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How Can Remarriage Affect Your Estate Planning?

How Can Remarriage Affect Your Estate Planning?

How Can Remarriage Affect Your Estate Planning?  Divorce is more common now than it was in the past, as is remarriage. Depending on how long a prior marriage lasted, the former couple may have engaged in certain levels of estate planning together. When that is the...

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Fears When Talking about Money

Fears When Talking about Money

Fears When Talking about Money Studies have shown that the largest contributing factors to generational loss of wealth are a lack of communication and trust among family members and the failure to prepare heirs. Often, fear is what underlies the lack of communication...

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10 Types of Trusts: A Quick Look

10 Types of Trusts: A Quick Look

10 Types of Trusts: A Quick Look Considering the myriad of trusts available, creating the right estate plan can seem daunting. However, that is what we, as estate planning attorneys, do every day. We know the laws and will design a plan which addresses your specific...

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How to Remove a Member of an LLC

How to Remove a Member of an LLC

How to Remove a Member of an LLC As a business grows, its ownership structure may change and an owner may need to be removed. Removing an owner of a limited liability company (also known as a member) may become necessary if a member retires, dies, changes career,...

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Mineral and Surface Contracts

Mineral and Surface Contracts

Navigating Mineral and Surface Contracts It can be a time of excitement when a landowner is contacted regarding some sort of mineral or surface rights proposition. Be it a cell tower, wind turbines, a pipeline, or the sale or lease of mineral rights, landowners need...

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Property Due Diligence:​ Going Beyond Title​

Property Due Diligence:​ Going Beyond Title​

Property Due Diligence:​Going Beyond Title Property ​Rights ​To ​Consider​ Mineral Ownership​​ Water Ownership​​ Renewable Energy​​ Easements​​ Zoning​​ Liens ​​ Mortgages​​ Covenants​​ Environmental and Operational Concerns​​ Lease Analysis​​ Regulatory Analysis​​...

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Drive Greater Resilience, Less Risk in a Post-COVID World

Drive Greater Resilience, Less Risk in a Post-COVID World

Drive Greater Resilience, ​Less Risk in a ​Post-COVID World​ Click here to view video with more details and information. Crystal McDonough, Owner and Attorney McDonough Law Group​ Karen Breen, CPA, Embark Finance & Accounting Advisory Services, Managing Director​...

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What You Need to Know about Hiring Your First Contractor

What You Need to Know about Hiring Your First Contractor

What You Need to Know about Hiring Your First Contractor Hiring workers is an important step for a business. A business owner is faced with a chicken-and-egg dilemma: Is it better to hire employees anticipating that the business will grow, or wait until the business...

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Common Business Formation Mistakes

Common Business Formation Mistakes

Common Business Formation Mistakes The key to a successful business is having the right people, financial knowledge, effective processes, and a well-researched business plan. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 20 percent of businesses fail in...

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How to Move a Business to Another State

How to Move a Business to Another State

How to Move a Business to Another State A business owner may relocate a business to another state for a variety of reasons, including increased real estate costs, property taxes, business taxes, or business regulations in the old location; changes in the target...

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