Author: Michael A. Green

Mike Green, a founding member of Green, Silverstein and Groff, spoke at the National Association of Settlement Purchasers Conference in Hollywood, Florida held in November 2023. Mike appeared as part of the Outside Counsel Panel, discussing trends and developments in the structured settlement transfer industry, especially as they impact Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

How the Covid-19 Pandemic Has Affected Structured Settlement Transfers in the NortheastBy Michael A. Green, Esquire, Green, Silverstein & Groff, LLC [Ed. note: This article was published in October 2020. Happily, life is different now.] The world has changed significantly since COVID-19 hit the United States in February and March. Litigating proposed structured settlement transfers has been affected like everything else. I and my firm have been doing transfer work in Pennsylvania and New Jersey since 2002. I thought it would be useful to provide a “down and dirty” view of what is different and what remains the same where…

My name is Mike Green. I am outside counsel to several factoring companies. This is my first time posting to a blog so, please, be gentle. Anyway, to follow up on Matt Bracy’s previous post about court approval, I thought I’d give my “outside counsel” perspective about court approval, what happens and how everyone can be prepared to face the judge at the hearing and what everyone can do to best present the transfer. In most states (including PA and NJ, where I practice), an individual must appear in court and persuade the judge that the proposed transfer is in…

My name is Mike Green. I am outside counsel to several factoring companies. I blogged last year about my perspective on the court approval process for structured settlement transfers. With this article, I’d like to dig deeper into the financial/best interest analysis. This is an area which confuses many individuals and judges not familiar with the process: Each state which has a structured settlement transfer statute requires that a Disclosure Statement be issued. While the required disclosures vary slightly from state to state, most Disclosure Statements must indicate some or all of the following: total amount of payments to be…