Dan Goldstein, Principal and owner of Page1 Solutions. One of the nations leading legal marketing firms. Dan Goldstein is the Manager and an owner of Page 1 Solutions, LLC, an Internet marketing company specializing in website development and search engine marketing for attorneys and doctors. He has written articles and given presentations on Internet marketing for professionals. Dan is a practicing attorney and General Counsel of Page 1’s parent Company – Network Affiliates, Inc. Network Affiliates is the largest advertising agency in the country specializing in attorney and physician advertising. Contact Dan at the Page One Solutions web site by clicking here.
Attorney Robert Wood, Principal with Porter & Wood, San Francisco, CA. Attorney Robert Wood is widely acknowledge to be one of the leading experts nationally in the area of taxable damages, and in fact he literally wrote the book on taxable damages. Rob is a frequent guest and contributor on both The Legal Broadcast Network and The Settlement Channel discussing tax issues related to trial law, settlements, taxable damages and other areas of particular importance to the legal and settlement community.
Rob Wood is one of the foremost experts in the world on the taxation of damage awards and settlement payments, including the tax treatment to plaintiffs, to defendants, and the treatment of attorneys fees. He was recently referred to by a former IRS Commissioner as the preeminent authority for tax practitioners on the federal taxation of damages and settlement payments. (Gibbs, Tax Notes, April 18, 2005, p. 393.) This is one of the most active areas of his practice, and he is recognized as perhaps the leading attorney in the United States in this specialized field. Tax issues can spell the difference between a case settling vs. going to trial or on appeal, and between economic success and failure.
Rob Wood frequently advises and/or serves as an expert witness in this unique area of the tax law. Mr. Wood is the author of the seminal book in this area, Taxation of Damage Awards and Settlement Payments (3d Ed., Tax Institute © 2005), as well as hundreds of related articles. For a list of his damage awards representations, click here. In addition to his primary role in representing clients, he is also often called in to consult with other law and accounting firms.
You may contact Rob Wood at wood@rwwpc.com
Matt Garretson, Principal of The Garretson Law Firm. Attorney Matthew Garretson is a frequent guest and contributor to The Settlement Channel and The Legal Broadcast Network. A noted expert in the area of lien resolution, sexual abuse cases, mass torts and special master work, he is always a significant contributor to the program. You may read Matt's full cv and professional back ground by clicking this link and going to his home web page.
Matt Bracy, General Counsel for Settlement Capital. Matt joined us for a four part series on factoring, the after market in settlement annuities and providing liquidity to annuitants. This four part podcast is a must listen for trial lawyers, paralegals, settlement planners and financial professionals. Mr. Bracy joined
Settlement Capital in 2001 and is currently General Counsel. As head of the Legal Department, Mr. Bracy coordinates all legal activity of the company, including collections and litigation, and management of outside counsel. He also represents Settlement Capital in the negotiation and establishment of protocols that govern the company's working relationship with insurance companies and in litigation regarding corporate matters. Mr. Bracy is a licensed Texas attorney with experience in litigation, business law and government relations. He has practiced both in-house as corporate counsel, as manager of government relations and as a partner/attorney in private practice. Mr. Bracy earned his BA from the University of California, Irvine and his JD from the University of Houston. Settlement Capital Corporation (SCC) is a specialty financing company that provides liquidity to owners and holders of periodic payments resulting from structured settlements, annuities, lottery winnings, government and commercial contracts and other secured future payment obligations. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, SCC established the secondary market for structured settlement payments and is the recognized industry leader. Settlement Capital Corporation has been purchasing structured settlement payments from annuitants longer than anyone in the industry and has earned the highest trust of brokers, law firms, life companies, estates and private individuals nationwide.
Attorney Ralph Stone, Lead plaintiff counsel on Macomber vs Travelers. Ralph joined us on March 31, 2006 to discuss the recent CT State Supreme Court decision on the Macomber vs Travelers class action litigation.
Ralph joined us on March 31, 2006 to discuss the recent CT State Supreme Court decision on the Macomber vs Travelers class action litigation.
Ralph M. Stone , a partner of Shalov Stone & Bonner LLP in New York City, is a graduate of Columbia College and the University of Texas School of Law. At the University of Texas School of Law, he served as Notes Editor of The Review of Litigation . During law school, Mr. Stone served as a Judicial Extern in the Chambers of the Honorable Consuelo B. Marshall, United States District Judge, Central District of California. Mr. Stone is admitted to practice in the State of New York, the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits. Mr. Stone serves as an Arbitrator in the New York City Civil Court, Small Claims Part and sat on the Consumer Affairs Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Mr. Stone was the Secretary of that committee in 1996-1997. He is also a member of the American Bar Association. Mr. Stone is also currently serving as a Court-appointed Receiver in several actions brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
From 1990 to 1992, Mr. Stone was associated with Mayer, Brown & Platt, where he was involved in a variety of commercial litigation. Mr. Stone was an associate at the law firm of Milberg Weiss from 1992 until August of 1997. At Milberg Weiss, Mr. Stone’s practice focused primarily upon the representation of investors and consumers in litigation involving the federal securities laws, consumer fraud statutes and the fiduciary obligations of corporate officers and directors.
Some of the more significant litigations in which Mr. Stone has played a principal role include: Varljen v. H.J. Meyers & Co. , a market manipulation and securities fraud class action that resulted in recoveries for an investor class in excess of $5 million; In re Banpais Securities Litigation , a class action involving claims under the Securities Act of 1933 that resulted in a $9.25 million settlement; In re Gitano Securities Litigation , a securities fraud class action that settled for more than $15 million; Andrews v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. , a consumer fraud class action that resulted in a $60 million partial settlement on behalf of consumers allegedly defrauded in connection with 900 number “sweepstakes” phone calls; and In re Regeneron Securities Litigation , a securities fraud class action that resulted in a settlement of $4 million. Mr. Stone is presently lead counsel for plaintiffs in Urban GmbH v. Republic of Argentina , the first case in which a class action was certified against a foreign sovereign.
Mr. Stone’s reported decisions include: Macomber v. Travelers Property & Casualty Corp. , 261 Conn. 620, 804 A.2d 180 (Conn. 2002); In re Baan Company Securities Litigation , 81 F.Supp.2d 75 (D.D.C. 2000); Milman v. Box Hill Systems Corp. , 72 F.Supp.2d 220 (S.D.N.Y. 1999); Varljen v. H.J. Meyers & Co., [1998 Transfer Binder] Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) ¶ 90,259 (S.D.N.Y. 1998); Saddle Rock Partners, Ltd. v. Hiatt , [1996-97 Transfer Binder] Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) ¶ 99,413 (W.D. Tenn. 1996); and Sikes v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. , 841 F. Supp. 1572 (S.D. Ga. 1993).
