Legal insights and updates from our attorneys.
June 25, 2015
It is not required by law that a construction material supplier verify whether the individual/entity that materials are being sold to is licensed. However, there are a few risks to keep in mind when...
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A partnership is simply a joint venture of two or more individuals conducting a business together for profit. Like the sole proprietorship, the partners are liable for the debts and liabilities of...
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Medical science can keep a person alive almost indefinitely, even when their quality of life has severely deteriorated. For reasons both personal and financial, most opt out of prolonging life under...
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A limited partnership (LTD) is a hybrid of a corporation and a partnership. The general partners manage the business on a day-to-day basis and are personally liable for the debts and liabilities of...
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The Lien Recovery Fund is a great source of payment for subcontractors and suppliers of construction materials on residential property. It is also a great source for homeowners that are forced to...
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Aging adults sometimes transfer their property outright to children in order to avoid using their life’s earnings on long-term medical care. My advice? Don’t do it. There are a myriad of pitfalls to...
Read more →June 17, 2015
Corporations can be involved and diverse. Nevertheless, there are some things all corporations have in common. For instance, at its core a corporation is an entity separate from any of the parties...
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QUICK LOOK * Breach of Contract/Warranty – action must be brought within 6 years of completion or abandonment of construction, unless contract provides for a different period of time. * All other...
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A hybrid of partnerships and corporations, an LLC provides limited liability for all of its “members.” This is true even as management of the company may remain the same as a general or limited...
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Probate, simply put, is the process set up by the legislature and carried out by the court which provides for the transfer and management of the property of a deceased, incapacitated, or minor...
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A trust is an entity (like a corporation) established to hold and manage property. It has its own separate existence apart from the grantor or creator of the trust. Trusts can be established during...
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A will is simply a written directive to the probate court as to how property is to be distributed at death, who should be the personal representative (previously called an executor) to manage the...
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Asset protection planning is like insurance. You can structure your affairs so that many of your assets are much more difficult to reach by potential creditors. Most asset protection planning...
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Recruiting and Hiring Procedures For many employers the primary objective in the recruiting and hiring process is to generate a pool of qualified candidates from which the employer can then...
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Adoption is the process of changing the legal parent of a child. The process usually involves petitioning the court for approval of the adoption, obtaining consent from all necessary parties,...
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