It is becoming increasingly commonplace for people to enter long-term romantic relationships without legally marrying. While there are no exact statistics on how many Americans fall into this growing category, a 2019 Pew…
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/ Family Law, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Domestic partnerships are legal arrangements between two individuals that grant some of the same rights and benefits as marriage. While domestic partnerships are recognized in many states, inheritance rights can differ greatly…
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/ Family Law, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
For federal estate and gift tax purposes, transfers are valued at the “fair market value” of the asset on the date of transfer. One of the more common estate tax audit issues is the failure to properly report the value of items…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
In this week's episode of OK at Work, attorneys Sarah Sawyer and Russell Berger from Offit Kurman discuss essential strategies for managing employee transitions. As the new year prompts organizational changes, they offer…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On this episode of Litigator's Lounge, Niall McMillan and Anders Sleight discuss crucial tips for answering questions during depositions. Anders shares valuable advice, highlighting the importance of truthfulness, careful…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts
Virginia Senate Bill 798, introduced by former in-home senior care franchisee Sen. Chris Head, was passed unanimously by the Virginia Senate on January 17, 2025. The bill would amend Virginia's Retail Franchising Law to require…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law
On January 20th, President Trump issued an executive order entitled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Trust to the Federal Government.” The executive order included provisions for the…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
The Trump administration has immediately followed through on campaign priorities of aggressive immigration enforcement. The agency in charge of immigration enforcement is the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency,…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
In this week's episode of OK at Work, attorneys Sarah Sawyer and Russell Berger from Offit Kurman discuss the legal implications following the recent inauguration. They break down the roles of various branches of government, the…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
A well-organized inventory is essential for effectively managing and planning the distribution of collectibles, including art. Clients may struggle to track their assets without an inventory, making future distribution and…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Intellectual Property, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
On January 23, 2025, Governor Phil Murphy enacted significant amendments to the New Jersey Aspire Program by signing Senate Bill 1323/Assembly Bill 2076 into law. The amendments, collectively referred to as “NJ Aspire 3.0” are…
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/ Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Commercial, Taxation
Typically, a parent wishes to treat their children equally in their estate plan and presumes they will achieve this goal by dividing all their assets into equal shares upon their death. Accordingly, they will designate their…
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/ Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Settling a case is hard. Negotiating the terms and coming to an agreement can take weeks or months. But once the parties agree to the general terms of a settlement (e.g., the amount of money changing hands and the timing of the…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts
Recent Maryland proposed budget cause for close estate planning review before the sunset of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This week, Maryland Governor Wes Moore released his proposed 2025 budget to the public and submitted…
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/ Finance & Banking, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
On this week's OK at Work, Sarah Sawyer and Russell Berger discuss strategies for both the terms and usage of customer contracts. Listen to learn more…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts
