Authored by: Candace Whitman
CEO and Chairman, Michael J. Swanson recently hosted Jason D. Lazarus, CEO of Synergy Settlement Services, for a live webinar, Settlement ‘Tax Traps’ & Misconceptions for Plaintiff Law Firms.
In this webinar, Mr. Lazarus and Mr. Swanson discussed the taxation of damages and the tax deferral of contingent fees.
Mr. Lazarus talked about attorney fee structures, including fixed and indexed. They also covered deferred compensation plans for lawyers and Qualified Settlement Funds.
We would like to share this webinar with you. Watch the recording below to learn about settlement ‘tax traps’ and misconceptions.
Mike welcomes your questions and comments. Visit here to send Mike an email.
My next webinar will be “Framing Your Case for Today's Jurors" with special guest, Phillip Miller. They will discuss topics such as five factors that drive juror decision making and why our first instincts about what is important are often wrong.
This will take place on Wednesday, March 25th at 1pm CST. I hope you will be able to attend and learn from Phillip's expertise as a nationally recognized trial consultant and attorney who is board certified as a civil trial advocate. You can learn more and sign up here: https://www.advocatecapital.com/webinar-march-2020
