Legal Resources

ESTATE PLANNING FOR YOUR PET?               Never in a million years did I ever think I would be writing a newspaper article on this topic.  However, this is what I like about the general practice of law in a small town.  You just never know what issues you are going to run into.     

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IDENTITY THEFT             Fraud and the stealing of another person’s identity is not a new concern.  However, the complexity of the problem has changed over the years.  It used to be that people stored their personal information in a safe at home or in a f

GETTING YOUR DAY IN COURT THROUGH SMALL CLAIMS              I regularly receive phone calls from individuals who think they have been wronged by another person and want to retain an attorney.  We may talk about facts surrounding their potential case, but then the question ultimately a

WHAT EXACTLY IS THE OPEN DOOR LAW?              The Indiana Open Door Law (ODL) was passed by the Indiana General Assembly in 1977 with the intent that all public entities give public notice of all meetings and take action in meetings open to everyone.  The rationale behind the ODL is

SELECTING A STRUCTURE FOR YOUR NEW BUSINESS               Did you know that small businesses employ over one-half of all private sector employees in the United States?  According to the most recent information I could find through the U.S. Department of Commerce, there are approximate

I regularly receive phone calls from individuals who think they have been wronged by another person and want to retain an attorney.  We may talk about facts surrounding their potential case, but then the question ultimately arises as to what is the amount of their damages.  In many in

Let’s say you have one little criminal conviction plaguing you and stopping you from getting the job you want, getting the keys to the apartment you know would be a perfect fit, or getting into a school to brighten your future. You know you’re not a career criminal, just someone who m

I do a lot of estate planning in my law practice.  Under some circumstances, estate planning becomes intertwined with Medicaid planning.  Those attorneys who primarily deal with Medicaid planning refer to themselves as working in the area of “elder law.”  One of the primary concerns i

Now that most of the hand wringing and finger pointing in Washington D.C. over the fiscal cliff has subsided, you need to look at how the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) will affect you.  If ATRA had not passed, many people would be scrambling to sort out their estate plan

As I am writing this article I need to make one thing clear.  I am NOT a bankruptcy attorney.  However, I have to deal with bankruptcy on a regular basis.  I might have a client who has an open account with a debtor who has filed bankruptcy.  A bank may have a secured mortgage loan wi