National Structured Settlements Trade Association

This Labor Day weekend, a tip of the hat goes to Walter Updegrave, the "Ask the Expert" columnist for Money Magazine.  In a recent column on income security during retirement, Updegrave spelled out a crucial financial issue:

Congratulations to U.S. Congressman Kendrick Meek of Florida, who won a convincing victory yesterday in the Florida Senate primary, easily besting businessman Jeff Greene.

A longtime supporter of structured settlements, Congressman Meek spoke at the National Structured Settlements Trade Association's Winter Meeting in 2009.  In his speech, Rep. Meek spoke movingly about people in Florida "who have been a part of these schemes on Wall Street [and who] have literally lost everything." 

As we noted last week, the American Bar Association's incoming president for 2011-12 will be renowned attorney William Robinson of Frost Brown Todd.

In 2001, Mr. Robinson authored “Don’t Overlook the Structured Settlement,” a lengthy article in For The Defense magazine, a publication of DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar. The article describes the benefits to the defense bar of incorporating structured settlements into pre- and post-trial negotiations.

On August 10, famed U.S. attorney William Robinson was named president-elect of the American Bar Association.  Founded in 1878, the ABA is the largest voluntary professional association in the world with more than 400,000 members.