Successor Trustee Liability
In recent years, as the economy has faltered and banks have failed, merged and re-emerged, the fiduciary business with its annuity revenue stream seems
Play Ball! Estate Planning for Professional Athletes
Estate planning for professional athletes can be a whole different ballgame. For most clients, estate planning takes into account wealth that will be, or has been, accumulated over many years. It is the financial advisor's job to protect that wealth. The lawyer's job is to arrange for the orderly disposition of property after these clients die and to ensure that their families' needs will be met as far as those assets can possibly allow.
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Estate planning for professional athletes can be a whole different ballgame
Knight's Decided. Now What?
The U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Knight v. Commissioner1 on Jan. 16, 2008, appears to resolve a controversy that has been raging since the