Thank you to Grant Griffiths for his suggestion for this post.
We appreciate your visits to Pennsylvania Fiduciary Litigation. While many of you are stopping by to read the new post we have published, you may be missing out on what else we have to offer.
If
The following blog post is reprinted with permission from the blog of Leslie A. Burgk, Esq,
February 6th, 2009
If your client’s estate plan overlooks the right to terminate contracts and recapture copyrights, it could cost your client’s heirs
When I graduated from law school, I had little insight into the business of running a law practice. Don’t get me wrong; I had great knowledge about the law. But I did not know how to actually build a client roster, create and deliver services, administer an office, and get paid a fair fee for
1918 photo of 18,000 troops at Camp Dodge in Iowa as they prepared to go off to war.
Blogging credit to Susan Cartier Liebel at Build a Solo Practice.
We are happy to welcome a guest post from political commentator Don Feldman:
It could have been worse.
* In the year of the “perfect storm” for Republicans, the charismatic Democratic candidate got 52% of the vote. If not for the timing of the economic meltdown, McCain might have won.
* As
There are good reasons and bad reasons for setting up a funded revocable living trust (RLT) – here is one of the better reasons: FDIC insurance has been increased and now covers each beneficiary’s interest in an RLT up to $250,000 each.
See the FDIC website explanation here.
The legislation authorizing the increase in
"It’s an ill wind that blows nobody good "
–old proverb
The current low valuation levels in the financial markets present some unique opportunities for estate tax and income tax planning. Low values give the opportunity for transferring assets on very advantageous terms, freezing low values, and recognizing losses for income tax planning.
Here is a list
"Hell hath no fury like a white knight spurned."
– Jonathan D. Glater writing for the Wall Street Journal.
Wachovia had a "silent run" losing scads of big depositors. Citigroup came to the rescue – loaning them cash. With FDIC guidance, Citigroup stepped in to prevent Wachovia from collapsing on Monday September
High-profile Allentown PA defense attorney John P. Karoly Jr., was indicted September 25, 2008 by a federal grand jury on charges he and two others conspired to defraud his brother’s and sister-in-law’s estates of millions using fake wills.
John J. Shane, a doctor Karoly often used as an expert witness and Karoly’s son, John P. Karoly
Neil Hendershot has a terrific post on his blog called "Liquid Trust" or "Living Trustworthiness"? With tongue in cheek, he talks of buying trust in a bottle (like Love Potion No. 9) to solve the nation’s financial crsis.
"Liquid Trust is the world’s first Trust Enhancing Body Spray, specially formulated to increase