Background
Chris spent nearly a decade as the go-to attorney for the biggest structured settlement purchasing companies in the country. Starting in 2002 at Milton & DeKruif, the firm he co-founded, he represented every major player in the industry and learned how the business worked from the inside out.
During those years, Chris personally filed more than 5,000 court cases across 47 states, with a 97% or higher approval rate. He knows the Structured Settlement Protection Act in every state, the judges who hear these cases, and the specific filing requirements that trip up less experienced companies.
In 2011, he took all of that experience to the other side of the table and founded CSF. He built the company around one idea: customers deserve a better deal than the big firms were offering. Chris personally developed CSF's 81-point inspection system, which every transaction goes through before it reaches a courtroom. It catches issues early and keeps cases moving.
Under Chris's leadership, CSF has closed nearly 4,000 transactions and put more than $200 million in customers' hands. He still reviews complex cases personally, and his firsthand relationships with courts across the country are a big reason CSF gets deals approved faster than the competition.
What This Means for You
The short answer is: your case is being handled by a company whose founder has personally filed more structured settlement court cases than almost anyone in the industry. Your paperwork gets prepared right the first time, presented clearly to the judge, and approved as fast as the court allows.
Chris holds bar admissions in 10 states, from California and Florida to Texas and Ohio. Whether your case is filed locally or across the country, CSF's leadership knows what that specific court expects. That is the difference between a smooth approval and a delayed one.