The Board of Directors and Authorizing a Corporation’s Lawsuit
The Board of Directors and Authorizing a Corporation’s Lawsuit
Corporations are complex entities. There are many moving parts and people that make up the structure of a corporation. One such important group is the board of directors. The board of directors is responsible for representing the...
Do I Need More Than a Will?
Do I Need More Than a Will?
For most people, planning for their death is not an enjoyable activity. However, we must all come to terms with our mortality and make sure that we put a plan is in place for how our estates will be handled following our death. An estate plan can encompass many...
What Everyone Should Know About IRA Trusts
What Everyone Should Know About IRA Trusts
For most people, thinking about retiring is exciting. After years and years of hard work, you are finally able to spend your days relaxing and doing whatever you want. Without working, however, you no longer have a traditional income. This is where...
California Supreme Court Rules on Independent Contractor Definition
California Supreme Court Rules on Independent Contractor Definition
Recently, the California Supreme Court issued an opinion about the classification of individuals as either employers or independent contractors. In Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles, the court...
What every Dentist should know about buying a practice
What every Dentist should know about buying a practice
You’ve just graduated from dental school and are ready to hit the ground running. There are several options available to you:(1) You can apply for a job working for a dental company such as Western Dental;(2) you can apply for a job at a...
Estate Planning for Young Adults
Estate Planning for Young Adults
I am in my mid 30’s and as far as I am concerned my life is just beginning. I have been married for two years and my wife and I have an amazing, playful, loving, caring baby boy. However, as I look towards and plan for my future I can’t help but think of...
What you should know before transferring property to your children
What you should know before transferring property to your children
What is a Step Up in Basis? and Why should I consider transferring property via a Trust?There are number of reasons to create a Trust. Some of them involve avoiding Probate; others may involve avoiding conflict between heirs....
Important Things to Consider Before Starting a New Business
Important Things to Consider Before Starting a New Business
As an attorney with a practice focusing on Business Law and Estate Planning, I have met a fair share of individuals who have started businesses without doing the proper legwork and without knowing what they were getting themselves...
Estate Planning for New Parents and Parents-To-Be
Estate Planning for New Parents and Parents-To-Be
About a year ago a friend called me and asked if I wanted to join him on a skydiving trip. Two years ago I would have jumped at the opportunity, however this time there was something different. Before I answered him, I started to think...
Paul Walker taught us about the importance of an Estate Plan
Paul Walker taught us about the importance of an Estate Plan
ON November 30th 2013, fans of the Fast and Furious series around the world were shocked to hear that Paul Walker had passed away in a car accident. At the time of his death, Walker was 40 years old, survived by his parents and a...