All speeches given by Robert W. Wood (unless otherwise noted)

How to Effectively Utilize Structured Settlements in Employment Litigation, with Steve Chapman and John McCulloch, San Francisco Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, San Francisco, California, December 15, 2004.

Update on the Tax Treatment of Damage Awards, CBIZ Tax Conference 2004, San Francisco, California, November 8 – 10, 2004.

Update on the Tax Treatment of Damage Awards, 41st Heart of America Tax Institute, Kansas City, Missouri, November 4 – 5, 2004.

Non-Qualified Assignments, National Structured Settlements Trade Association Regional Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 7, 2004.

Tax Reports on Lawyers Fee: An Update on IRS 1099 Requirements, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, Teleconference, October 7, 2004.

Taxation of Plaintiffs Settlements Gross vs. Net: Conflict Among the Circuits, with Randall L. Zamarra, Taxation, San Francisco Bar Association, Law Practice Management and Litigations Sections, San Francisco, California, September 24, 2004.

Taxation of Litigation Payments in California: Including Damage Awards and Settlements, National Business Institute, San Francisco, California, May 11, 2004.

Taxation of Litigation Payments in California: Including Damage Awards and Settlements, Santa Clara County Bar Association, Santa Clara, California, April 27, 2004.

Nonqualified Structured Settlements and Attorneys Fees Developments, Creative Capital-Allstate Conference, Newark, New Jersey, March 3, 2004.

Tax and Strategy Issues in Selling Businesses, Business Team M&A Seminar, Pleasant Hill, California, February 27, 2004.

Business Break-ups and Divorce: Tax Aspects of Business Buyouts Pursuant to Marital Dissolution Agreements, 2003 Annual Meeting of the California Tax Bar, California Tax Policy Conference, San Francisco, California, November 8, 2003.

Allocation of the Proceeds of Litigation, Representing Workers and Low-Income Plaintiffs: Tax Consequences in Administration of Settlements and Resolving IRS Controversies, Workers Tax Committee, Oakland, California, October 24, 2003.

Payment, Distribution and Reporting of Litigation Proceeds, Representing Workers and Low-Income Plaintiffs: Tax Consequences in Administration of Settlements and Resolving IRS Controversies, Workers Tax Committee, Oakland, California, October 24, 2003.

Settlement Agreements, Representing Workers and Low-Income Plaintiffs: Tax Consequences in Administration of Settlements and Resolving IRS Controversies, Workers Tax Committee, Oakland, California, October 24, 2003.

Tax Issues in Buying or Selling a Business, Lorman Education Services, July 8, 2003.

Taxation of Employment Law Settlements and Verdicts, 20th Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota State Bar Association, Plenary Session, St. Paul, Minnesota, May 28, 2003.

Taxation of Damage Awards and Settlement Payments, 20th Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota State Bar Association, Plenary Session, St. Paul, Minnesota, May 28, 2003.

Tax Treatment of Attorneys Fees, U.S. Tax Court, 2003 Delegation (California State Bar Tax Section), Washington, D.C., May 14, 2003.

Tax Treatment of Attorneys Fees, U.S. Treasury Department, Washington, D.C., May 13, 2003.

Tax Treatment of Attorneys Fees, Internal Revenue Service National Office, Washington, D.C., May 12, 2003.

Tax Treatment of Attorneys Fees, House Committee on Ways and Means, Washington, D.C., May 12, 2003.

Tax Aspects of Settlements, Advanced Litigation Institute, California CPA Foundation, Palm Springs, California, May 9, 2003.

Estate Tax Planning, 2003 Annual Meeting & Conference, National Structured Settlement Trade Association, San Diego, California, April 28, 2003.

Section 468B Trusts: Can it Work with One Claimant?, National Structured Settlement Trade Association Regional Meeting, St. Petersburg, Florida, January 24, 2003.