February 2010

There is an increasing interest in asset protection among both individuals and businesses.   But many people are still not exactly sure what "asset protection planning" is.

Asset protection planning is simply the process of lawfully protecting your personal and/or business assets from creditors.  It involves taking advantage of laws and legal doctrines that were actually

A business succession plan is a key component of any asset protection plan.  In most cases, a family business constitutes a large percentage of the owners’ assets.  Yet a significant number of businesses have absolutely no succession plan in place.

In thirty years of representing family businesses, I have come to understand why succession planning