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March 24, 2020 UPDATED I originally sent out a Memorandum to Municipal Clients Regarding H.R. 6201 on Friday, March 20, 2020. There have been updates and I want to give you a more concise, easy to understand updated Memo. This Memo will address both paid leave areas that were addressed in the first Memo, but […]

Long time no post. In the legal profession it is easy to let work absorb your life. I noticed that last night when I realized it has almost two years since my last post. A lot has changed since that post and a lot has stated the same, only it has gotten better. I consider […]

Prior to 2011, Revocable Trusts were a common tool used by Wisconsin Estate Planning Attorney’s for many reasons but arguably most often as a tool to avoid having to have clients pay estate tax. I have included a chart from Wikipedia showing the breakdown of the Federal Estate Tax as it has progressed through the […]

There is no doubt that the hot topic in elder law currently is the idea of assets protection and/or divestment. With the State’s drastic changes to estate recovery, there has been a corresponding increase in the number of clients for whom an irrevocable trust becomes an attractive option for Medicaid planning. There are number of […]

Next week Tuesday I will be presenting at a Fennimore Chamber of Commerce “Lunch and Learn.” The topic I was asked to cover is business succession.  I have helped many businesses succeed without delving into the significance. What I mean is, to create a successful business succession plan the attorney must consider all the legal […]

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