by Kevin Kennedy | Mar 28, 2017 | Business planning, Corporations, Estate Planning
You may have heard in the news recently that there’s been some fighting among the ownership team of the Los Angeles Lakers. When Dr. Jerry Buss, the majority owner, died in 2012, his ownership passed to his six children via a trust, with each child receiving an equal...
by Kevin Kennedy | Feb 28, 2017 | Business planning, Real Estate
Thousands of real estate deals/projects involve the use of promissory notes as a way to raise money to fund the project. If you are raising capital for a real estate project using promissory notes and you assume incorrectly that securities laws do not apply to your...
by Kevin Kennedy | Feb 14, 2017 | Asset Protection, Business planning, Litigation, Real Estate, Small Business
We have many clients that own residential rental and commercial properties and lawsuits involving landlords continue to happen throughout the country, and will continue so long as someone is willing to ‘rent a room’ and someone is likely not to pay or...
by Kevin Kennedy | Jan 17, 2017 | Asset Protection, Business planning
Our law firm takes the position that an entity (such as an LLC or corporation, etc.), if properly maintained and used, can serve an important function in terms of liability protection, in addition to other forms of risk management such as insurance. This may be a...
by Kevin Kennedy | Dec 28, 2016 | Estate Planning
It’s hard to consider the grief and sorrow that comes when a spouse passes. However, the year following the death of a spouse is an important one for the surviving spouse as there are number estate planning considerations and decisions to be made. This article...
