Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Aug. 29, 2009
The Case for Structure
Done properly, an attorney fee structure obviates the normal tax doctrines of constructive receipt and economic benefit, writes Robert W. Wood.
Robert W. Wood
Managing Partner
Wood LLP
333 Sacramento St
San Francisco , California 94111-3601
Phone: (415) 834-0113
Fax: (415) 789-4540
Email: wood@WoodLLP.com
Univ of Chicago Law School
Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.
FOCUS COLUMN
By Robert W. Wood I am a believer in planning for tomorrow. As a tax lawyer for the last 30 years, I have seen many peaks and valleys in the income of clients and colleagues. I have seen dips and hills in my own income. As a frequent adviser to litigants and their counsel about the tax consequences of settlements and judgments, I have seen no end of contingent fee successes. But I have also witnessed contingent fee failures, and everyth...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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