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The Weekly Scenario: Executor of an Estate

This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevantQuestion: I would like to draft a simple Will, but I have no one who I wish to appoint as Executor of my Estate. I’m thinking about having the Orphan’s Court appointed as Executor of my Estate. Is this permitted? Answer: Neither the Orphan’s Court…

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Law Matters: January 2016

Happy New Year! Please enjoy this month’s Offit Kurman Law Matters newsletter. From asset protection planning to conversations with local CEOs to labor and employment news for business owners and entrepreneurs, this month’s issue of Law Matters covers a diverse selection of legal and corporate topics. And, as always, we’re pleased to offer Offit Kurman’s wide…

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A Video Conversation with Nosherwan Raja, CEO of TASC Management- Part 3

Click here for Part 1, Part 2 Providing technology, application, security, and certification for business, government, and defense clients Nosherwan Raja is the CEO of TASC Management. Based in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, TASC Management provides information technology training and services to private and government clients in industries such as defense, security, business management,…

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“De Facto Wills”: Estate Planning’s Dirty Little Secret?

Click here for the full citation as it appears in the Virginia State Bar Trusts and Estates Section Newsletter “De facto wills?” you say.  “Surely not in Virginia!  Did I miss a memo?  Is the General Assembly even in session?” Without so much as a tweet or a blog post, let alone fanfare or a…

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Zuckerberg’s $45 Billion L.L.C. for Philanthropy- NOT Really

From The Desk Of Herb Fineburg At this time of the year, charitable giving is big news.  As many of you know, certain network news organizations and newspapers mistakenly reported that Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg donated $45 billion to charity.  The next day in a follow up article The New York Times finally got it right…

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A Conversation with Matthew Longley, Co-founder and CEO of Visable About Startups & Entrepreneurs

Click here for Part 1, Part 2 Building recruitment pathways between students and employers to improve hiring outcomes Matthew Longley is the CEO and co-founder of Visable, a hiring platform that helps companies better target and recruit college students. Visable was one of six startups AccelerateBaltimore, an annual business accelerator program, selected for its 2015…

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M & A Nuggets: Indemnification

To a seller, the most important part of a business sale is receiving the purchase price.  Conversely, to the purchaser, one of the most important parts of the transaction is the ability to recover part or all of the purchase price from the seller, if the seller breaches the purchase agreement and causes losses to…

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Read | Delete: Do Your Employees Expect a Raise This Year?

One of the most common ways by which small businesses can reward employees’ hard work is through the quarterly performance review. Depending on each employee’s role and contribution, those with the higher positions and responsibilities usually expect a regular pay rise. Here in the United States, workers may expect to see a wage increase of…

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Telebriefs®: HIV Accommodations at Work

Recently, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued two documents addressing workplace rights for individuals infected with HIV under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.  The documents, entitled “Living with HIV Infection: Your Legal Rights in the Workplace Under the ADA” and “Helping Patients with HIV Infection Who Need Accommodations at Work”, discuss…

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IP Alert: Registering an Offensive Term as a Federal Mark May Be a Constitutional Right

Late last month, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act, which bans the registration of disparaging trademarks, violates individual’s right to free speech under the First Amendment. In re Tam, the dispute before the Court, involves The Slants, an Asian-American rock band. Slants frontman Simon Tam…

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