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Arizona estate planning attorney Allison L. Kierman provides the below information, updates and resources for clients. If you have any questions regarding this information, would like Allison to speak before your organization or at your office, or would like Allison to write an article for your newsletter, paper, or magazine please contact us.
Protecting Your Rights as a Shareholder
If you are considering purchasing shares in a company, do you understand the potential risks as well as the perks? What are the rights and privileges of a shareholder? And …
What to Consider Before Forming a Delaware Entity
Deciding where to form your business involves many factors, including family considerations, available workforce, the state’s tax structure, the extent to which there are business-friendly laws, and the target market. …
What You Need to Know about Buy-Sell Agreements
If you are a business owner, you probably worry about your bottom line, employee retention, and health insurance premiums, but have you also considered what will happen to your business …
What Happens When LLC Members Disagree?
Every business should have a proper legal structure and bylaws or an operating agreement that sets forth the rights and responsibilities of its owners or members. While the partnership or …
Successor Trustee Checklist for Revocable Trust After Grantor’s Death
Below, you will find a checklist that will help you navigate being the successor trustee for a revocable trust. Preliminary Tasks Allow family grieving time and facilitate final arrangements. Order …
The Lesson Plan for Your Estate
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, the first week of May, we are taking this opportunity to thank all teachers for their time and dedication to teaching the future generation. …
Selling Your Small Business: What You Should Know
Determining whether to start a business is a major life decision. For small business owners, deciding when and how to sell the business is arguably even more consequential. Before selling …
Key Considerations for Noncompete Agreements
Companies grow by investing time and money in various resources, including their employees. Yet business owners are often anxious about losing their investment, i.e., the time they spend training new …
Planning Ahead Pays Off in Estate Planning
Estate planning. It’s a phrase that many typically think it does not apply to them; they think they do not have enough money for an estate plan. Yet, it is …
Strategies for Protecting Your Business’s Intellectual Property
Before launching a business, entrepreneurs spend a substantial amount of time and money researching and developing their products or services. You may have worked with graphic designers and a marketing …