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Today Politico (a political newspaper based in Arlington, VA) released its highly anticipated “50 Politicos to Watch” list. Among those mentioned is NSSTA PAC Counsel, Jason Torchinsky and his mentor Tom Josefiak who have been influential in bringing the firm of Holtzman Vogel into the upper echelons of political law practices.

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NSSTA executive director Eric Vaughn appears on Ringler Radio, a project of NSSTA member Ringler Associates, to discuss NSSTA’s agenda and what’s new in the structured settlement industry. In his first interview in his new position, Eric discusses his vision for NSSTA, meeting the challenges in the industry, the highlights of NSSTA’s 25th Annual Conference and looking for a lifetime of security for injured parties and their families. 

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Jason Zweig, financial columnist for The Wall Street Journal, offers a timely caution in his column today for those thinking of investing in future settlement payments that have been purchased from the original beneficiary.

“[As] is so often the case when investments are promoted on the basis of high yield, these deals are unsuitable for most investors,” writes Zweig, one of the Journal’s widely respected investment columnists. “Even in the rare situations when they might make sense, you must proceed with extraordinary caution.”

Dan Finn, a Newport Beach (CA) structured settlement expert, will be the
next president of the National Structured Settlements Trade
Association, NSSTA announced today. Elected unanimously by NSSTA’s Board
of Directors, Finn’s one-year term will begin in May 2011.

The National Structured Settlements Trade Association announced today that five long-time industry members have been elected to the association's Board of Directors. They were elected to the Board at the 2010 NSSTA Annual in Washington, D.C. and their three-year terms begin immediately.

The four new Board members are:

Next month, the structured settlement industry will hold its Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. The confirmed speakers read like a list of the most respected Members of Congress – from the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Max Baucus to the chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee Sander Levin.

Other prominent leaders who will speak at the Annual include:

Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland), the House Majority Leader who was instrumental in securing passage of the new healthcare reform law;

Eric Vaughn, who has overseen government affairs for the structured settlement industry for nearly 10 years, will be NSSTA’s next executive director, the association announced today. NSSTA’s Board of Directors selected Vaughn unanimously and he will begin his tenure on July 1, 2010.

“This is an important step forward for the structured settlement industry and especially for NSSTA,” said NSSTA president Dan Durbin. “For nearly a decade, Eric has been a consummate professional and a tireless advocate on behalf of structured settlements.”

One of the great leaders in American history will speak about healthcare reform and structured settlements at the NSSTA Annual.

U.S. Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) is the 4th most senior member of the House Ways & Means Committee, which oversees U.S. tax law. He is also a strong supporter of structured settlements.

The son of Alabama sharecroppers, Rep. Lewis was one of the leading civil rights leaders in the 1960s. He endured repeated beatings and arrests, yet has maintained a steadfast commitment to non-violence.

Structured settlement professionals from across the nation came to Washington, DC this week to lend their support for people with disabilities. The occasion was the American Association of People with Disabilities’ Annual Gala, which featured several Members of Congress, officials from the Obama Administration and music legend Stevie Wonder.

In a new video released by the National Structured Settlements Trade Association, Neil G. Galatz, former president of the Western Trial Lawyers Association, tells why he has recommended structured settlements to resolve a variety of lawsuit claims, including one from a disabled U.S. Army serviceman.