Nasp 2014 Program - National Association of Settlement Purchasers

November 4-7, 2014

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John Z. ShafaiAT T O R N E Y AT L AW

S O L I C I T O R O F E N G L A N D & WA L E S

John Z. Shafai has been representing the Structured Settlement Purchasing industry since 1996.

Settlement Transfers ✦ Settlement Transaction Litigation

Business Law ✦ Real Estate ✦ Personal Injury

170 South Beverly DriveSuite 305Beverly Hills, California 90212

Phone: (310) 788-2889 Fax: (310) [email protected]

With offices in New York and New Jersey, Adam Zoldessy PC

has represented numerous stakeholders in Structured Settlement

Transactions since 1998.

SETTLEMENT TRANSFERS ~ SETTLEMENT TRANSACTION LITIGATION

BANKRUPTCY ~ BUSINESS LAW ~ REAL ESTATE ~ PERSONAL INJURY

Welcome to the 10th NASP Annual Conference. Since 2005, NASP has hosted ten conferences in fi ve different cities. These conferences add up to over one hundred different speaker presentations, over 1,500 attendees and the publishing of thousands of pages of educational material. We certainly have come a long way over these ten conferences, and it’s a good time to look back. In typical NASP fashion, the fi rst conference came about from a casual discussion among members. We recognized that many of the new entrants to our industry did not know the history of settlement purchasing and the genesis of state and federal regulation. Our members knew that a conference could bridge that gap in knowledge. With more enthusiasm than skill, NASP quickly arranged for the fi rst meeting in Hollywood, Florida without realizing the folly of hosting a conference in South Florida during the height of hurricane season.

Upon arriving at that fi rst conference, members were handed a binder weighing roughly ten pounds that included all conference materials. NASP had no conference sponsors, no CLE credits available, and only NASP members companies and their lawyers were permitted to attend. Our fi rst attendees listened to discussions on the history of the industry, issues in court approval, and the future of the marketplace. With the specter of Hurricane Wilma bearing down on Broward County, Florida, many attendees elected to cut their visit short. Despite the hurricane, everyone acknowledged that our fl edgling conference was a success. In looking back at that fi rst conference, we have come a long way. We enjoy a diverse group of conference sponsors whose contributions have allowed us to raise the level of conference experience for all attendees. We have electronic registration and materials, CLE credits in many states, and we opened attendance to non-NASP members. While we have improved the overall conference experience, we have retained what made that very fi rst conference such a smashing success. As I reviewed our 2005 materials, I noted that we had eleven speakers at that conference, and eight of those speakers are presenting again this year. If you think that you know the eight speakers who spoke in 2005 and 2014, make a point of searching me out this year to let me know who they are.

Patricia LaBordePresident, NASP

NASP MEMBER COMPANIES123 LUMPSUM, LLCAnnuity Transfers, Ltd.BofI Federal BankCBC Settlement FundingClient First Settlement Funding, LLCDRB CapitalJG Wentworth Funding, LLCMyLumpsum LLCNortheastern Capital Funding LLCNovation, LLCPatriot Settlement Resources, LLCPeachtree Settlement FundingSeneca One Finance, Inc.Settlement Capital CorporationSinger Asset Finance Company, LLCStone Street Capital, LLCStrategic Capital Corporation

NASP OFFICERSPresidentPatricia LaBordeStone Street Capital, LLC

Vice President / Chair–2014 NASP Conference CommitteeKen BarnettSinger Asset Finance Company, LLC

Treasurer / Chair – Membership and Finance CommitteeAndrew Savysky123 LUMPSUM, LLC

Secretary Dustin NelsonDRB Capital

Chair – Legislative and Legal Committee Robin Shapiro Novation, LLC

Chair – NASP Database and Website Committee Stephen Kirkwood JGWPT Holdings, LLC

NASP Executive DirectorEarl NesbittNesbitt, Vassar & McCown LLP

NASP Association AdministratorSusan BarnesBarnes & Company

Patricia LaBorde

Welcome to the 2014 Annual Conference of the National Association

of Settlement Purchasers.


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NASP Board of Directors/Members List

MEMBER COMPANIES

123 LUMPSUM, LLC

Annuity Transfers, Ltd.

BofI Federal Bank

CBC Settlement Funding

Client First Settlement Funding, LLC

DRB Capital

JG Wentworth Funding, LLC

MyLumpsum, LLC

Northeastern Capital Funding LLC

Novation, LLC

Patriot Settlement Resources, LLC

Peachtree Settlement Funding

Seneca One Finance, Inc.

