Our advice is often sought about forming a charitable organization for personal reasons, corporate philanthropy or to house the charitable/educational activities of a trade association or a social welfare association. There...more
6/7/2022
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I Just Received Drafts of Construction Loan Documents from My Lender, Now What?
I have heard the following statement many, many times over the course of my career: “Do I really need to hire an attorney to close a simple...more
2/12/2016
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Governor Signs New Law to Allow Asthma Inhalers in School and Camps.
Asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. It causes recurring periods of wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath...more
In a decision in which no opinion commanded a majority, the Ohio Supreme Court sided with a private entity — a charter school operator — in a dispute over the ownership of personal property purchased by the operator with...more
10/5/2015
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Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
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Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which...more
8/6/2015
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In Revenue Ruling 2013–17, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that the terms “husband and wife,” “husband” and “wife” in the Internal Revenue Code are to be interpreted to include an individual married to a person...more