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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,...

Make Gifts That Your Family Will Love but the IRS Won’t Tax Do not let constant political and financial speculation prevent you from making tax-free annual exclusion, medical-payment, and educational gifts to or for the benefit of your loved ones. Make Annual...

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...

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​​...

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​...

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...

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...

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...

Attention Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Miners: Wyoming is now open for business! On Tuesday April 2, 2019, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed The Special Electric Utility Agreement (HB113) into law. The National Law Review proclaimed it a ‘sweeping’ new piece of...

How to Talk to Mom and Dad about Creating an Estate Plan Conversations about death and dying are rarely fun. Most people avoid them because they invoke feelings about our inevitable demise. Broaching this subject can be particularly difficult for parents and their...

Can (and Should) My Business Mandate the COVID-19 Vaccine for Employees? Just a year ago, businesses across the United States shuttered temporarily in response to the novel coronavirus. Some of these businesses could not weather the virus storm and closed for good....

Selling Your Small Business: What You Should Know Determining whether to start a business is a major life decision. For small business owners, deciding when and how to sell the business is arguably even more consequential. Before selling a business, the owner is...