Settlement Capital Corporation

Singer Asset Finance Company, LLC

Stone Street Capital, LLC

Strategic Capital Corporation

BOARD OF DIRECTORS /OFFICERS

President Patrica LaBorde Stone Street Capital, LLC

Vice President/ Chair – 2014 NASP Conference CommitteeKen Barnett Singer Asset Finance Company, LLC

Treasurer / Chair – Membership and Finance Committee Andrew Savysky 123 LUMPSUM, LLC

SecretaryDustin Nelson DRB Capital

Chair – Legislative and Legal Committee Robin Shapiro Novation, LLC

Chair – NASP Database CommitteeSteven Kirkwood JGWPT Holdings, LLC

Board MemberDeborah Rosen Settlement Capital Corporation

Board MemberBob Thompson Annuity Transfers, Ltd

Board MemberRichard Connelly JGWPT Holdings, LLC

NASP Executive Director and General CounselEarl Nesbitt Nesbitt, Vassar & McCown, LLP

2014 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Ken Barnett, Chair Singer Asset Finance Company, LLC

Elena Banfi Settlement Capital Corporation

Susan Barnes NASP Association Administrator

Luigi BrandimarteSacco and Fillas, LLP

Paul Burns 123 LUMPSUM

Doyle Chisholm Seneca One Finance, Inc

Roger Dunaway Law Office of Roger Dunaway, PLLC

Marc Harris Client First Settlement Funding, LLC

Laryssa Korduba Korduba & Rogers LLP

Patricia LaBorde Stone Street Capital, LLC

Earl Nesbitt Nesbitt, Vassar & McCown, L.L.P.

Monica Ray Northeastern Capital

Ann Rosevear Walsh, Baker & Rosevear P.C.

Duane West 123 LumpSum LLC


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Schedule of Events

T I M E Tuesday, November 4, 2013 L O C A T I O N

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm NASP Welcome Cocktail PartySponsored by Sacco & Fillas, LLP

River Terrace Room

Wednesday, November 5, 2013

8:00 am – 9:00 amBreakfast

Sponsored by Jones Walker LLPRiver Terrace Room

9:00 am – 4:00 PmConference

Breaks sponsored by Portfolio Financial Servicing Co.Alamo Ballroom

12:00 pm – 1:30 pmLunch

Sponsored by Allied Servicing CorporationRiver Terrace Room

5:30 pm – 8:00 pmCocktail Reception

Sponsored by Adam Zoldessy PC and Law Offices of John ShafaiSalon C Foyer

Thursday, November 6, 2013

8:00 am – 9:00 amBreakfast

Sponsored by Eason & Tambornini and The Law Offices of Roger T. Dunaway

River Terrace Room

9:00 am – 4:00 pmConference

Breaks sponsored by Portfolio Financial Servicing CoAlamo Ballroom

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch

Sponsored by Camacho Law Group PARiver Terrace Room

Friday, November 7, 2013

9:00am – 2:00pm NASP General Membership Meeting Travis Room

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Conference AgendaWednesday, November 5, 2014

TIME DETAILS LOCATION

8:00 am 9:00 am

BREAKFASTSponsored by Jones Walker LLP

River Terrace Room

9:00 am 9:15 am

WELCOME REMARKS AND INTRODUCTIONSPatrica LaBorde, NASP President

Alamo Ballroom

9:15 am 9:45 am

LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS AT STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELJack Kelly, Esq., The McPherson Group, LLPSponsored by Fox Rothschild, LLP

Alamo Ballroom

9:45 am 10:45 am

LITIGATION UPDATE AND THE IMPACTS OF UNETHICAL CONDUCT Earl Nesbitt, Esq., Nesbitt, Vassar and McCown

Alamo Ballroom

10:45 am 11:00 am

BREAKSponsored by Portfolio Financial Servicing Co

Salon C Foyer

11:00 am 11:30 pm

DRAFTING TRANSFER AGREEMENTS: WHY IS THAT IN THERE?Jason Sutherland, DRB Capital and Brian Mack, Mack Law Group

Alamo Ballroom

12:00 pm 1:30 pm

LUNCH AND PRESENTATION OF THE HAMILTON AWARDPresentation by Debbie Rosen, CEO Settlement Capital CorporationSponsored by Allied Servicing Corporation

Riverview Terrace Room

1:30 pm 2:00 pm

THE COMING INTEGRATION OF THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MARKETSPeter Arnold, Arnold Consulting Group, LLCSponsored by Stolzenberg Gelles Flynn & Arango, LLP

Alamo Ballroom

2:00 pm 3:00 pm

PRIMARY MARKET PANELMODERATOR: Patrick Hindert, S2KM Limited

PANELISTS: Medora Marrisseau Mark Wahlstrom Daniel Durbin

Alamo Ballroom

3:00 pm 3:15 pm

BreakSponsored by Portfolio Financial Servicing Co

Salon C Foyer

3:15 pm 4:00 pm

ETHICS ISSUES IN STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT TRANSFERSPery D. Krinsky, Esq., Krinsky PLLC Alamo Ballroom

5:30 pm 8:30 pm

COCKTAIL RECEPTIONSponsored by Adam Zoldessy PC and Law Offices of John Shafai


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Jose Camacho

expresses his gratitude to NASP members

for their continued loyalty and support;

together, shaping Florida Transfer Law for the future.


