How to Protect Your Real Estate Assets
If you own real estate, chances are you have purchased insurance to protect your assets against damage or loss. But have you taken the necessary
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Everything you need to know
about the areas of family wealth succession and preservation.
Everything you need to know
about the areas of family wealth succession and preservation.
STEP 1: Choose the Right Business Entity
One of the first decisions an entrepreneur should be making is the selection of the right form of business entity. This is a critical decision
What You Need to Know About Liens and Your Business
Business owners who take out loans for equipment, property or working capital need to understand how liens can affect their business in terms of the
Q&A: Trusts vs Corporations Explained
The concept of a trust is difficult for many people to grasp because a trust is a concept, and therefore is an intangible. Another intangible, but
10 Essential Questions to Guide Your Business Succession Plan
A whopping 90 percent of businesses across the nation are family-owned. Odds are this means you either know someone who is part of a family-owned
Gift Tax Explained: Strategies for Wealthier Families
With tax rates somewhat higher than in prior years based on increases in income taxes, capital gains, and the new so-called Medicare tax, (which is
How to Properly Structure a Founder’s Agreement for Your New Venture
We are a nation of entrepreneurs, but we are also living in a litigious society, so if you are starting a new venture and there
Avoid These Four Common Legal Mistakes If You Own a Business
Whether you are just starting a new business or have been running a business for years, there are four common legal mistakes that both novice
The Olmstead “Patch” Works! Even Against Your Own Partner…
We attorneys LOVE LLCs and advised many of our clients to create LLCs to protect their assets inside the LLC from lawsuits by creditors against
One Mistake Cost His Children $400,000 of an IRA Inheritance
Before Leonard Smith lost his battle with cancer in 2008, he worked with his financial advisors to make sure his children received the balance of
Remember Terri Schiavo? Why Everyone Needs A Health Care Directive…
As people live longer, the chances of experiencing incapacity increase, and the advance health care directive becomes ever more crucial in avoiding disputes and providing
The REAL Lessons Learned From James Gandolfini’s Estate
James Gandolfini, who won three Emmy awards portraying mob-boss Tony Soprano for eight years on HBO’s The Sopranos, died on June 19th, 2013 in a
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We are Trust Counsel – Our name says it all. We are specialists. We practice only the areas of family wealth succession: Estate Planning, Asset Protection, Business Succession, and Probate. We know what we are doing. We love what we are doing. We believe in what we are doing.
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