by law_ewoxi5 | Nov 23, 2013 | Estate Planning News, News, Special Education News
For many people, the basics of estate planning are simple enough, but for those families with loved ones who are disabled or have special needs, the estate planning process is more involved – and definitely more critical. The latest statistics show that five percent...
by law_ewoxi5 | Nov 23, 2013 | Estate Planning News, News
The Holidays are here… travel is the busiest and careful planning is necessary to nab the best airfare or book that special bed and breakfast before it slips away. One thing that is probably not on your travel to-do list is estate planning, but it should be so...
by law_ewoxi5 | Nov 22, 2013 | Estate Planning News, News
According to a recent Forbes article, the American charitable donation amount topped $316 billion last year – and most of that came from individuals. Holidays are a traditional time of giving, and not just because we like to get in those year-end tax deductions!...
by law_ewoxi5 | Nov 22, 2013 | Business Law News, Estate Planning News, News
Consider all the time you have spent or will spend building your business – and then consider how much energy you have spent on how to protect it or protect your family from it. Unfortunately, many small business owners don’t give much thought to asset protection...
by law_ewoxi5 | Oct 19, 2013 | Estate Planning News, News
According to a recent Pew Research Center study, almost 40% of American adults are caring for an adult or child with chronic health issues – an increase of 10% in just the past three years. The study found that a family caregiver can be found across all demographic...
by law_ewoxi5 | Sep 15, 2013 | Estate Planning News, News
In June 2013, the United States Supreme Court invalidated the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in the historic United States v. Windsor case. The Windsor ruling has changed a number or federal rules within the IRS, Social Security Administration, and other...
by law_ewoxi5 | Sep 15, 2013 | Business Law News, Employment Law News, News
Even the most experienced business owners and hiring managers make mistakes during job interviews that could land them and their company in legal how water. When interviewing candidates for a job, interviewers sometimes ask questions that to them seem like no big...
by law_ewoxi5 | Sep 8, 2013 | Business Law News, Employment Law News, Newsletter Articles
Employee discipline and termination are probably the most dreaded tasks for entrepreneurs and small business owners. The anxiety and trauma related to a termination can sometimes be just as bad for the boss as it is for the employee. But in our litigious society,...
by law_ewoxi5 | Sep 8, 2013 | Business Law News, News, Newsletter Articles
As a small business owner, you spend a lot of time and money and invest plenty of sweat equity into building a business and create intellectual property that needs protection along the way. So I thought I would suggest a few strategies to protect your business’s...
by law_ewoxi5 | Aug 19, 2013 | Business Law News, News
It’s been said that into every life a little rain must fall, and for small business owners, that shower (or storm) can come in the form of a customer or client’s bankruptcy. Here are some tips on what you need to do to improve your odds of getting paid: Stop contact....
