Plan Your Estate and Protect Your Family
Protect Your Family With an Estate Plan Overview In the event of incapacitation or death (God forbid), it is important that you have named who will control your health and finances and who will raise your children (if you’re a parent). If you don’t have an estate plan, your assets [...]
Forming LLC’s
In a recent article, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) exclaimed that its optimism index is at an all-time high, with small-business owners planning to break records with hiring and expanding. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/small-business-owners-more-optimistic-than-ever-nfib-credits-trump-economic-policies-2018-09-11 This optimism also means that it is a good time to start a business. We therefore thought [...]
Do Your Parents Have an Estate Plan?
If you find yourself in the “sandwich generation” (someone who is caring for both your children as well as your parents simultaneously), you need to know whether or not your parents have put together an estate plan. While it is still your parent’s choice to make estate planning decisions, having [...]
Legal Affairs Checklist for Fall
With the fall season approaching, it’s an excellent time to review your affairs. Below is a legal affairs checklist to ensure your planning meets your needs and is up-to-date: 1. When was your power of attorney last updated? A power of attorney is a valuable legal document, no matter what [...]
SCOTUS: Kavanaugh Nomination
On June 27, 2018, Justice Anthony Kennedy sent a letter to President Donald Trump announcing his retirement from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). As one of nine justices, he was considered to be an important swing vote. Consider: there are four "liberal" justices (Sotomayor, Ginsberg, Kagan and Breyer), [...]
SCOTUS Rules States Can Legalize Sports Gambling
Sports gambling will soon be legal in, most likely, all states who want it, due to a Supreme Court decision on Monday, May 14. By a 6-3 margin, the Court struck down the “Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act,” (PASPA) which made it illegal for states to authorize sports gambling [...]