Settlement Planning Education Center

Gain Settlement Planning Expertise

The Settlement Planning Education Center (“SPEC”) is the online education platform of the Society of Settlement Planners (“SSP”). The SSP is dedicated to educating today’s settlement planning professionals — and SPEC is one of the SSP’s main education channels.

SPEC offers the required courses for the Registered Settlement Planner (“RSP”) designation. Registered Settlement Planners are settlement planning professionals who are uniquely qualified to competently and ethically assist injury victims, claimants and attorneys in resolving their legal and financial claims.

Tailored Courses

The RSP courses have been specifically designed for settlement professionals.

Go at Your Own Pace

We know you’re busy. Our courses are designed to work around your schedule.

Device-Friendly

Our courses are accessible from anywhere. All you need is an internet connection.

Registered Settlement Planner Courses

To get started with the Registered Settlement Planner courses, please contact Daniel Maxwell at [email protected]

RSP Part 1, Section 1: Introduction to Settlement Planning
RSP Part 1, Section 2: Dissipation Risk and Factoring
RSP Part 1, Section 3: Qualified Structures
RSP Part 1, Section 4: QSFs, Non-Qualified Structures, and Other Options
RSP Part 1, Section 5: Taxation of Damages and Ethics of Settlement Planning
RSP Part 1, Section 6: How to Write a Settlement Plan
RSP Part 2, Section 1: Trial Procedure and ADR
RSP Part 2, Section 2: Civil Liability
RSP Part 2, Section 3: Estate Planning, Estate and Gift Tax Planning, and Property Transfers
RSP Part 2, Section 4: Government Benefits and Special Needs Trusts
RSP Part 2, Section 5: MSP Compliance
RSP Part 3, Section 1: Basic Financial Concepts
RSP Part 3, Section 2: Income Taxation
RSP Part 3, Section 3: Insurance Concepts and Claims Procedure
RSP Part 3, Section 4: Investment Concepts and Vehicles
RSP Part 3, Section 5: Retirement Planning and Employment Benefits

What Our Students Have to Say

“Specialized skills are the key to settlement planning, making the courses at SPEC very valuable to anyone transitioning into the profession. Even as an experienced settlement planner, I benefitted from the SPEC courses. If you are serious about settlement planning, I highly recommend becoming a Registered Settlement Planner.”
Charles Schell, RSP
Armis Advisors
“The settlement planning profession has needed a reputable, reliable, and independent source for high-level education, training, and professional certification. That source is SPEC. Taking and completing the coursework at SPEC and becoming a member of the Registry of Settlement Planners were well worth the cost of both time and money. The increased respect and regard from clients and the trial attorneys that refer them has been most gratifying. I highly recommend SPEC and the RSP.”
Jack Meligan, RSP
Settlement Professionals, Inc.