A trust is a very effective and versatile tool in estate planning, but the arrangements made via a trust only work as well as the person running it. Whether you're setting up a trust and need to name a trustee,...

A TRO, a temporary restraining order, acts like a “pause button” during a civil lawsuit. Alternatively referred to as a temporary injunction, a TRO halts actions that might cause irreparable damage to one party in a lawsuit until the court...

Remember the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)? Signed into law in 2021, it authorized $1.2 trillion for transportation and infrastructure over five years—and those five years are coming to a close. Though there are unknowns about whether or not...

Traditionally notorious for guzzling energy and water, stadiums across the country have made strides toward reducing their footprint. Attention to renewable infrastructure, such as solar roof designs, utilization of low-carbon, recycled, and locally sourced materials, as well as innovative water...

If a loved one becomes incapacitated without a power of attorney in place, you can't just step in to manage their accounts and financial affairs. You have to petition a court to be appointed as conservator, sometimes referred to as...

When you’ve worked to build your business from an idea to full-fledged operations, the days that you find yourself, hiring, hiring, and hiring some more are exhilarating. Scaling up brings new demands, though. Success depends on moving from informal "startup"...

When a person passes away, their legal claims and financial interests don’t vanish—they transfer to their estate. Because an estate cannot speak for itself in court, the executor (named in a will) or administrator (appointed by the court), steps in...

An “out with the old, in with the new,” mindset has never been an effective way to run a business, and this is especially true now, with four generations in the workforce. Given the chronic labor shortages in construction, it’s...

If you have lost a civil court case and been ordered to pay a significant sum, the clock is already ticking. In most jurisdictions, a winning party can begin seizing assets or freezing bank accounts shortly after the final judgment...

Although “speed ride” and “city bus” are phrases that have not typically been used in the same sentence, we may find ourselves uttering them in real time with increased frequency. Given the expense of constructing light rail systems, cities across...