Are Your LLC Interests Actually Securities?
Securities law is a complex minefield that terrifies even the most seasoned lawyers. As a small business owner,…
Four Documents to Empower Your Life and Death
In our complicated world, we plow through a lot of paperwork. From taxes, to buying or selling a…
Estate Planning Under Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “ACT”) Passed Effective 2018
The ACT provides for many new income and estate tax features. The purpose of this brief article is…
Don’t Procrastinate Your Estate Planning
“I’m not afraid of death; I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” Like Woody Allen,…
Estate Planning Isn’t Just for People with Children
It’s very common for clients to seek out estate planning when a child is born or when they…
Estate Planning for Blended Families
The unique nature of a blended family – that is, a family where one or both spouses have…
Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire
In the midst of all of the talk about potential federal estate tax repeal, many individuals have elected…
Major Estate Planning Mistakes by Celebrities
Because of some very obvious and egregious mistakes made by famous celebrities with respect to Estate Planning, all…
Asset Protection Planning
Many times we think of Asset Protection Planning only with respect to potential creditors who might sue us. …
California Transfer on Death Deeds: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Sarah Spenless is an elderly widow with just one asset holding value: her home, which is worth $500,000.…