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Your Obligations Under the New Corporate Transparency Act
If you are an owner or officer of a company, a new law is about to take effect that may have serious ramifications for you. The Corporate...
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Paula L. Beasley
- Mar 21, 2022
SMU Professors Share Advice for Women in Business
Reprinted from The Daily Campus - Pooja Krishna It’s not always easy for women to forge career paths in business, especially right out of...
Farrow-Gillespie Heath Wilmoth LLP
- Feb 1, 2021
Beware Fill-in-the-Blank Wills!
In 2015, the Texas Legislature passed a law requiring the Supreme Court of Texas to make available to the public simple forms for...
Mary L. O'Connor
- Oct 29, 2020
Whistling Past the Pandemic: The Increasing Trend of Whistleblower Reports during COVID-19
One of the collateral impacts of employee anxiety due to COVID-19 has been an increase in whistleblower reports to the Securities and...
Lesly C. Evans
- Aug 28, 2020
Everyone Has Questions About IP: The Difference Between Trademarks, Copyrights, and Patents
Nobody likes a ‘well, actually.’ Obviously, I don’t interrupt strangers when they’re having a nice time, but I sure would like to. I once...
Chris Wilmoth
- Jun 9, 2020
Is it Too Late to Probate the Will?
You’re going through a loved one’s papers and come across a will. The person who wrote the will (a Texas resident) died years ago. What...
Christian S. Kelso
- Nov 26, 2019
Trust Accountings and the Duty to Inform in Texas
Trustees have a duty to share trust information with beneficiaries. The nature and extent of the duty to inform is not well defined in...
Christopher Elam
- May 17, 2019
Data Breach? Your Obligations under the Texas Identity Theft Enforcement and Protection Act
Illustration by attorney Christopher Elam For any business – big or small – customer confidence is critical for success in today’s...
Jessica Dunne
- Feb 14, 2019
Where Adoption and Inheritance Cross Paths
When a Texan dies without a will, the decedent’s property passes to his or her heirs in accordance with the laws of intestate succession....
Christian S. Kelso
- Dec 6, 2018
Luxury Property Special Purpose Entities
When it comes to luxury property, such as beach houses, lake houses, ski condos, hunting leases, aircraft, watercraft, limousines, and...
Chris Wilmoth
- Feb 12, 2018
How to Probate the Copy of a Lost Will
Illustration by Chris Elam You’ve searched everywhere –the desk, file cabinet, footlocker, safe, attic, shed, and safe-deposit box at the...
Mary L. O'Connor
- Apr 17, 2017
The SEC’s reach may be longer than you think
Privately-owned businesses and individuals can be surprised to receive a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
Liza Farrow-Gillespie
- Mar 11, 2017
BEC: the Phishing Email Impersonating Your Boss
That flowery email from a Nigerian Prince who can’t spell has been supplanted by a far more dangerous phish — the Business Email...
Christian S. Kelso
- Feb 10, 2017
It’s Time to Make Your 663(b) Trust and Estate Distributions!
Trusts and estates often pay more tax than individuals in like circumstances. This is not because they are taxed at higher rates, but...
Chris Wilmoth
- Jan 17, 2016
Advantages of Trial by "Special Judge"
Under Chapter 151 of the Texas Civil Practices and Remedies Code, parties to any civil litigation, including probate litigation, may...
Christian S. Kelso
- Jan 17, 2016
Do I Need a Will?
One of the most common misunderstandings about estate planning is the belief that it is only for the wealthy. Anyone who owns property of...
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