Kristie Rearick

February 12, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Trusts can “go bad” for many reasons. Some may be unsuitable from the outset, perhaps being the product of a trust-mill or a generic form downloaded…

By Martin J. Hagan

11 minute read

February 12, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Recent changes to the federal estate tax system have turned traditional estate planning on its head. Now under the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, most traditional estate plans for a married couple are likely to increase taxes at death, instead of saving taxes. This means attorneys who want to keep their clients happy had better redo existing estate plans and shift the focus of estate planning services moving forward.

By P. Kristen Bennett

7 minute read

February 12, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The United States Arbitration Act establishes by statute the desirability of arbitration as an alternative to the complications of litigation.

By Charles F. Forer

7 minute read

February 11, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Even happily married couples often neglect to estate plan. It may seem overwhelming, perhaps time-consuming, and it certainly isn't as appealing as planning a vacation or a retirement party or any of the myriad of more attractive items on their lists. For those in the process of a divorce it is even more distasteful.

By Candice L. Komar

8 minute read

February 09, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Jan. 25, the associate attorney general of the United States issued a policy that prohibits the Department of Justice (DOJ) civil litigators from using guidance documents to establish violations of law in civil enforcement actions.

By Megan E. Grossman

6 minute read

February 09, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

This is a peak time of year, especially for lateral partner/group hiring. It also tends to be busy for companies, as those that have funds in their 2018 budgets for lawyer hiring often use those dollars early. It's not surprising, then, that I have received questions about the state of the market; this month's column addresses two of the most common, recent queries.

By Frank Michael D'Amore

6 minute read

February 09, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The Florida House voted overwhelmingly this month in an 88-15 vote to repeal the state's no-fault auto insurance law.

By Michael T. Gibson

4 minute read

February 09, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

While the legal industry has undergone dramatic shifts and changes in recent times, it is still not a very common occurrence to find a long-time inside counsel making the leap into the world of outside law firms.

By Steven P. Seltzer

4 minute read

February 08, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

In the past year, each of us performed a damages allocation arising from a horrific accident—the May 2015 derailment of Amtrak Train 188 in Philadelphia, a crash that killed eight and seriously injured 200 people, and the June 2013 collapse of the Salvation Army Thrift Store in Center City, which killed seven and severely injured 12.

By Diane Welsh and Jerry Roscoe

9 minute read

February 08, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Section 365(a) of the Bankruptcy Code is a powerful tool which enables a debtor to reject certain contracts it finds unnecessary or burdensome to its reorganization.

By Francis J. Lawall and Marcy J. McLaughlin

7 minute read