Much of my work is centered on helping clients protect their assets during their lifetimes. But most people also want to make sure that their assets are protected after their deaths.
A recent article in the New York Times describes a very public fight among relatives of actor/comedian Robin Williams. His widow and his
Anyone who is deeply in debt knows the terrible stress and fear that often results from being in that situation. So it is no surprise that many debtors are easily victimized by phony collection agencies.
A recent article by Sheryl Harris in the Cleveland Plain Dealer highlights a scam by a Georgia collection agency that
An interesting article by Cindy Krischer Goodman in the Miami Herald provides some excellent examples of how fortunes today can change in an instant — due to social media. For example, racist comments in a private phone conversation between the Los Angeles Clippers’ then owner, Donald Sterling, and his girlfriend went viral and literally cost
The primary concern for most of my asset protection clients is a sudden catastrophic lawsuit. Physicians, business owners and high net worth individuals (and almost anyone else with assets worth protecting) are fearful of that one mishap that could threaten everything they have earned during their lifetime. A surgeon who has performed thousands of successful
I have seen statistics forecasting about 28,000 new law graduate jobs opening each year for the next ten years. But law schools currently appear to be on pace to graduate about 44,000 lawyers per year in that same time period. This would create a significant over supply of lawyers. Even worse, it appears that there
Financial disaster can stem from personal setbacks like divorce, business disputes, litigation, and numerous other causes. But the last few months of 2012 remind us that sudden, unexpected financial catastrophes can also come from other sources – – like natural disasters and general economic conditions.
Hurricane Sandy is a grim reminder that certain losses are
In case you needed yet another reason for asset protection planning…
An increasing problem with jurors is the unauthorized use of social media during trial. A recent front page article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer by Alison Grant on August 29, 2012 has some shocking examples. One juror tried to “friend” a witness. Jurors in
As I mentioned in a post last March most of us now have multiple on-line accounts; and very few people consider what happens if they die and no one can access those accounts.
One of my associates, David M. Lenz, recently published an excellent article on this topic titled "Afterlife on the Cloud". As
Being named as a defendant in a medical malpractice case can be emotionally devastating to a physician — even if the physician is only peripherally involved in the case. Very few people fully appreciate how troubling it can be for a doctor who is named in such a lawsuit.
