Family Law – May 23, 2012

by InKnowVision on 5/8/2012

A composite of studies of trust and estate attorneys, trust officers, and financial planners revealed that: • Fewer than 10% of plans for their clients addressed art, antiques, and collectibles • Fewer than 10% used art...more

by Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on 2/29/2012

On February 13, 2012, new amendments to the Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure took effect and made substantial changes to the right to appeal from orders entered by Pennsylvania’s Orphans’ Courts. The...more

by Rachel Zoghlin on 9/22/2011

Today, the UNROW Human Rights Impact Litigation Clinic at American University Washington College of Law filed a petition for Writ of Certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court challenging, on Equal Protection grounds, a federal...more

by David Tate on 6/10/2011

New California case summary--a trustee cannot condition a distribution on the beneficiary providing a release or waiver of liability....more

by DeAnn Salcido on 9/23/2010

I was THE first sitting judge to become a whistleblower judge in America. I was sick and tired of watching my fellow judges blatantly ignore the Domestic Violence laws that were designed to protect a highly vulnerable...more

by Kenneth Ellman on 10/20/1988

This case, Matter of Sharon B., 72 NY2d 394, is noteworthy for the discussion and review of the role of Special Governmental Function Corporations in the protection of children from abuse and criminal acts. Here the New York...more