If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” Henry David Thoreau
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Asset Protection, Wills, Trusts, Estate & Business Planning
Asset Protection, Wills, Trusts, Estate & Business Planning
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” Henry David Thoreau
The headline in the March 22, 2016, Washington Post article says it all: “Unanimous pro-Second-Amendment stun gun decision from the Supreme Court.” Unanimous as in every justice apparently agreed with the following sentiment expressed in the per curiam opinion by the nation’s highest court. The Court has held that “the Second Amendment extends, prima facie, to […]
Briefly, creating a conservation easement can allow you to receive good by doing good. Consider creating one on your property to protect “natural, scenic, or open space values of [that] real property, assuring its availability for agricultural, forest, recreational or open space use, protecting natural resources, maintaining or enhancing air or water quality, or preserving the […]
On the impact of the business structure of a farm on federal farm payment limitations: The structuring question also influences eligibility for the federal farm program payment limitation. Under the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform (FAIR) Act, of 1996 and earlier legislation, each “person” under one or more production flexibility contracts is eligible for a […]
I’ve been attending a continuing education webinar on drafting trusts. Very interesting. There is so much you can do with trusts, so many avenues to make sure your wishes are carried out when you’re no longer with us or become incapacitated. Among other things, as with a will, you can make specific distributions to specified […]
Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning. Winston Churchill
Insurer Must Provide Defense for Farms Accused of Spraying Pesticide on Neighbor. Two key paragraphs: Rejecting an insurer’s arguments that multiple exclusions operated to preclude coverage, a Florida federal court judge ruled that two farms are entitled to a defense for a lawsuit accusing them of spraying pesticide on a neighboring farm. and The order […]
You and your spouse have decided you need to do some estate planning, and you’re finally sitting down with an attorney to do same. He or she starts talking about a will for you and a will for your spouse. A trust for you and a trust for your spouse. And a . . . […]
“If you feel like your VC [venture capitalist] is a proctologist, run for the hills.” Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson, Venture Deals: Be Smarter than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist, Wiley 2103
As anyone who’s read my profile knows, I once wrote for Bloomberg–for three Bloomberg magazines, in fact. One of them was Bloomberg Wealth Manager, which was later sold and then sold again. I continued to write for the magazine in all its iterations. The other day, I stumbled upon a list of some of my […]