a fundamental understanding about structured settlements and the benefits structured settlements ...

Attorney Resources

3 Tips for Preparing a Mediation involving Structured Settlements

From a structured settlement perspective, whenever a plaintiff attorney is preparing for a mediation involving various tort and ...

Industry News

An Analysis of the Revised NAIC Annuity Suitability Regulation

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has recently voted to update its Suitability in Annuity Transactions ...

Knowledge Network

An Analysis of the Updated ABLE POMS Guidance

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has published updated Program Operation Manual System (POMS) guidance for Achieving a ...

Plaintiff Resources

What is a Structured Settlement Consultant and Why Do You Need One?

According to the National Structured Settlement Trade Association, “Structured settlement consultants are available to discuss ...

Structured Settlements

Book Review: What You Can Expect When Expecting a Settlement

Assuming you are a professional structured settlement consultant and/or settlement planner, what is the first advice you ...

Structured Settlements

What Do Smart Phones Have in Common with Structured Settlements?

If a future business historian were to make an analogy between the personal injury settlement planning market in 2030 and the ...

Attorney Resources

Responsibilities of Plaintiff Counsel in Structured Settlements

As the Mraz case demonstrates, even the most successful and sophisticated trial attorneys aren’t always familiar enough with ...

Knowledge Network

What is a Qualified Settlement Fund?

IRC 468B Qualified Settlement Funds (QSFs) provide plaintiff attorneys and their clients with important advantages as a ...