A common misconception is the speed at which even a slam-dunk case will proceed. A simple, straightforward case with few complications can still take months, if not years, to settle. Meanwhile, your creditors will not be patient. Your forced holiday from working and earning a living does not automatically grant you a holiday from your liabilities.

That’s where pre-settlement funding has helped a lot of plaintiffs survive the wait. Pre-settlement legal funding is a purchase taken against the settlement your case is expected to generate. Pre-settlement funding assumes a settlement; the funding is repaid along with fees paid from the settlement dollars when they come in. If there is no settlement, neither the funding, nor the fees are repaid.