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Read | Delete: Veteran-Owned Businesses
This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevant By state, California, Texas, Florida, New York, and Georgia have the largest numbers of veteran-owned businesses. Ranked by the veteran-owned percentage of businesses in the state, the top five states are South Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and Alabama. Source: Veteranownedbusiness.com Got an interesting Fast…
ERISA: The Ever-Changing Landscape as Amended by the Affordable Care Act
Last year, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act known as ERISA celebrated its 40th anniversary. But ERISA is anything but a static law. Each year, it is changed by Congress, federal regulations or the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2010, a sea change in ERISA occurred when Congress enacted the Affordable Care Act, which amended ERISA…
Offit Kurman Attorney Ed Bloom Quoted in the Washington Business Journal On “Batman” Affiliates Declaring Bankruptcy
Northern Virginia developer Bahman Batmanghelidj may finally be giving up on his plans to build a shopping center and hotel in Herndon. Two companies affiliated with Batmanghelidj — an Iranian businessman who was known as Batman during his early days of real estate development in the region — filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation Oct….
Helpful Tips: Running Effective Advisory Board Meetings
To whom do you turn for advice about running your business? How many people have knowledge of your most critical organizational problems? Do you have the credibility you need to make the difficult, necessary decisions your team needs you to make? In his 2010 TEDxMidwest Talk, which has been viewed nearly 4 million times, entrepreneur…
Friday Factoid: New Test for Copyrightability of Fictional Characters
In a recent federal appellate case, the court determined that a unique character in a comic book, TV program or movie is entitled to copyright protection if it: (1) generally has physical and conceptual qualities; (2) is sufficiently delineated to be recognized as the same character wherever it appears; and (3) is especially distinctive and…
A Video Conversation with Howard Rosen, President of Rosen Sapperstein & Friedlander, LLC
Providing a new kind of accounting and business consulting focused on client growth Howard Rosen is the president of Rosen Sapperstein & Friedlander, LLC, a company comprised of business consultants and certified public accountants. Based in Owings Mills, Maryland, RS&F provides high-level consulting, auditing, accounting, and tax advice with the aim of helping clients grow…
A Video Conversation with Curt Kowalski, President of Team Network
Making local networking easy, fun, and mutually beneficial Curt Kowalski is the president and founder of Team Network, a professional networking group for business people in the D.C. metropolitan area. Members are assigned to Teams that comprise organizations and entrepreneur in various industries and service areas, and attend “Martys”: monthly functions that could be considered…
The Weekly Scenario: Claims Against an Estate of a Decedent
Question: I understand that a creditor only has a limited period of time to make a claim against an estate of a decedent, or such claim is forever barred (generally 6 months after the date of the decedent’s death). What is the statute of limitations for creditors to make a claim after my death if…
What Can Happen If You Do Not Do Proper Estate Planning
From the Desk of Herb Fineburg Legal sources show “estimates that probate costs American families $2.0 Billion a year – $1.5 Billion of which goes to attorney’s fees.” In order to avoid probate and for other reasons, the most commonly used trust in America is now the revocable trust. The revocable trust avoids the probate…
Offit Kurman Expands into New Jersey with Addition of Levy & Watkinson, P.C.
For Immediate Release Woodbridge, NJ | Nov 3, 2015 Offit Kurman, a full service law firm serving clients in the mid-atlantic region, has opened a new office in Woodbridge New Jersey through affiliation with the law firm of Levy & Watkinson, PC, a law firm serving clients in mortgage lending industry. The founding principals of Levy…
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