by Trust Counsel | Nov 18, 2020 | Asset Protection, Business Succession, Case Law, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family, Financial, Health Care Directive, High Net Worth, Incapacity, Income Tax, Inheritance, Intellectual Property, Kids Protection Planning, Liens/Debt, Scams, Special Needs Planning, Trusts, Uncategorized, Vacation / Travel, Wills
On October 15th, nearly two months after the death of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, his wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, filed documents with the Los Angeles probate court seeking to be named administrator of his estate. Earlier this year, Boseman and Ledward were...
by Trust Counsel | Nov 6, 2020 | Asset Protection, Business Succession, Business/ Corporate Law, Case Law, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family, Financial, Health Care Directive, High Net Worth, Income Tax, Inheritance, Intellectual Property, Kids Protection Planning, Non - US Citizen, Probate Litigation, Real Property / Real Estate, Retirement, Special Needs Planning, Trusts, Wills
If you’re like most people, you likely think estate planning is just one more task to check off of your life’s endless “to-do” list. You may shop around and find a lawyer to create planning documents for you, or you might try creating your own DIY plan using online...
by Trust Counsel | Oct 23, 2020 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family, Financial, Guardianship, Health Care Directive, Inheritance, Intellectual Property, Kids Protection Planning, Probate, Real Property / Real Estate, Retirement, Trusts
October 19th-25th, 2020 is National Estate Planning Awareness Week, so if you’ve been thinking about creating an estate plan, but still haven’t checked it off your to-do list, now is the perfect time to get it done. If you or anyone you love has yet to...
by Leslie Marenco | Jul 14, 2017 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, High Net Worth, Intellectual Property
A celebrity’s image and likeness can continue to produce considerable income after death. This type of intellectual property is considered part of your estate, and the IRS can tax its value. In the case of pop star Michael Jackson’s estate, that recently meant...
by Leslie Marenco | Sep 6, 2014 | Articles, Business/ Corporate Law, Intellectual Property
Unless you’ve been hiding under a bucket this summer, it’s likely you’ve heard about the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. If you haven’t yet been called on to donate or douse yourself with a bucket of icy water, you’ve certainly seen the thousands of videos of people far and...
by Leslie Marenco | Aug 11, 2014 | Articles, Business/ Corporate Law, Intellectual Property
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 are other founders involved, a founder’s agreement (that would be an operating agreement for an LLC or a shareholder’s agreement for a...