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John A. (Jack) Kelly is a partner in the McPherson Group LLP. He has extensive legislative and public policy experience in structured fi nance and tax-related issues. He was the federal lobbyist for the legislative clarifi cation of tax issues related to the transfer of structured settlements. In addition to federal advocacy, he coordinates the McPherson Group’s state and local practice. A political aide to Presidents Reagan and George H.W. Bush, he previously served as a legislative assistant to Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) and held staff positions in both the New York and federal courts. For 28 years until his retirement, Kelly served in active and reserve components of the United States Army, including command of a Special Forces unit. His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit. He presently serves as chairman of the US Advisory Committee on National Cemeteries and Memorials.

NOVEMBER 5, 2014 | 9:15am – 9:45am

Legislative and Regulatory Developments at State and Federal LevelSponsored by Fox Rothschild, LLP

Jack Kelly, Esq., Partner

The McPherson Group, LLP

925 15th Street NW

5th Floor

Washington, DC, DC 20005

202-289-1011

202-342-0650 (Fax)

www.mcphersongroup.us

[email protected]


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NASP Executive Director and General Counsel Earl Nesbitt is a partner with Nesbitt, Vassar, and McCown, LLC. He specializes in commercial and business litigation, and represents many structured settlement purchasing companies. He formerly was general counsel for the Settlement Capital Corporation and a partner in Jackson Walker, LLP in Dallas, Texas. Nesbitt takes a central role in NASP’s lobbying efforts, notably in the enactment of federal legislation governing the secondary market (26 U.S.C. § 5891). He is a graduate of Texas Tech University School of Law and the University of Texas at Austin.

Legal Update Outline

Reference Materials

NOVEMBER 5, 2014 | 9:45am – 10:45amLitigation Update and

The Impacts of Unethical Conduct

Earl Nesbitt, Esq.General Counsel and

Executive Director, NASP

Nesbitt, Vassar & McCown, L.L.P

15851 Dallas Parkway

Suite 800

Addison, Texas 75001

972-371-2411

www.nvmlaw.com

[email protected]


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Mr. Sutherland is the Director of Capital Markets for DRB Capital, LLC and a board member of NASP. He has over 14 years of experience as an attorney and executive in the specialty funding arenas and is also the Founder and Managing Director of Citadel Financial, Ltd. Prior to founding Citadel, he was the Vice President of Legal Affairs for Peachtree Settlement Funding, where he also concentrated on the creation of fi nancing facilities and was also an Associate Attorney at Brian Cave LLP. Jason received his B.A. from The University of Georgia and his J.D. from New England Law - Boston.

Jason SutherlandDirector of Capital Markets

Brian Mack

DRB Capital, LLC

1625 South Congress, Suite 200

Delray Beach, FL 33445

Mack Law Group


Suite 800


866-502-1397

www.drbcapital.com

972-371-2411

www.nvmlaw.com

[email protected]

NOVEMBER 5, 2014 | 11:00am – 11:30amDrafting Transfer Agreements:

Why is That in there?


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NORTH TO THE FUTURE: COVERING YOUR LEGAL NEEDS IN ALASKA

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For assistance with any settlement transfer matter, please contact Wayne G. Dawson [email protected] or 907.276.5297. For more information with respect to otherlegal services we can provide, please contact us at 907.276.5297 or www.akdefenselaw.com.

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Peter Arnold founded Arnold Consulting Group in 1998 after more than 15 years of lobbying, White House and Capitol Hill experience. Since then, he has served as executive director and spokesman for several major industry coalitions, compiling a successful record in media advocacy and lobbying.

From 1995 to 2014, Peter was a consultant to the National Structured Settlements Trade Association, most recently serving three years as NSSTA’s Deputy Executive Director. He was responsible for NSSTA’s media efforts and designed its successful outreach to disability rights leaders and consumer advocates, enlisting their support to win passage of favorable legislation for the structured settlement industry.

As executive director for a telecommunications industry coalition (2006-10), he managed a successful federal and 12-state lobbying and public relations campaign against broadband “neutrality” regulation.He was also spokesman for a high-tech coalition’s successful effort to pass a federal Internet tax moratorium (1997-99) and executive director for a cable television coalition that successfully opposed state and federal “open access” broadband regulations (1999-2002).

