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Attorney Suggests Changes to Proposed Regs on Exclusion of Physical
Injury or Sickness Damages, TAX ANALYSTS, TAX NOTES TODAY, 2009 TNT
192-21, Oct. 7, 2009 (Doc. 2009-21897).
Attorney Comments on Forthcoming Guidance on Use of Qualified
Settlement Funds for Benefit of Single Claimant, TAX ANALYSTS, TAX NOTES
TODAY, 2008 TNT 30-19 (Doc. 2008-3015).
Structured Settlements: The Ongoing Evolution from a Liability Insurer’s
Ploy to an Injury Victim’s Boon, 36 TULSA LAW JOURNAL 865 (2001).
A Case for the Urgent Need to Clarify Tax Treatment of a Qualified
Settlement Fund Created for a Single Claimant, 23 VIRGINIA TAX REVIEW 639
(2004).
Annuity Companies Vie for Structured Settlements, NATIONAL
UNDERWRITER, LIFE & HEALTH/FINANCIAL SERVICES EDITION, July 13,
1998, 29.
How Much Do Those Big Number Structured Settlements Really Cost?
THE ADVOCATE (Okla. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Oklahoma City, Okla.), July-
September 1994, 32.
Is There an Errors and Omissions Exposure in Failing to Offer a
Structured Settlement? THE ADVOCATE (Okla. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Oklahoma
City, Okla.), October-December 1994, 22.
Impaired Life Expectancy of Claimant Often Becomes Obstacle to
Settlement: Medical Underwriting Can Provide the Solution, 8 IN BRIEF (Iowa
Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Des Moines, Iowa), 17 (1997).
Personal Injury Now Must Be Physical to Be Exempt from Income
Taxation, 20 KTLA JOURNAL (Kan. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Topeka, Kan.), 9
(1997); also ATLA DOCKET (Ark. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Little Rock, Ark.), Fall
1996, 7; also THE ADVOCATE (Ariz. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Phoenix, Ariz.)
September 1997.
Cash Settlement Instead of Structure Means Claimant Gives Up Tax
Break, TRIAL TALK (Colo. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Denver, Colo.), March 1998, 21;
also THE ALASKA TRIAL LAWYER (Alaska Academy of Trial Lawyers,
Anchorage, Alaska), (1997).
Warning Issued Over Sale of Structured Payments, 19 VERDICT (Ind.
Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Indianapolis, Ind.), 165 (1997); also THE COFFEE-
HOUSE (Wyo. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Cheyenne, Wyo.), Fall 1997, 4; also 32
MTLA QUARTERLY (Mich. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Lansing, Mich.), 19 (1998).
It’s Time to Take Control Away From the Defense in Structured
Settlement Negotiations, 17 CTLA FORUM (Conn. Trial Lawyers Ass’n,
Hartford, Conn.), 72 (1999).
The Defense Sees the Handwriting on the Wall, THE PLEADER (N.D.
Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Mandan, N.D.), March 2001; also 35 MTLA Quarterly (Mich.
Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Lansing, Mich.), 19 (2001).
Attorneys Sued by Client for Failing to Propose a Structured Settlement,
24 THE VERDICT (Wis. Academy of Trial Lawyers, Madison, Wis.), 37 (2001).
Do You Have a Dormant Malpractice Liability? 32 THE FORUM
(Consumer Attorneys of Calif., Sacramento, Calif.), 32 (2002); also THE
ALASKA TRIAL LAWYER (Alaska Academy of Trial Lawyers, Anchorage,
Alaska), 2002.
Travelers Casualty Schemes Called ‘Rebating’ & ‘Short-Changing,’
PLEADER (N.D. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Mandan, N.D.), October 2002.
IRS Scrutiny Should Not Deter Litigant from Claiming Tax Benefit, THE
ADVOCATE (Okla. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Oklahoma City, Okla.), October-
December 2003, 30.
Don’t Risk Loss of Medicaid Benefits by Failing to Plan, THE ADVOCATE
(Okla. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Oklahoma City, Okla.), January-March 2004.
Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Exposed to Claims by Their Clients, THE GAVEL
(Orange Co. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Laguna Hills, Calif.), March 2004.
Don’t Accept Annuity Quotes that Violate Oklahoma Rules, THE
ADVOCATE (Okla. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Oklahoma City, Okla.), April-June 2004.
Errors in Physical Injury Settlement Agreements Cause Loss of Tax
Benefits, THE ADVOCATE (Okla. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Oklahoma City, Okla.),
July-September 2005, 14.
Sale of Annuity Payments Being Okayed Even When Settlement Terms
Prohibit, THE ADVOCATE (Okla. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Oklahoma City, Okla.),
July-September 2004.
Can Punitive Damages Be Compromised? THE ADVOCATE (Okla. Trial
Lawyers Ass’n, Oklahoma City, Okla.), January-March 2006, 13.
Revised Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators Not Applicable in
Oklahoma, THE ADVOCATE (Okla. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Oklahoma City, Okla.),
April-June 2005, 17.
Structured Settlements™, periodic newsletter published from 1994 to
2007, AMROB Publishing Co., filed with Register of Copyrights, Library of
Congress.
Comprehensive Guide to Structured Settlements, 2006, AMROB
Publishing Co., filed with Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress.
