During 2016, Ohio continued to stand out as one of the best asset protection jurisdictions in the country.  I have noticed that more people are becoming aware of the significant opportunities offered by Ohio’s Legacy Trust statute.  As I have mentioned in earlier posts, an Ohio Legacy Trust is an excellent way to protect your assets – – while still maintaining a meaningful degree of control over those assets.
Continue Reading Reflections on 2016 Ohio Asset Protection Developments

On July 26, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit broadly affirmed a Wisconsin statute that makes annuities exempt from a creditor’s judgment.  The case – – Whitman, Trustee in Bankruptcy v. Koenig, 2016 WL 3997251 – – was argued earlier this year and the Appeals Court issued its decision on

As I have mentioned in other posts, Ohio Senate Bill 181 was signed by the Governor and became law on July 6, 2016.  The new statute improves the already excellent protections offered by Ohio’s LLC statute.  It amends various provisions of Chapters 1701 and 1705 of the Ohio Revised Code.

It is worth noting that

Ohio Senate Bill 181– which becomes effective on July 6, 2016 — will make some important asset protection improvements to Ohio’s limited liability company statute. Ohio’s LLC law is already an excellent one from an asset protection standpoint. The new changes will make it even better.

The new changes include:

  • More specific charging order protection

A recent article by Laura Landro in the May 10, 2016 Wall Street Journal had some interesting observations about the burdens many physicians face from malpractice suits. According to a 2013 study in the Journal of Health Affairs, the average doctor spends over 50 months — or about 11% of a 40 year career —