This letter is to the management of a law firm who is in charge of drug charge lawyers located in Denver. Multiple attorneys act as trustees for clients. There has been no program of management regarding these policies and I was called in to suggest a plan. I was also able to look at redacted policy information and could see at a glance that many policies are underperforming and headed towards failure. A decision was made that the attorneys deal with it on a case by case basis as they see fit. I see this as a grave mistake.
Dear Firm Management:
It’s been a while since we’ve talked and the last time we did you mentioned the attorneys who are acting as trustees will be deciding independently on how to proceed.
I understand this but as we discussed earlier, if things go wrong (which they have and will) and result in a lawsuit, case law has shown that an independent third party is critical to a successful defense. I am currently involved in four litigation support and expert witness cases, some going after trustees and some defending trustees. For full post, click here…
This letter is to a client explaining why the term blended whole life policy on his mother is failing:
Dear Mr. Client:
Unfortunately I still do not have what I requested from XYZ Life but I was able to do some work anyway. Also, what I requested may end up being sent directly to the policy owner, which is you as trustee, at the address of record.
You had asked about potential income tax consequences regarding this policy and I believe there would be none as it looks like the gross cash value is less than what I calculate the basis to be in the contract. I am waiting on a formal basis and gain calc from the company. For full post, click here…
The attorney for a billionaire family called me one day at the behest of a mutual acquaintance. The clients were looking to procure $100,000,000 of new coverage and simply wanted a second opinion.
The couple worked closely with a large bank and their advisor had brought in the bank insurance specialist. I went in with no preconceived notion as I have seen many similar situations and in some I supported the transaction and others I stopped it. 
In this case the existing advisors had been doing a very good job. They seemed sincere and had looked at many angles. I am not sure how excited they were that I was brought in but they had to deal with me. I quickly realized they are among the “good guys” and all I did, after understanding the goals and objectives, was to challenge a few things, brought a couple of ideas to the table and offer some opinions. In the end, what they moved forward with was substantively what they had planned before I was in the picture. For full post, click here…