Injury or Sickness Damages, TAX ANALYSTS, TAX NOTES TODAY, 2009 TNT
192-21, Oct. 7, 2009 (Doc. 2009-21897).
Attorney Comments on Forthcoming Guidance on Use of Qualified
Settlement Funds for Benefit of Single Claimant, TAX ANALYSTS, TAX NOTES
TODAY, 2008 TNT 30-19 (Doc. 2008-3015).
Structured Settlements: The Ongoing Evolution from a Liability Insurer’s
Ploy to an Injury Victim’s Boon, 36 TULSA LAW JOURNAL 865 (2001).
A Case for the Urgent Need to Clarify Tax Treatment of a Qualified
Settlement Fund Created for a Single Claimant, 23 VIRGINIA TAX REVIEW 639
(2004).
Annuity Companies Vie for Structured Settlements, NATIONAL
UNDERWRITER, LIFE & HEALTH/FINANCIAL SERVICES EDITION, July 13,
1998, 29.
How Much Do Those Big Number Structured Settlements Really Cost?
THE ADVOCATE (Okla. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Oklahoma City, Okla.), July-
September 1994, 32.
Is There an Errors and Omissions Exposure in Failing to Offer a
Structured Settlement? THE ADVOCATE (Okla. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Oklahoma
City, Okla.), October-December 1994, 22.
Impaired Life Expectancy of Claimant Often Becomes Obstacle to
Settlement: Medical Underwriting Can Provide the Solution, 8 IN BRIEF (Iowa
Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Des Moines, Iowa), 17 (1997).
Personal Injury Now Must Be Physical to Be Exempt from Income
Taxation, 20 KTLA JOURNAL (Kan. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Topeka, Kan.), 9
(1997); also ATLA DOCKET (Ark. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Little Rock, Ark.), Fall
1996, 7; also THE ADVOCATE (Ariz. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Phoenix, Ariz.)
September 1997.
Cash Settlement Instead of Structure Means Claimant Gives Up Tax
Break, TRIAL TALK (Colo. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Denver, Colo.), March 1998, 21;
also THE ALASKA TRIAL LAWYER (Alaska Academy of Trial Lawyers,
Anchorage, Alaska), (1997).
Warning Issued Over Sale of Structured Payments, 19 VERDICT (Ind.
Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Indianapolis, Ind.), 165 (1997); also THE COFFEE-
HOUSE (Wyo. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Cheyenne, Wyo.), Fall 1997, 4; also 32
MTLA QUARTERLY (Mich. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Lansing, Mich.), 19 (1998).
It’s Time to Take Control Away From the Defense in Structured
Settlement Negotiations, 17 CTLA FORUM (Conn. Trial Lawyers Ass’n,
Hartford, Conn.), 72 (1999).
The Defense Sees the Handwriting on the Wall, THE PLEADER (N.D.
Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Mandan, N.D.), March 2001; also 35 MTLA Quarterly (Mich.
Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Lansing, Mich.), 19 (2001).
Attorneys Sued by Client for Failing to Propose a Structured Settlement,
24 THE VERDICT (Wis. Academy of Trial Lawyers, Madison, Wis.), 37 (2001).
Do You Have a Dormant Malpractice Liability? 32 THE FORUM
(Consumer Attorneys of Calif., Sacramento, Calif.), 32 (2002); also THE
ALASKA TRIAL LAWYER (Alaska Academy of Trial Lawyers, Anchorage,
Alaska), 2002.
Travelers Casualty Schemes Called ‘Rebating’ & ‘Short-Changing,’
PLEADER (N.D. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Mandan, N.D.), October 2002.
IRS Scrutiny Should Not Deter Litigant from Claiming Tax Benefit, THE
ADVOCATE (Okla. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Oklahoma City, Okla.), October-
December 2003, 30.
Don’t Risk Loss of Medicaid Benefits by Failing to Plan, THE ADVOCATE
(Okla. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Oklahoma City, Okla.), January-March 2004.
Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Exposed to Claims by Their Clients, THE GAVEL
(Orange Co. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Laguna Hills, Calif.), March 2004.
Don’t Accept Annuity Quotes that Violate Oklahoma Rules, THE
ADVOCATE (Okla. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Oklahoma City, Okla.), April-June 2004.
Errors in Physical Injury Settlement Agreements Cause Loss of Tax
Benefits, THE ADVOCATE (Okla. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Oklahoma City, Okla.),
July-September 2005, 14.
Sale of Annuity Payments Being Okayed Even When Settlement Terms
Prohibit, THE ADVOCATE (Okla. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Oklahoma City, Okla.),
July-September 2004.
Can Punitive Damages Be Compromised? THE ADVOCATE (Okla. Trial
Lawyers Ass’n, Oklahoma City, Okla.), January-March 2006, 13.
Revised Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators Not Applicable in
Oklahoma, THE ADVOCATE (Okla. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, Oklahoma City, Okla.),
April-June 2005, 17.
Structured Settlements™, periodic newsletter published from 1994 to
2007, AMROB Publishing Co., filed with Register of Copyrights, Library of
Congress.
Comprehensive Guide to Structured Settlements, 2006, AMROB
Publishing Co., filed with Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress.
