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Mark J Kohler
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Hulk Hogan & Asset Protection Lessons from Bollea v. Clem
In one of the more highly publicized cases of this year, in March 2016, a Florida jury in the case Bollea v. Clem awarded Hulk Hogan $115 Million in compensatory damages and $25M in punitive damages against the owners and operators of the Gawker website. Gawker was...
The Election Didn't Kill ObamaCare (yet): What You Need to Know
As Americans awoke on the morning of November 9, 2016, the reality of a Donald Trump presidency began to sink in. Many believed that a Trump administration would mean the end of the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. the ACA or ObamaCare) on day one. Well, the reports of...
Thinking About Starting a Business? Consider These Ten Tax Tips
As the end of the year is fast approaching and 2017 will be here soon, if you’ve been thinking about starting a new business, keep in mind that once you are self-employed, a huge portion of the tax code opens up and becomes available to you for tax write-offs. Of...
How to Negotiate a Solid Contract
Lets face it, we all have to deal with contracts, many of us on a daily basis, and it is the law of contracts which forms the very foundation for our civil and commercial society. The main purpose of a contract is to memorialize and confirm the intentions and future...
Series LLC’s (Somewhat) Demystified State-By-State
Many of our clients, especially real estate investors, have heard of the Series LLC. However, the Series LLC seems to have a bit of a mysterious aura that keeps it from being understood. I think this comes from the fact that the Series LLC is relatively new...
What are My Options if I Disagree with the IRS?
Many view the IRS as an agency shrouded in mystery and the IRS is generally perceived as the omnipotent “big brother” that we should all fear. It is true that the IRS does have the ability to unilaterally garnish wages or levy on assets, whereas almost every other...
Starting Your Solo 401k By Year-End
The end of the year is approaching fast and many small business owners and real estate investors are looking for end of year tax savings! One of the typical year-end tax strategies is to make a tax deductible retirement account contribution. If you’re self-employed...
Estate Planning: Recent Questions from our Clients
In my experience, estate planning is one of the most important, and simultaneously least understood, areas of the law. Perhaps this is because none of us ever see how our own estate plan (or lack thereof) plays out after we are gone. Maybe it’s because there’s just a...
How to Properly Use Credit Reports to Screen Tenants
Experienced landlords and property managers understand the importance of carefully screening prospective tenants and anyone who has had to go through the process of evicting a tenant knows how cumbersome the eviction process could be. The ability to screen tenants...
Putting the Pieces Together: Tax, Asset Protection, Small Business Law, Real Estate, Raising Capital, Self-directed IRA Law, and Estate Planning
As an Attorney at KKOS Lawyers, I work under Mark Kohler and Mat Sorensen, the managing partners of the Firm. Mark is also a CPA and advises clients in the areas of small business tax planning, asset protection, etc. He has written books on these subjects (Lawyers...
