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"It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" - Use Of A Funded Revocable Trust In Estate Planning

Written By Jennifer V. Boyer and John R. Sloan

Revocable trusts can simplify asset management during life and facilitate and make private asset transfers at death.  You may think that your estate planning work is done when you sign your revocable trust agreement, …

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Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Agreements with Non-Supervisory Employees: New Limitations from the NLRB

Written By S. McKinley Gray, III and Grant B. Osborne

The National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") has recently declared a limit on parties' contractual rights that many private employers (and, for that matter many, of their employees) may find distressing. Employers and empl…

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When Can You Freeze and Seize a Judgment Debtor’s Bank Account?

Written By Lance P. Martin

What can you do to collect on a judgment, and when can you do it?  And does it matter if you're going after the judgment debtor directly, or after the property of the judgment debtor in the hands of a third party?&nb…

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Riding the Rapids: Staying Afloat in the Legal Waters

Written By Michelle Gonzalez and Avery J. Locklear

Five Ward and Smith attorneys delivered keen guidance on a host of matters pertinent to in-house counsel and company preparation for the imminent economic climate. As part of the firm's 2022 In-House Counsel Seminar, thes…

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On the Grid: Data and Privacy Protection Act

Written By Mayukh Sircar, CIPP/US

In a presentation by Ward and Smith attorney Angela Doughty, In-House Counsel Seminar attendees received an overview on a variety of topics relevant to privacy and data security, including current state regulations, the po…

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Take a Bite Out of the Estate Tax: Estate Planning with Life Insurance

Written By Jennifer V. Boyer

In the movie The Pink Panther Strikes Again, Inspector Clouseau asks a hotel clerk standing near a dog whether his dog bites.  The clerk says no.  Clouseau reaches down to pet the dog.  The dog bites his han…

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