In each capacity, he testifi ed before government legislatures and frequently appeared on television and radio.

Since 2008, Peter has been the Director of Media Services for Dawson & Associates, the nation’s premier Federal environmental lobbying fi rm. Working with more than a dozen retired Generals from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Peter oversees the fi rm’s offerings in environmental crisis communication and grassroots advocacy.

A former White House speechwriter and Congressional press secretary, Peter ran his fi rst national media campaign from 1993 to 1995 as director of public affairs for UN-50 in New York, which organized the United Nations’ 50th anniversary.

NOVEMBER 5, 2014 | 1:30pm – 2:00pmThe Coming Integration of the

Primary and Secondary Markets

Peter ArnoldFounder

Arnold Consulting Group, L.L.C.

1225 I Street, NW, Suite 250

Washington, DC 20005

703-629-8552

[email protected]

www.Arnold-Consulting.com


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NOVEMBER 5, 2014 | 2:00pm – 3:00pmPrimary Market Panel

Patrick Hindert is an attorney, author, educator and online journalist who resides in Warren County, Ohio and specializes in structured settlements and personal injury settlement planning. Hindert is a member of the Ohio Bar Association and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). He is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Michigan Law School.

Prior to entering the structured settlement industry in 1977, Hindert taught French and coached varsity tennis at Cranbrook Academy in Bloomfi eld Hills, Michigan and practiced trust and estate law in Michigan and Ohio. In 1995, Hindert served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of R.A. Jones, Inc., an international packaging machinery company headquartered in Northern Kentucky. Hindert previously served as Managing Director of the Settlement Services Group from 2009 to 2013 and currently is Managing Director for S2KM Limited.

Hindert has been a leader within the United States structured settlement industry since its inception. He co-founded Benefi t Designs, Inc. in 1977 and developed it into a national structured settlement intermediary before selling the company in 1998. Hindert has previously served as President of the National Structured Settlement Trade Association (NSSTA) and Executive Director of the Society of Settlement Planners (SSP). The National Association of Settlement Purchasers (NASP) honored Hindert as the 2012 recipient of its Alexander Hamilton award.

Hindert co-authors “Structured Settlements and Periodic Payment Judgments,” a legal treatise published in 1986 by Law Journal Press and updated semi-annually. Both NSSTA and SSP feature “Structured Settlements and Periodic Payment Judgments” in their certifi cation programs. Hindert also authors S2KM’s blog “Beyond Structured Settlements” and S2KM’s public wikis including the “structured settlement wiki” and the “web 2.0 for lawyers wiki.”

Hindert appears frequently as a featured speaker at national conferences sponsored by professional associations including: NSSTA, SSP, NASP, NAELA, the Academy of Special Needs Planners (ASNP), and the National Association of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals (NAMSAP). Hindert was the keynote speaker at the fi rst national structured settlement conference in Australia in 1994. Hindert has also provided expert testimony concerning structured settlements before federal and state legislative committees including the United States House Ways and Means Committee.

MODERATOR

Patrick Johann HindertManaging Director

S2KM Limited

3 Elm Ledge

Terrace Park, OH 45174

513-248-2452

www.s2km.com

[email protected]


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Currently, Dan is consulting for a group of insurance executives who wish to bring a new life insurance company into the structured settlement industry.

Dan began his structured settlement career in 1983 as a broker for Galaher Settlements, and in 2001 joined Structured Financial Associates (SFA). As a broker, Dan handled liability and workers compensation cases in addition to actively promoting the expansion of the structured settlement industry into the nonqualifi ed assignment marketplace.

In 2002, Dan moved on to Allstate Life Structured Settlements. In addition to marketing all structured settlement products, Dan focused on the development of new markets for their nonqualifi ed assignment product. He is experienced in the use of nonqualifi ed assignment products for attorney fees, employment cases, property sales and many other taxable transactions. In 2009, Dan also became the Senior Manager responsible for Operations with a primary focus on the New Business unit that issued all annuity contracts and funding agreements for the Structured Settlement Distribution channel. Additionally, Dan interacted weekly with the Product unit to develop prices that met Allstate’s profi t margin and return goals.

Dan is a Past President (2009-2010) of the National Structured Settlements Trade Association (NSSTA). Prior to joining the NSSTA Board of Directors in 2008, Dan co-chaired the NSSTA Marketing/PR Committee, working with other NSSTA members and the Board on strategies to promote our industry’s products.

