Increasing the amount plaintiffs keep in taxable cases. Without it, plaintiffs are taxed on proceeds paid to their lawyers.
Reducing Taxes in Taxable Cases
The Recovery Trust is based on a commonly used estate planning arrangement. Formal tax opinions are available for a minimal fee from a firm of 1,000+ advisors.
Avoid Unnecessary Taxes
Download the Recovery Trust brochure to learn more about the problem, the solution, and next steps.
“Every trial lawyer should know about this. It dramatically reduces client taxes.”
Jeffrey Travers
Trial Lawyer
“This saved my client millions. I’d absolutely recommend that plaintiff lawyers consider it. Using the trust was easy and the team was incredibly helpful.”
Increasing Your After-Tax Recovery
Plaintiffs often keep half of what they should, paying tax on winnings their lawyers keep. Lawyers then pay tax on the same money. The Recovery Trust avoids this "Double Tax."
Fees on Savings
Our fee is 3% of your taxable damages, typically 20% of tax savings. See brochure for more details.
Significant Savings
In a typical taxable case, the Recovery Trust grows your net after-tax recovery by more than 70%.
Damages that Will Benefit
Punitive damages & interest
Alimony & child support
Emotional distress without physical injury
Fraud, negligence, breach of contract
Interference with property/contract
Defamation, libel, privacy violations
Professional malpractice
Opt-in class actions
Damages that Won’t Benefit
Physical injury without punitives/interest
Claims for your business or a capital asset
Some discrimination claims
Some employment claims
The Recovery Trust at Work
If your injury claim is owned by the Recovery Trust, you're not taxed on winnings paid out in legal fees. Instead, you pay tax only on the amount you keep.
Approved Deferral
The Recovery Trust supports deferral arrangements of all kinds and durations. Once created, the Recovery Trust distributes ownership of your future payments.
Non-Qualified Assignments
Qualified Assignments
Post-QSF Structures
Structured Fees
Deferring More
Often, plaintiffs structure less in order to pay taxes on the fee portion of their settlement. The Recovery Trust avoids those taxes, allowing larger or longer payments.
Jeff Kemp
Guardian Ad Litem
“Using the Recovery Trust was a no-brainer. It doubled my ward’s recovery!”
Lauren Grantham
Paralegal
“This makes a huge difference to the client. It also helped them trust us.”
Rebekah Miller
President, American Association of Settlement Consultants
“It was a great vehicle. It increased my clients’ monies by 140% of what they would have had.”
Joe Di Gangi
Past President, Society of Settlement Planners
“The only effective solution I know to the plaintiff double tax. Efficient and professional!”
Advisors, Planners & Brokers
Advisors, planners, and brokers are critical to informing plaintiffs about arrangements like the Recovery Trust. Up to 10% of the PRT accessed fees are available to compensate planners for their professional services. Thank you for helping their clients avoid unnecessary taxation.
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INDONESIA JETCRASH FLIGHT 152
AIR PHILIPPINES FLIGHT 531
VW GROUP OF AMERICA INC SETTLEMENT (DIESEL CASE)
3M
AMAZON
GENERAL MOTORS
MATCH GROUP
INTUIT MULTI-STATE SETTLEMENT
BERNARD MADOFF
PURDUE PHARMA
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