Protect Your Assets From Lawsuits in 90 Days. With Direct Help From Douglass Lodmell, With Zero Disruptions To Your Day-To-Day Life.
No offshore complexity. No loss of control. Just a structure that works when you need it.
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What Industry Leaders Say About Douglass Lodmell
Tom Wheelwright
“When clients ask me how to turn defense into collection-proof structure, I send them to Doug. Transparent, lawful, and court-resistant, the way serious builders protect what they’ve built.”
Trusted by over 10k+ operators.
Douglass Lodmell Asset-protection attorney JD Cardozo • LL.M. Tax (NYU) Judicial clerkship (E.D.N.Y.) CLE instructor • Speaker to physician groups, syndicators, YPO Ethic. Transparent. Lawful. Court-resistant.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Business owners, real estate operators, and high-earning professionals with 7-figure exposure who want:
- Lawful transparency (no secrecy, no games)
- Hardened posture under pressure (domestic control, foreign strength when it matters)
- Protection that works after the judgment, not just during the lawsuit
WHO THIS IS NOT FOR
- People in active evasion or looking for "loopholes"
- Anyone unwilling to follow funding and maintenance (documents must match behavior)
- Anyone under $1M net worth (not cost-effective yet)
- Anyone already in an active lawsuit (timing matters, we'll tell you what's still possible)
The Problem
Most asset protection plans assume you'll win in court. But judges are unpredictable, and when you lose, your equity, accounts, and cash flow are wide open to collection.
The Solution
The Bridge Trust + Asset Management LP assumes the worst-case ruling and keeps your assets safe anyway. Transparent, lawful, and designed for the collection phase, not just the courtroom.
Trusted by business owners, real estate operators, and physicians since 1997.
HOW IT WORKS
Step 1: Analyze
Exposure review, entity/title audit, and placement guidance for AMLP and LLCs. Clear map of what’s exposed vs. insulated, and what’s fixable now vs. later. (Plan mechanics per Bridge Trust + AMLP framework.)
Step 2: Design and Implement
Install the Bridge Trust® and Asset Management LP, align with existing LLCs, and document a funding plan. All docs are attorney-prepared; tax/admin stays domestic in calm times.
Step 3: Operate (Ongoing)
Normal operations remain domestic: current U.S. banking is fine; client may serve as trustee; no foreign reporting in calm times. If a legitimate Event of Duress occurs, the Protector can appoint an offshore successor trustee and foreignize administration/situs, forcing creditors into a far more difficult forum.
DELIVERABLES YOU'LL RECEIVE
Domestic Holding Entity (AMLP) Setup & Alignment
Centralizes liquid assets. Integrates with existing LLCs. Day-to-day control stays with you. Taxed as a pass-through entity, it remains fully U.S.-reporting and CPA-visible.
Funding & Maintenance Guidance
Step-by-step instructions so your behavior matches your documents. What to move. When to move it. How to keep it clean. Includes annual entity check-up and CPA coordination guidelines.
Bridge Trust® Setup
Hybrid design, registered offshore, administered domestically in normal times. Transparent. Lawful. proven and implemented for over 20 years..
Under-Heat Protocol
Defines roles and steps if an Event of Duress occurs, who authorizes, what administrative shifts take place, and how control transitions offshore.”
Placement Guidance (AMLP vs. LLCs)
Where each asset belongs in the stack. Safe vs. risky. How they interact without creating exposure. Includes written placement memo summarizing entity's purpose and asset flow.
Investment presented on your analysis.
FAQs
"Is 'offshore' a red flag?"
Normal operation remains domestic and fully transparent. Offshore jurisdiction is a contingency layer that activates only upon a defined Event of Duress. It’s not secrecy, it’s legal engineering.
"Will I lose control?"
During normal periods, you remain managing trustee and signatory. Only upon a verified duress event can the independent Protector appoint an offshore successor trustee.
"Why not just more insurance?"
Insurance is defense. It handles Stage 1 (the complaint). But if the judgment exceeds your policy or hits an exclusion, you're personally exposed at Stage 3 (collection). That's the gap. Structure closes it.
"What if I'm already in a dispute?"
Timing matters. Fraudulent transfer laws restrict what you can do once a dispute starts. We’ll identify what restructuring is still legally permissible and coordinate with your existing counsel as needed.
"How is this different from a domestic trust?"
The Bridge Trust is registered in a foreign jurisdiction that does not recognize or enforce U.S. civil judgments and requires a higher burden of proof for creditors. They must re-litigate their claim under local law, most stop there.
This is educational only. Not legal advice.
We provide formation + guidance with clear service-level commitments, no 100% outcome guarantees.
Courts are unpredictable. My job isn't to help you hide assets. It's to help you design so that even if a ruling goes against you, your assets stay safe.
Transparent. Visible. Yours.
You can see the assets. You just can't take them.