Buy-Out of Business Partner With Life Insurance Results in Massive Income Tax Hit From IRS
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Connelly v. United States disputes a common succession strategy for many closely owned businesses with more than …
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Connelly v. United States disputes a common succession strategy for many closely owned businesses with more than …
Did you know about recent Medicare changes? The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) under Medicare, makes a number of changes to the Part D prescription …
Everyone is talking about the recent NFL football draft. As for me, I’m tired of the commentary about the draft. I want to hear …
In litigation, unless a plaintiff meets its initial burden of proof a preliminary injunction must be denied. Let’s first discuss the legal definition …
Fred, Thank you for your excellent advice and services over the past years helping with my Mom’s estate needs. Lucille has also been wonderful. …
You work for an employer. You’re fired, or let’s say you’re terminated, or you separate from your employer. You sue your former employer. You …
New Jersey is cracking down on employers who wrongly label employees as independent contractors. In a recent case the commissioner of the State Department …
In determining Medicaid eligibility for someone seeking institutionalized benefits, counties must review five years of financial history. Under the regulations, “[I]f an individual . …
NJ Medicaid has a formula on how they calculate penalties for gifts made within 5 years below. Click here to see the State’s official …
This case challenged a final decision by New Jersey denying a company’s application for certification as a “women’s business” under N.J.S.A. 52:27H-21.17 and the …
We are thrilled to announce that Christopher Balioni, Esq. has been promoted to Partner at Hanlon Niemann & Wright! Since joining our firm in …
While working on health care directives, I have had clients ask me about leaving special instructions for their loved ones on what they can …
An employment contract may specify a fixed term of employment; but like any other contract, such a contract must be sufficiently definite in its …
This blog discusses an interesting consumer fraud case that was discussed by a N.J. court because the plaintiff never actually used the purportedly fraudulently …
Recently, a NJ court entered a temporary order for the involuntary commitment of a young mother for inpatient treatment. A legal hearing to review …
In a recent NJ Appellate Division case, the court found that a trial judge made a mistake by refusing to vacate a civil commitment …
In New Jersey, the Medicaid program which provides an institutional level of care is called “Managed Long Term Services and Supports”. This program pays …
The general rule has historically been that in NJ, a personal service contract, including an employment contract, can be specifically enforceable, especially when the …
Hazards to a golfer’s health and safety that come most readily to mind involve swinging clubs and golf balls in flight, usually on unintended …
“Laches is an equitable doctrine under the law which penalizes a party with a legal right to relief from enforcing that right after passage …
In 2025, only estates over $13,900,000 will have federal death tax exposure. Married couples will escape federal estate tax if their combined value is …
We came in to update our will and Michelle was the most efficient person I’ve dealt with in the last year. Fred was patient …
In this collection case a private lender challenged the court’s dismissal of his breach of contract claims because of the legal doctrine known as …
In New Jersey, drafting a Last Will is guided by statutory requirements and judicial precedent. One aspect of estate planning in New Jersey allows …
In the absence of a biological parent’s consent to surrender parental rights, a court must terminate the parental rights of the biological parent before …
Do you have to pay taxes on money received as a beneficiary? The general answer to my blog title is no; not usually. Most …
An important law governing New Jersey commercial transactions is known as the “implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing”. This law states that …
In my last blog I discussed a public employment case involving a corrections officer employed at Fort Dix. He claimed employment retaliation because of …
CEPA is a complex statute and a detailed series of court decisions that interpret it. This blog will discuss whether CEPA covers reported violations …
This case originated as a dispute between brothers over the managerial rights of a family owned LLC. Each member owned a 48% interest in …