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Court Bonds 01.12.2024

Preparing For Estate Planning

  Most adults know estate planning is important, but for many of us, it remains a blurry notion for the “someday” list. Here’s help preparing: with clarity on who you will involve, and who you…
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Preparing For Estate Planning
Court Bonds 01.11.2024

Alternatives To Probate Litigation?

  Confusion and conflict are unfortunate, but sometimes unavoidable upon the death of a loved one. Before pursuing courtroom resolution via probate litigation, consider negotiation or mediation, with the assistance of an experienced probate attorney….
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Alternatives To Probate Litigation?
Court Bonds 01.05.2024

Probate Litigation Explained

  While probate is the ordinary public process that settles our affairs when we die, probate litigation refers to legal contests requiring courtroom resolution. Examples of probate litigation include challenges to a will and lawsuits…
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Probate Litigation Explained
Contract Surety 01.05.2024

Local Builds Funded By RAISE?

  The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has initiated the process for awarding a new round of transportation grants, totalling $1.5 billion, under the RAISE program, which stands for Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and…
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Local Builds Funded By RAISE?
Contract Surety 01.05.2024

Onshoring Boom: Lucrative Opportunities 

  The drive to bring manufacturing back to the United States has pumped piles of money,  public and private, into construction, and absent derailment due to labor challenges, the momentum is expected to continue, creating…
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Onshoring Boom: Lucrative Opportunities 
Court Bonds 12.29.2023

Trustee Duties: Disclosure and Accountability

  When a trust is created, one or more trustees must be appointed to administer it. Far from being an honorary role, a trustee is obligated to manage the trust in accordance with the terms…
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Trustee Duties: Disclosure and Accountability
Court Bonds 12.29.2023

Estate Law and Pets?

  For many people, pets are beloved companions, but in the eyes of the law, cats, dogs, and other feathered, scaly or furry friends, are, in fact, just like jewelry and clothing: personal property. Read…
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Estate Law and Pets?
Contract Surety 12.29.2023

IIJA?: How’s It Going?

  It’s been two years since the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provided a five year allocation, totalling $1.2 trillion federal dollars, for long neglected projects. What’s been accomplished with the IIJA dollars so…
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IIJA?: How’s It Going?
Contract Surety 12.29.2023

Before The Shovel Hits The Dirt…

  With disputes–and the cost of resolving them–rising, construction pros urge making an agreement about how to handle the project changes that will inevitably crop up before any work begins. Be careful though: contract lingo…
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Before The Shovel Hits The Dirt…