Dan Durbin, CSSC 1311 South Walnut Avenue

Arlington Heights, IL 60005

847-346-4423

[email protected]



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Medora Marisseau provides employment, ERISA, and employee benefi ts advice and litigation services to large and small employers throughout the Pacifi c Northwest and Alaska. Ms. Marisseau has more than 20 years of experience assisting clients with investigating and defending claims for discrimination, civil rights, wage and hour violations, disability accommodation, retaliation, and wrongful discharge, and assisting clients with non-compete agreements and trade secret violation litigation. She counsels employers on all aspects of policies, procedures and training, offering creative and practical business solutions for avoiding disputes and claims by employees.

Ms. Marisseau represents employers, plan administrators, insurers, and other plan fi duciaries to ensure their compliance with ERISA, HIPAA, and COBRA. A substantial portion of her practice is devoted to defending clients in ERISA benefi t and fi duciary liability claims, and in the defense of life, health, and disability insurance claims for many of the nation’s largest insurers. She also has signifi cant experience in assisting clients with structured annuity transfer issues and serves as national coordinating counsel for a major life insurance company.

Medora MarriseauShareholder

Karr Tuttle Campbell

701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300

Seattle, Washington 98104

206-223-1313

206-224-8045 Direct

[email protected]


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Mark Wahlstrom, President of Wahlstrom & Associates, founded of one of the nation’s fi rst plaintiff only structured settlement fi rms in 1983, and is a renown specialist in settlement planning, structured settlement annuities, structured legal fees and the administration of large, complex multi-claimant settlements using qualifi ed settlement funds and trusts. Located in Scottsdale, AZ he manages a national practice with clients in every part of the country.

As a pioneer in the specialty of Settlement Planning, he has made it his life’s work and mission to expand the process of Settlement Planning across the country and into every trial lawyers practice, so as to insure that every injured plaintiff or their family has access to competent, unbiased, planning that takes into account the unique nature of their fi nancial circumstances. Mark fought for over two decades to curtail the now discredited practice of defendants mandating settlement terms and investment choices to unrepresented or uninformed plaintiffs. As a result of his and other dedicated planners efforts, every plaintiff and their attorney has the right to engage their own settlement expert to help them design, place and determine the suitability of a structured settlement. Mark Wahlstrom, President of Wahlstrom & Associates

Mark is also one of the nation’s recognized experts in the application of structured settlement annuity concepts in the taxable damages arena. His strategic vision and creative designs pioneered innovative uses in the structured sale of farm land, commercial property, oil and gas lease bonus payments, divorce settlements and structured legal fees. He has also become widely known for his innovative development of an online broadcast platform, now known as Sequence Media Group, upon which he has produced hundreds of hours of shows for The Legal Broadcast Network, and The Settlement Channel, with the content being of interest to attorneys, paralegals, judges and settlement professionals all over the United States.

Mark WahlstromPresident

7585 East Redfi eld Road

Suite 103

Scottsdale, AZ 85260

480-478-0183

[email protected]



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Conference AgendaThursday, November 6, 2013

TIME DETAILS LOCATION

8:00 am 9:00 am

BREAKFASTSponsored by Eason & Tambornini and The Law Office of Roger T. Dunaway


9:00 am 9:10 am

WELCOME REMARKSPatricia LaBorde, NASP President

Alamo Ballroom

9:10 am 10:00 am

RESPONDING TO TRANSFER OBJECTIONS RAISED BY THE INSURERSMODERATOR: Michael Damore, General Counsel, Novation Capital LLC

PANELISTS: John Shafai, Law Offices of John Shafai; John Mott, Mott and Mott, PLLC; Michael Green, Green, Silverstein & Groff; Steven Mastrantonio, Niekamp,Weisensell, Mutersbaugh & Mastrantonio, LLP; and Madis Smit, State Farm

Alamo Ballroom

10:00 am 10:50 am

BREAK OUT SESSION ITrack A: Preparing Versus Coaching a Problem Payee: An Ethical Discussion of Who is Your Client and How Far You Should Go SESSION LEADERS: Laryssa Korduba, Korduba and Rogers LLP and Elyse Strickland, Offit Kurman

Track B: Addressing Judicial Concerns SESSION LEADERS: Roger Dunaway, Law Office of Roger T. Dunaway, PLLC and Andrew Hillman, Specialty Asset Advisors, Inc

Track C: Life Contingent Issues SESSION LEADERS: Michael Fasano, Fasano Associates and Dan Bonner, Stone Street Capital

Track D: Bankruptcy Issues SESSION LEADERS: Michael Damore, Novation LLC and Adam Zoldessy, Adam Zoldessy, PC

Alamo Ballroom Salon E

Alamo Ballroom Salon F

Bowie Room

Travis Room

10:50 am 11:10 am


Salon C Foyer

11:10 am 12:00 pm

BREAK OUT SESSION II(Tracks same as Session I)

(see Session I)

