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Maximize Tax-Deductible Business Entertainment

I am actually writing this article to poke a little fun at my partner Leslie, who seems to be out and about this time of

How Your Employees’ Social Media Contacts Could be Protectable Trade Secrets

The question of whether an employee’s LinkedIn contacts can be considered trade secrets belonging to a former employer is a question currently before a Central

What Employers Need to Know About the President Obama Executive Order on Immigration

On November 20, 2014, President Obama outlined his executive order on immigration, and the following day issued two Presidential Memoranda that laid out additional directives

10 Tips to Ensure Family Harmony Over Your Estate Plan

When your children were small, you no doubt suffered the challenge of keeping peace in the family. We see this same scenario play out time

Why You Should Get Estate Planning Off Your To-Do List in 2015

There are many goals most of us want to accomplish in life, and some of the most important ones center on family and money. Here

Joan Rivers Has Last Laugh Through Use of a Family Trust

Famous comedienne, Joan Rivers, who died unexpectedly on September 4, 2014, from what is alleged to be a botched medical procedure, made millions making us

How to Have an Office Holiday Party with No Legal Hangovers

Holiday parties that had fallen victim to the economic recession are now back at many offices across the country, and are a wonderful way to

Top 10 Legal Tips for Entrepreneurs

If 2015 is the year you decide to strike out on your own and start your own business, there are some basic legal issues you

Preparing Your Company for an Eventual (and Profitable) Sale

If you are a small business owner, chances are that most of your personal net worth is tied up in your business. So even if

‘Tis the Season to Be Gifting: How to Do It Right

Not many people would view the IRS as a charitable organization, but you might if you plan your gifting appropriately – i.e., in a way

Special Needs Trust: Protection for Those Who Need It the Most

Families of those with disabilities – physical or mental – are typically concerned with the best way to fund the long-term financial and personal needs

Ashes to Ashes, Dust to…Diamonds? Creating an Ever-Lasting Memorial Through Science

Here are two scientific facts: Diamonds are forever. We are not. However, through science, there is now a way to immortalize ourselves or our loved

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