News & Analysis as of August 31, 2025

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Estate Planning is a process where individuals prepare or plan for the settlement of their personal affairs in the event of incapacitation or death. Estate plans typically include provisions relating to the disposition of assets, guardianship of minor children, and appointment of representatives to make medical and financial decisions. Effective estate planning can decrease tax liability and facilitate the probate process. less -

Washington has an Expansive “Slayer Statute”

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC on 7/18/2025

Nearly 140 years ago, the United States Supreme Court first recognized that one who causes harm to another should not financially benefit from the estate of the harmed person. In Mutual Life v. Armstrong, the defendant was...more

Estate Planning Update: Preparing for the Corporate Transparency Act

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL on 10/4/2023

Effective January 1, 2024, a sweeping anti-financial crimes law – the Corporate Transparency Act – will affect every small business. If you own an interest in a small business, even a single-member LLC, you may be subject to...more

Undue Influence, Detecting Elder Abuse, and the Duty to Report Financial Exploitation

Winstead PC on 5/27/2022

Author David F. Johnson recently presented his paper on “Undue Influence, Detecting Elder Abuse, and the Duty to Report Financial Exploitation” to the Austin Probate Bar Association in Austin, Texas, on May 20, 2022. This...more

Domestic and International Private Clients and their Closely Held Companies: Update on the Corporate Transparency Act

Bilzin Sumberg on 1/20/2022

In a blog post early last year, we reported on the passage of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) enacted on January 1, 2021, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. As previously...more

The Corporate Transparency Act: Initial Observations and Considerations for Domestic and International Private Clients

Bilzin Sumberg on 2/10/2021

It didn’t take very long for 2021 to bring about federal legislation that could significantly impact, or at least cause massive administrative headaches for, domestic and international private clients and their holding...more

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