12:00 pm 1:00 pm

LUNCHSponsored by Camacho Law Group PA


1:00 pm1:30 pm

ILLINOIS LITIGATIONEarl Nesbitt, Esq., Nesbitt, Vassar and McCown

Alamo Ballroom

1:30 pm 2:30 pm

JUDICIAL PANEL: Practical and Ethical Considerations in Structured Settlement TransfersMODERATOR: Matthew Bracy, Scheef & Stone LLPPANELISTS: The Honorable Lynne M. Parker, Commissioner of the Superior Court, Wilmington, Delaware

The Honorable Patricia M. Summe, Kenton Circuit Judge, Covington, Kentucky The Honorable Travis L. Francis, Assignment Judge, Middlesex County, New Jersey

Sponsored by Westlaw Court Express – Thomson Reuters

Alamo Ballroom

2:30 pm 2:50 pm


Salon C Foyer

2:50 pm 3:50 pm JUDICIAL PANEL (continued) Alamo Ballroom

3:50 pm 4:00 pm

CLOSING REMARKSPatricia LaBorde, NASP President

Alamo Ballroom

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Michael A. GreenPrincipal

Green, Silverstein & Groff, LLC 215

South Broad Street, Suite 700

Philadelphia, PA 19107

p. (215) 972-5520

f. (215) 972-5544

www.gsglawfi rm.com

Steven Mastrantonio Niekamp,Weisensell, Mutersbaugh

& Mastrantonio, LLP

23 S. Main St., 3rd Floor

Akron, OH 44308

330-958-0486

[email protected]

Madis Smit State Farm Insurance Companies

1 State Farm Plaza

Bloomington, IL 61710

309-766-5672

NOVEMBER 6, 2014 | 9:10am – 10:00amResponding to Transfer Objections Raised by

the Insurers

MODERATOR:

Michael DamoreGeneral Counsel

Novation Settlement Solutions

1641 Worthington Road

Suite 410

West Palm Beach, FL 33409

916-692-8839 (Direct)

800-747-6472 X313

www.novationventures.com

[email protected]

John Shafai Law Offi ce of John Z. Shafai

170 South Beverly Drive

Suite 305

Beverly Hills, CA 90212

310-788-2889

[email protected]

John Mott Mott & Mott, PLLC

Po Box 979

Mckinney, TX 75070

214-212-2036


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Laryssa Korduba, Esq. is the founding attorney for the fi rm of Korduba and Rogers LLP. She has been practicing exclusively in the world of Transfer of Structured Settlement work since 2006. Her fi rm has a stellar reputation of aggressively and tenaciously pursuing every fi le from application to approval. The fi rm offers client’s coverage for the entire state of Texas and Oklahoma. This year the fi rm welcomes Barbara Rogers, Esq. as it’s new named partner. Ms. Rogers joins the fi rm after 30 years in the bankruptcy world. We are honored she is bringing the expertise to our practice and know she will be a valuable asset to all of our clients.

Elyse Strickland has been representing Structured Settlement Purchasers since 1996 in both litigating cases and to obtain court approval of structured settlement transactions. In addition, Elyse has extensive experience in complex civil litigation, including managing all aspects of commercial litigation and family law matters.

Elyse takes a practical approach to resolving confl icts, and assists her clients in managing risk and achieving a sensible and successful resolution of problems.

Laryssa KordubaPrincipal

Korduba and Rogers LLP

Elyse StricklandPrincipal

NOVEMBER 6, 2014 | 10:00am – 10:50am | 11:10am – 12:00pmBreakout Sessions

Track A: Preparing Versus Coaching a Problem Payee: An Ethical Discussion of Who is Your Client and How Far You Should Go

Offi t Kurman

Washington

4800 Montgomery Lane

9th Floor

Bethesda, MD 20814

240-507-1770 (Tel)

240-507-1735 (Fax)

www.offi tkurman.com

estrickland@offi tkurman.com


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Roger T. Dunaway is the Owner of the Law Offi ce of Roger T. Dunaway, PLLC in the greater Seattle area. Roger has been self-employed for about three years handling transactional business and real estate matters along with structured settlement transfers. Roger was previously with a Pacifi c Northwest regional law fi rm for years and formerly served as General Counsel for a real estate acquisition, development and investment company.

Roger graduated Cum Laude from Seattle University School of Law in 1987. Roger is currently licensed to practice in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Roger has been an active NASP member and worked with NASP General Counsel Earl Nesbitt last year on changes to the Oregon Structured Settlement Transfer Act. Roger has handled well over 5,000 structured settlement transfers since 2001 with a high success rate.

