THE ORIGINAL PLAINTIFF-ONLY SETTLEMENT PLANNERS
We grow net settlements and government benefits.
We protect law firms from liability and defer taxes on legal fees.
Many of us have personal stories of injuries and lawsuits. We know the path ahead of you, and we’ve been preparing for your case for over 30 years.
About SPI Group
We started SPI in 1987 with a mission – to wrench control of settlements back from defendants. With that, plaintiffs can save more on taxes, earn more from subsidized investments, and receive more in government benefits.
We pioneered the “plaintiff-only focus” in the settlement planning community.
Learn more about our comprehensive settlement planning services in our downloadable circle of services (PDF) including:
- Settlement Preservation Trusts
- Structured Settlement Advice
- Holistic Settlement Plans
- Attorney Fee Deferrals
- Conservatorships
- SNTs (Special Needs Trusts)
- Plaintiff Recovery Trusts (PRTs)
We will earn your trust quickly. And keep it.
Jack Meligan
Areas of Expertise
Planning is much more than recommending the right investments. Our holistic approach provides for your many future needs. To do so, we match what you need with the resources available.
With our affiliate PMLS consulting, we reduce your liability to Medicare and increase your future coverage. We regularly avoid the need for Medicare Set-Aside accounts.
Plaintiffs can save taxes by allocating, excluding, recharacterizing, deducting, and structuring. Trusts offer more options. Insurance and investment providers more still. We know them all.
Advocacy & Rehab Services
The lawsuit process is almost always a new and overwhelming experience. We’re here to help make sure you understand and get the answers you need. In the meantime, we’ll make sure you get the care you need.
The nature of contingent fees gives trial lawyers access to tax-advantaged investment options. Think of a super-charged IRA. We specialize in maximizing your benefits. The earlier you start, the more you can do.
After more than 30 years of advising trial lawyers, we know where the pot holes are. We’ve partnered with malpractice experts to provide the knowledge and templates you need to protect your firm.
More Expertise
- Strategies Against Demanding Defendants
- Case Management
- Law Firm Practice Tools
- Plaintiff Support Vendors
- Law Firm Transitions
- Retirement Planning
- Family Planning
The Plaintiff Community
We stand with plaintiffs and those who help them.
We lobby for plaintiffs’ rights. We support organizations doing the same. And we partner with institutions to create products for their benefit.
We seek plaintiffs’ opportunity to resume their lives of dignity and purpose. Neither defendant nor government typically provide plaintiffs everything needed to fully recover. We strive to extract every last benefit and make it provide more and for longer.
Plaintiff families have been turned upside down by injury and tragedy. They have suffered and they may be taking on new responsibilities. Good planning can significantly increase their ability to help the injured and the whole family. For example, involving them in the settlement and benefit applications can increase the net settlement.
Lawyers have varied interests to protect – we specialize in getting the most for both plaintiff and lawyer.
- We guard for plaintiffs’ financial risks and opportunities. Count on us to identify them and execute.
- We grow your financial future. We know every investment path, and you have good options.
- We know your ethical duties. We’ve partnered with experts to help you protect your firm.
We advise advisors. In fact, we founded the Society of Settlement Planners, a nationwide organization dedicated to educating plaintiffs’ settlement planners. We can introduce you to every trusted service provider and help you best serve your clients. Bring us in and we’ll make you look good.
Call for a Complimentary Case Triage
We’ll flag every issue and tell you how we’d solve it.
If you’re drafting a complaint we’ll tell you what claims and damages will reduce taxes in a future settlement. If you’re negotiating with defense we’ll increase your leverage and protect the plaintiff.
Every case has opportunities to increase the net settlement. We’ll identify them, then talk you through what to do next. We asked long-time client Mark Bocci (Inner Circle of Advocates) to describe us and our typical case triage.
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