Baldwin Settlements
Baldwin Settlements is comprised of a team of professional, highly experienced settlement consultants whose personal attention is unmatched anywhere else in the industry. Our goal is to utilize our expertise and integrity to help our clients reach successful settlement outcomes. Our nationwide structured settlement services are provided at no cost to our clients or their attorneys. We have an extensive network of settlement resources, including Trust Attorneys, Life Care Planners, Medicare Set Aside Specialists, and Trust Administrators. We work closely with everyone involved in the case to ensure a successful settlement result.
We understand the overwhelming position the injured party is in during the settlement process. Making important financial decisions is difficult under the best circumstances, and even harder when also dealing with an injury or the death of a family member. We customize and tailor the financial and structured annuity plans to meet each individuals immediate and long-term needs.
With our combined decades of expertise and over 10,000 settled cases, our structured settlement solutions and innovative financial planning are a viable and secure option during this unpredictable financial environment. We are able to give our clients the peace of mind and financial security they deserve.
Types of Cases We Specialize in
Physical Injury
Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death
Catastrophic Injury
Products Liability
Class Action & Mass Torts
Sexual Harassment & Assault
Workers Compensation
Employment
Involving Minors
Our Services
Comprehensive Settlement Planning
Customized plans tailored to each client
Assistance establishing Special Needs Trusts
Public Benefits Preservation
Qualified Settlement Funds
Medicare Set-Asides
Attorney's Fees Financial Planning
NO Costs or fees to Clients or Attorneys
Melissa Baldwin
owner & Senior Consultant
Melissa Baldwin has been a Settlement Consultant for over 15 years, assisting attorneys and their clients in physical injury cases related to medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, injured minors and product liability as well as non-physical injury cases such as employment and discrimination, mass torts and attorney fees. As a consultant throughout the country, Melissa focuses on the immediate and long-term financial needs of Plaintiffs and their families. Custom tailoring structured annuities and financial plans to meet each person's unique and specific set of present and future income needs and goals. Whether it be payments for ongoing medical care, children's education, retirement planning, and other financial concerns, Melissa's focus is always her clients' best interest and ensuring financial security.
In addition to financial assessment and preparing annuity payment plans, Melissa assists with case evaluation including affects on public benefits, reviews legal documents involved, and attends mediations and settlement conferences across the United States, free of charge. Her passion is to help her clients facilitate a successful settlement while making the process as easy as possible for all parties involved.
As a proud member of Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), American Association for Justice (AAJ), San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (SFTLA), Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (OCTLA) and National Structured Settlement Trade Association (NSSTA), Melissa and her team support each organization through education, conferences and seminars. Melissa was a member of the Board of Directors for the National Structure Association for over three years and in 2019 was presented with the ‘Presidential Award of Merit’ by the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles.
A native of California, Melissa earned her Bachelor degree in Political Science with a minor in Law from University of California, San Diego and went onto Hastings College of Law. Melissa enjoys hiking, family camping trips with her husband and their two children, and seeing live music shows all over California.
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