Mr. Hillman was a pioneer in the secondary market for structured settlements. He was instrumental in bringing to the capital markets the fi rst fi nancing (securitization) of structured settlement payment streams and advising companies entering into the advance funding markets de novo. Mr. Hillman was a primary negotiator of the compromise between the National Structured Settlement Trade Association (“NSSTA”) and the National Association of Settlement Purchasers (“NASP”) that resulted in federal and state legislation to foster the orderly and consumer protective transfer of structured settlement payments. He was a partner in a large Philadelphia based AV rated law fi rm and a general counsel at NASP member compsnies and banks, and specialized in corporate and fi nancing transactions and fi nancial institution regulatory compliance issues (consumer and commercial). Mr. Hillman has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from The American University, Washington. D.C. and a Juris Doctorate from Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Pennsylavania Bar and is a FL Authorized House Counsel. He is a frequent lecturer and has published various articles on banking and other fi nancial services topics.

Roger T. Dunaway

Andrew Hillman

Law Offi ce of Roger T. Dunaway, PLLC

321 High School Rd. NE

STE D3 PMB 612

Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2648

Specialty Asset Advisors, Inc

550 Okeechobee Blvd.

Suite 1219


206-842-2003 Offi ce

206-719-4396 Mobile

206-338-3154 Fax

[email protected]

www.rtdlaw.com

561-386-4307

[email protected]


Track B: Addressing Judicial Concerns


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Michael Fasano began his career in 1972 at the White House Offi ce of Management and Budget, where he served as Senior Budget Examiner until 1976. From 1976 until 1983, Mr. Fasano served as Investment Advisor to General Investment Funds, a pension management group with $2 billion in assets under management. In 1983 Mr. Fasano was appointed Executive Vice President of Trans-General Life Insurance Company, and in 1986 he was named President. Mr. Fasano served as President and CEO of Trans-General until 1990, when he started Fasano Associates.

Mr. Fasano now serves as President of Fasano Associates, with primary responsibility for directing the fi rm’s underwriting business. Mr. Fasano has written numerous articles published in Best’s Review, Pensions and Investments, and the National Underwriter, and has authored underwriting chapters in Wiley Finance text books on life settlements and reverse mortgages. He is a frequent speaker at industry seminars and conferences. Currently, Mr. Fasano serves on the Executive Committee of the European Life Settlement Association (ELSA) and a member of the Board of Directors of the Institutional Longevity Markets Association (ILMA).

After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 2002, Dan joined JG Wentworth, a specialty fi nancial fi rm based in Radnor, PA, as an Account Executive. While honing his inside sales skills at JGW, Dan was promoted several times while the company enjoyed rapid growth. His responsibilities included running an origination team responsible for one third of the company’s revenue as well as building a new mortality linked product line that complemented the company’s established structured settlement and annuity purchase business.

Since joining Stone Street Capital of Bethesda, MD in 2010, Dan has enjoyed the responsibility of leading, coaching and managing the company’s structured settlement division underneath the 2013 AA-ISP Executive of the Year, Gary Milwit, along with a diverse and talented team of inside sales and operations managers.

Michael Fasano, FLMIPresident

Daniel BonnerDirector of Sales


Track C: Life Contingetn Issues

Stone Street Capital, LLC

7316 Wisconsin Avenue

Suite 500

Bethesda, MD 20814

301-951-8900

www.stonestreet.com

Fasano Associates

NAHB Building

1201 15th Street, N.W.

Suite 250

Washington D.C. 20005

Tel: 202 457-8188,

202 457-1275

Fax: 202 457-8198


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The law fi rm of Adam Zoldessy, P.C. provides a broad range of legal services to individuals and business clients throughout New York State and Northern and Central New Jersey. Our fi rm is a full service law fi rm, representing and advising clients in the areas of bankruptcy law, business & commercial law, personal injury and real estate law. Our fi rm represents clients in every level of state and federal courts. The Founding Member, Adam Zoldessy, has extensive background in all Firm fi elds of practice. Federal practice includes: Clerk, Chief Judge Clarkson S. Fisher, Sr., United States District Court for the District of New Jersey; fi rm Associate and assistant for Standing Chapter 13 Trustee, State of New Jersey, Wood, Broege, Neumann and Fisher; State and Federal litigation includes: Law Offi ces of Hugh H. Mo (New York, NY-International Law/Commercial Involuntary Bankruptcy/Admiralty/Corporate); Hill Wallack, (Princeton, NJ) Senior Associate Bankruptcy/Creditor Rights Division; Founding Member, Adam Zoldessy, PC.

Adam Zoldessy Adam Zoldessy, P.C.

235 Lafayette St. #4B

New York, NY 10012

Ph. 212-673-9394

Fax 212-673-7934

NOVEMBER 6, 2014 | 10:00am – 10:50am | 11:10am – 12:00pmBreakout SessionsTrack D: Bankruptcy Issues

Michael Damore is the General Counsel for Novation Settlement Solutions.

Michael DamoreGeneral Counsel

Novation Settlement Solutions

1641 Worthington Road

Suite 410


916-692-8839 (Direct)

800-747-6472 X313

www.novationventures.com

[email protected]

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NASP Executive Director and General Counsel Earl Nesbitt is a partner with Nesbitt, Vassar, and McCown, LLC. He specializes in commercial and business litigation, and represents many structured settlement purchasing companies. He formerly was general counsel for the Settlement Capital Corporation and a partner in Jackson Walker, LLP in Dallas, Texas. Nesbitt takes a central role in NASP’s lobbying efforts, notably in the enactment of federal legislation governing the secondary market (26 U.S.C. § 5891). He is a graduate of Texas Tech University School of Law and the University of Texas at Austin.

NOVEMBER 6, 2014 | 1:00pm – 1:30pmIllinois Litigation

Earl Nesbitt, Esq.General Counsel and

Executive Director, NASP

Nesbitt, Vassar & McCown, L.L.P


Suite 800


972-371-2411

www.nvmlaw.com

[email protected]


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NOVEMBER 6, 2014 | 1:30pm – 2:30pm | 2:50pm – 3:50pmJudicial Panel:

Practical and Ethical Considerations in Structured Settlement Transfers


Matt Bracy is a partner in the Dallas, Texas law fi rm of Scheef & Stone, practicing business and commercial law. For more than 10 years he was general counsel of Settlement Capital Corporation, and prior to that was the director of Government Relations for Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities. In both of these positions he was actively involved in drafting and implementing structured settlement transfer legislation in states and in the U.S. Congress. Matt is a former Board member and president of NASP, heads the Judicial Education Program, and is a featured commentator on structured settlement issues on the Legal Broadcast Network. Matt has a BA from the University of California, Irvine, and a JD from the University of Houston.

Matt Bracy, Partner Scheef & Stone, LLP

2601 Network Blvd.

Suite 102

Frisco, Texas 75034

214.472.2149 (Direct)

214.472.2100 (Main)

214.472.2150 (Facsimile)

[email protected]

www.solidcounsel.com

Commissioner Lynne M. ParkerCommissioner of the Superior Court, Wilmington, Delaware

The Honorable Lynne M. Parker became a Commissioner of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware on July 24, 2008. Commissioner Parker received her B.S. from Drexel University, where she graduated with high honors. She received her J.D. from Villanova University School of Law.

Commissioner Parker is admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of Delaware, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and District Courts of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Commissioner Parker’s present term ends December 18, 2018.

The Honorable Patricia M. SummeKenton Circuit Judge, Fourth Division, Covington, Kentucky

Judge Patricia M. Summe has presided as a Kenton County Circuit Court Judge since 1994. Kenton County has the third largest caseload in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. She is a 1979 graduate of Chase College of Law. Her private practice included real estate, zoning, municipal, probate, personal injury, and family law. She currently serves as Chief Circuit Judge. She has been active with local and state bar committees and groups that promote the legal profession. Judge Summe has been a member and president of several charities sponsored by educational, faith, women and children’s organizations. Judge Summe received the Kentucky Post’s “Woman of the Year” award in 1998, the “Martin Luther King Award”, from the local chapter of the NAACP, in 2003, and the Chase Alumni Association “ Exceptional Service Award” in 2006.


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NOVEMBER 6, 2014 | 1:30pm – 2:30pm | 2:50pm – 3:50pmJudicial Panel:

Practical and Ethical Considerations in Structured Settlement Transfers


The Honorable Travis L. FrancisAssignment Judge, Middlesex County, New Jersey

Judge Travis L. Francis is the Assignment Judge of Middlesex County New Jersey. Prior to his appointment to the bench on January 15, 1992, Judge Francis was a private practitioner in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Judge Francis earned his Juris Doctorate from Rutgers University School of Law in Newark in 1981 and became a member of the New Jersey Bar and the United States District Court the same year.

Judge Francis joined the staff of the Public Advocate in the Middlesex County Public Defenders Offi ce. Judge Francis then worked for the Prudential Insurance

Company as a trial attorney and a senior trial attorney for Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, until 1990 when he entered private practice.

Judge Francis has served as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Minority Concerns since 1993 and Chair of the Subcommittee on Juvenile justice and the Family. Judge Francis co-chairs the Supreme Court Bench-Bar-Media Committee. Judge Francis has served on the Supreme Court Civil Practice Committee, the Supreme Court Capital Punishment Advisory Committee, the Supreme Court special Committee on Preemptory Challenges and Jury Voir Dire. Judge Francis serves as Chair of the Conference of Wiretap and Communication Data Warrant Judges and is Vice-Chair of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Outside Activities of Judicial Employees.

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